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Discover Abuelo, the Covent Garden café behind that famous Fig Toast. Grab an outdoor seat on Southampton Street for a leisurely brunch with classic London streetscape views.
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Abuelo has built a following largely through its visually striking Fig Toast, a dish reviewers say they'd heard about on social media long before visiting. The space itself is compact and stylish, and the outdoor seating near Southampton Street offers a pleasant view of the surrounding streetscape, though queues of twenty minutes or more are common on weekends.
Its high trendy and aesthetic scores align with a menu and setting clearly designed with photogenic brunch culture in mind, while the more modest culture and local scores suggest an experience aimed more at visitors and social-media followers than neighbourhood regulars. It's best suited to a leisurely brunch rather than a quick coffee.
Abuelo has built a following largely through its visually striking Fig Toast, a dish reviewers say they'd heard about on social media long before visiting. The space itself is compact and stylish, and the outdoor seating near Southampton Street offers a pleasant view of the surrounding streetscape, though queues of twenty minutes or more are common on weekends.
Its high trendy and aesthetic scores align with a menu and setting clearly designed with photogenic brunch culture in mind, while the more modest culture and local scores suggest an experience aimed more at visitors and social-media followers than neighbourhood regulars. It's best suited to a leisurely brunch rather than a quick coffee.
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1h
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early morning, morning, lunchtime or afternoon
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Easy pace
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Been knowing Abuelo for a long time - from their Instagramable Fig Toast. Finally tried out - very stylish but small indoor space, queued for about 25min on a busy Sunday. Tried out - Fig Toast 🌟🌟🌟🌟 - Pork Toast 🌟🌟🌟🌟 - Banana Bread 🌟🌟🌟 Amazing presentation of all dishes. Flavour was good. Worth a…
Yuqi Wang
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