Café · Stoke Newington
Leo's is a much-loved, family-run café on Stoke Newington High Street serving up hearty breakfasts — the Turkish breakfast in particular gets a lot of praise — at prices that won't make your eyes water. The owners are genuinely warm and welcoming, giving it the kind of relaxed, neighbourhood feel that makes it easy to linger over a coffee while the kids tuck in; there's a children's menu and the café is buggy-accessible, though it's worth noting there's no baby-changing facility on site. It's a daytime spot (no evening service), but as a laid-back family breakfast or brunch destination, it's hard to beat in this part of north London.
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Pub in London with outdoor seating — 4.4★ (1,071 Google reviews).
Turkish in London with a kids menu, highchairs and outdoor seating — 4.7★ (416 Google reviews).
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