Any crumpet shops in London?

I saw them in grocery stores in Kensington.

Here is what ”The Londonist” says
https://londonist.com/london/food/best-crumpets-in-london

And if you want to make your own, you can get some advice or share tips over on the chowhound home cooking board. Crumpets are our current ”dish of the month”,
https://www.chowhound.com/post/english-muffins-crumpets-home-cooking-dish-month-february-1088424

I got lucky when I googled crumpet cafes London - don't know how the specific phrase popped into my head, but there you go. The Stylist article lists at least one cafe with crumpet toppings. Interesting topic. I am running out for errands now but will read up on this later.

Wow! Thank you everyone for all of the quick replies and links. I appreciate it!
After a bit of researching, It sounds like buying them at a market and taking them back to a toaster would be the best idea as it sounds like what I'm looking for may not be a common thing!

I had no idea that crumpets could be so exotic!

I’ve never ventured further than butter, and if pushed, jam (jelly in the USA I believe). Anyway, crumpets are so last year. Pikelets are the way forward!

Also, caution advised when googling ‘crumpet’. In the U.K. let’s just say there are other....connotations!

Ian

A crumpet hot and toasted should only be adorned with butter and honey, lots of both so it dribbles down your fingers! Nothing else should be considered!!!

@ianandjulie and others. You forgot the best, crumpets with butter and Marmite. The absolute best.
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For me, crumpets are an eat-at-home food, buy at any supermarket. I can't offer any suggestions for a café serving them.

Crumpets are traditionally dry and bland breakfast food, so need butter and strawberry jam, marmalade or honey. They aren’t savoury and shouldn’t be meddled with!

I am partial to crumpets with butter AND peanut butter. I always ask myself with a measure of guilt whether the butter is actually required but peanut butter doesn't melt through the holes quite so well.

I wouldn't imagine topping them with anything other than butter, peanut butter, jam or honey however Emma's suggestion of Dairylea spread sounds tempting!

I've never encountered a store dedicated to crumpets or with them forming a significant focus. They've usually appeared somewhere in a breakfast menu amongst the pastries section. I've only ever eaten them at home having bought them from the supermarket.

Chris F - the problem with Marmite is that it’s a bit, well, ‘Marmite’ isn’t it.

Jennifer - A Luddite after my own heart! 😂😂

There's many a time I thought will just have two..then demolished the 6 pack.
Plain Jane here...never thought of anything but butter!

Toasted with butter or toasted, buttered and a slice of good mature cheddar melted on top. Only way to go for me.

JC if you think you might try Dairylea hunt out the "Seriously Strong Cheese Spread" in the supermarket.
It's the same texture etc but has a real cheddar tang. Basically Dairylea for grown ups!

I'm there already! Have a tub sat in the fridge as we speak. I like the vintage one. Just have to remember crumpets on the next shop!

Pikelets instead. But for crumpets, lemon curd spread on it and eaten with white Stilton or Wensleydale. A taste sensation!

Best pikelets I have had were in Betty's Tearooms Ikley, delicious, arrived drenched in salted butter, nothing else needed😋.
These seems to be a Brits only thread!

Sorry Emma, I can't stand blue cheese...spreadable or not.

Pikelets are nice but lack the texture and taste that a proper crumpet has, they're more like drop scones with holes however they're more appropriate as part of a Full English than a crumpet would be (if you're heading down that route!). A nice combination would be a pikelet and a potato farl and even a slice of fried bread if you're going full on however that's where the carbs should remain, no hash browns or potatoes of any kind other than the farl.

I can't be bothered with a trip to the supermarket now so next Sunday's breakfast may incorporate some or all the aforementioned!