Your daily route to good food

Mediterranean-inspired cafe serving hearty breakfasts, fresh salads and quality coffee. four locations across London. Est 2013.

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Our Menu — Mediterranean Breakfast and Lunch

your daily

Our Menu

Mediterranean flavours, made fresh every morning. Breakfast from 8am, lunch from 11am.

your daily

Breakfast

8am - 5pm

Mediterranean £16
The Hangover £15
Shakshouka £15
Cilbir £13.50
Avo Feta £12.50
Pancakes £12.50
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your daily

Lunch

11am - 5pm

Chicken Pita £15
Pulled Lamb Pita £15
Pulled Lamb £14
Baked Salmon £14
Route Cheese Burger £13.50
Kofte Burger £13
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C a f e   R o u t e

Cafe Route is a cafe/deli/bistro in the heart of bustling and vibrant Dalston Junction & Haggerston

The food is well travelled and exciting; drawing inspiration from the Middle East and Mediterranean, whilst keeping a local, dynamic and modern spirit. Vibrant and welcoming, serving seasonal menus of breakfast & lunch made fresh every day. At the heart of our cafe's is the amazing salad and deli counter that serves the most inspired salads and finest quality sourced charcuteries.

About the Route

Fresh every day • Mediterranean flavours • Eat well, travel light • Good food, your way •

Our new menu

Ana Capri

Parma ham, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, balsamic vinegar, served with artisan bread (nf)

Baked Salmon

Sweet chilli glaze served with capers and dill mayo. Served cold (gf, nf, df)

Chicken Meatballs

Lentils, tomato, Tunisian spices, yoghurt, potato, served with pita (nf)

Shakshouka

Middle eastern skillet of eggs, tomatoes, onions. Topped with labneh, feta and padron pepper, served with sourdough bread (v, nf). Add chorizo / £3

W h a t   o u r   g u e s t s   s a y .

"We came for brunch on a Saturday and ended up staying for hours. The food was fresh, the staff were warm, and the whole place just felt like somewhere you want to return to. Dalston's hidden gem."

Samantha B.
VERIFIED USER
English Breakfast
Regular price
£16.00
Unit price
per

"The baked salmon was outstanding — light, well-seasoned and beautifully presented. It's rare to find a cafe that takes its food this seriously. Will absolutely be back."

Michael H
VERIFIED USER
Baked Salmon
Regular price
£14.00
Unit price
per

"I stop by the Strand branch most mornings before work. The coffee is consistently good and the grab-and-go options are genuinely worth it. Route has become part of my daily routine."

Emily W.
VERIFIED USER
Shakshouka
Regular price
£15.00
Unit price
per
M M E E D D I I T T E E R R R R A A N N E E A A N N   S S O O U U L L

Inspired by the flavours of the Mediterranean, every dish is made with ingredients we genuinely believe in.

M M A A D D E E   F F R R E E S S H H   D D A A I I L L Y Y

From breakfast through to lunch, everything on our menu is prepared fresh in-house each morning.

F F O O U U R R   L L O O C C A A T T I I O O N N S S

Dalston, Haggerston, Strand and Farringdon — find your nearest Route and make it part of your day.

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Over a decade of good food, good coffee and good company in the heart of London.

En Route Farringdon shop front on a sunny London street En Route Farringdon exterior with green awning and outdoor seating
Now Open

Farringdon, London

Bold flavours,
built for your day.

The grab-and-go side of Cafe Route. Freshly prepared Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes, made for life on the move.

Breakfast Coffee Salad & Deli Lunch
Est. 2013 · London

Your Nearest Route

Four cafes across London, each with its own character, menu, and Mediterranean warmth.

Cafe Route

Dalston

Unit A Gaumont Tower,
Dalston Square,
London E8 3BQ

Mon - Sun: 8:00 - 17:00

Visit Dalston

Cafe Route

Haggerston

Unit Y, Reliance Wharf,
2-10 Hertford Road,
London N1 5ET

Mon - Sun: 8:00 - 17:00

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En Route

Strand

146 Strand, Ground Floor,
London WC2R 1JD

Mon - Sat: 8:00 - 17:00
Sun: Closed

Visit Strand
Open

En Route

Farringdon

63 Cowcross Street,
London EC1M 6BP

Mon - Fri: 7:00 - 18:00
Sat - Sun: Closed

Visit Farringdon