The other end of Portobello, the road less travelled by tourists, among the curiosity shops, tajine stalls and cous cous, by the bridge in the shadow of the ominious Trellick Tower, there will be a queue, there is always a queue, there was a queue before there was any other queue, like it is attached permanently. But it moves quickly enough. There is no web site, just a Facebok page that alerts loyal customers to closures, but it does have a wiki page, rather unusually fanbased. Even if it were empty, which it never is, the tiles on the wall say Portugal. It is the natas that get the mentions on social media but they are just the headlines to a bakery that covers all the tracts of the best of Portuguese patisserie from doughnuts to slices and back again. Exclllent coffee. It is only a small space but there are tables, a large espresso machine, a counter and glass case for the cakes and all. Across the road is the deli for salt cod and other things Portuguese. It has been here since 1978. In 2016 the ousted prime minister David Cameron and his fallen chancellor George Osbourne met here for a conciliatory coffee, it is that kind of place.
57 Golborne Rd, London W10 5NR
The Moroccan stores nearby are good sources of harissa, preserved lemons and the best collections of tajine and ceramics.
