July at the Deli

Written By Dylan Crisp - 05 August 2026

In celebration of summer and our extended opening hours at the café, we're delighted to welcome cookbook writer and chef Millie Legares for an evening of à la carte small plates and seasonal dishes.

Menu Highlights

Prawn, shiso and cheddar spring rolls

Burrata, sugar snap peas and petit pois with yuzu vinaigrette

Mouthwatering chicken and courgette salad

View the full menu here.

Walk-ins are welcome. We're expecting it to be a busy evening, so we recommend arriving early to avoid disappointment.

New In-Store

Seasonal Bakes

Meringue with jam, chantilly cream & fresh strawberries

Dark chocolate choux bun with coffee Chantilly cream & almonds

Sponge cupcakes with vanilla buttercream & summer berries

Poons Wontons

Freshly made by hand, using the original family recipe, with pork sourced only metres away from Farmer Tom Jones.

We receive a limited number every Friday afternoon, ready for an easy end-of-week dinner or as part of a bigger weekend feast.

DBD Caps
We're had a fresh restock of our iconic DBD monogrammed cap.

Only available in-store in both plain and corduroy styles.

June at the deli

Written By Dylan Crisp - 07 July 2026

Strawberry Iced Oat Matcha Give-Away

We've teamed up with Minor Figures to celebrate the start of summer and their new oat milk made with Wildfarmed regenerative oats.

Join us from 9AM this Saturday 13th June to grab one of our delicious iced drinks, made with fresh Kent strawberries and exceptional matcha from The Rare Tea Company.

There are only 150 available, so be sure to get down early.

Hackney Art Week at The Café

We’re super excited to be participating in Hackney Art Week, a borough-wide celebration of contemporary creativity.

Our mini exhibition features long time deli regular and De Beauvoir Town resident Babak Ganjei with his humorous and playful artwork, alongside a collection from our incredibly talented team members Gerda, Millie, Lucie, Rose and Trixie.

New In-Store

Special Bakes

Our patisserie fridge is well and truly back, stocked with all your favourite bakes.

Yasmin, our new Head of Pastry, has also introduced a personal favourite, a classic chocolate red velvet cake topped with indulgent cream cheese icing.

New Charcuterie Range

We've refreshed our charcuterie range with a little help from CIBO, who work with some of London's best restaurants.

If you’re looking to try something a bit different, the ‘Giovanna’ cooked pancetta from is a must. Delicate but with a good amount of flavoursome fat.

We also have Mortadella Opera, 24 month aged Parma Ham and a classic Guanciale al Pepe. All readily available in our fridge, or ask us for it freshly sliced at the deli counter.

Summer Salad Pot

A celebration of British grown tomatoes and bright summer flavours.

Isle of Wight tomatoes, roasted chickpeas and freekeh with lemon harissa dressing

May at the deli

Written By Dylan Crisp - 21 May 2026

A Big Welcome to Zac and Yasemin

With a wealth of experience in fine food, Zac joins us as Assistant General Manager at the deli. A keen guitarist and all round music man, Zac also loves foraging, especially near his home city of Turin.

Yasemin is our new Head of Pastry, having previously worked in the same role at Ottolenghi. A born and bred Londoner, Yasemin is looking forward to bringing her own twist to our selection of freshly baked sweet treats. Her favourite cake is a classic red velvet.

New Café Menu

After a small refurb, our café menu not only has a new look, but a new menu too. Featuring a fresh selection of breakfast and brunch dishes, some of our favourites include:

Free range sausage patty with a fried egg, mature cheddar and Bloody Mary ketchup

Butter beans & leak, on potato sourdough, salsa verde and hazelnuts

Free range fried chicken sandwich with hot sauce mayo, pickles and slaw

Discover our new menu here.

New Instore

Sandwich Specials

We have two new sandwich specials for you. One using the finest tuna available, individually line caught in the Cantabrian Sea, and the other a, vegan friendly medley of fresh spring flavours.

Ortiz white fin tuna with mayonnaise, parsley and red onion on potato sourdough

Roasted courgettes, smashed avocado, Calabrian chilli paste & rocket on focaccia (VE)

Allday Goods Back In Stock

Based in Dalston, we've been big fans of their eye-catching knives and kitchen goods for some time now.

Using recycled plastic for the handles, these high quality knives come in various sizes, each in their own funky colourway.

Elsewhere Coffee & Strawberry Iced Matcha

This month we welcome Elsewhere Coffee as our guest roaster.

On filter and cold brew are their Echoes beans, offering a clean, Darjeeling tea-like flavour, layered with a raspberry sweetness and smooth milk chocolate notes.

Summer is around the corner, and our Rare Tea iced matcha with fresh strawberry compote is also well and truly back.

April at the deli

Written By Dylan Crisp - 21 April 2026

Farewell to our Head of Pastry

With great sadness, we’re saying farewell to our Head of Pastry, Vita (centre-right).

Vita has been an instrumental part of the kitchen team over the seven years she’s been with us, developing recipes and producing some of our bestsellers (including the Basque cheesecake, tiramisu, and lemon & ricotta cake), as well as a long list of seasonal and one-off specials.

We’re hugely grateful for everything she’s brought to the deli, and we’ll miss her enormously. We wish her all the very best in her next chapter.

Sandwich Specials

We're springing into spring with our latest sandwich specials. Fresher and lighter flavours, paired with new season Isle of Wight tomatoes and pillowy focaccia.

Prosciutto, buffalo mozzarella, basil and Isle of Wight tomatoes

Buffalo mozzarella, red pesto, tomato and rocket

May Café Opening Hours

The café will be closed next month from the 11th-14th May, as we undertake a small renovation in preparation for some exciting plans come late spring.

In the meantime, we're still going strong with our Thai inspired breakfast bun in collaboration with chef and food content creator Romany, aka Dudu Eats. Find out more here.

New Instore

Seasonal Bakes

Blueberry & orange blossom marzipan cake with Swiss meringue

Banoffee pie with dulce de leche and whipped cream

Isle of Wight Tomatoes

British grown tomatoes from the Isle of Wight are officially back in season.

Grown using a mix of carefully selected heritage seed varieties, they’re chosen for flavour over uniformity, meaning tomatoes with real depth, sweetness, and character.

On The Shelves
Seasonal, small batch jams and cordials from Bramley Editions.

Authentic hand brewed milk tea from Chadong.

IPA celebrating LGBTQ+ history month from Queer Brewing.

Everyone's favourite hot honey from Dr Stings.

Supplier Spotlight: Daphnis & Chloe
Last month, one of our team members, Dylan, visited our supplier Daphnis & Chloe on his trip to Greece.

Based in Athens, they source rare, high-quality herbs and spices directly from small farmers, with a focus on terroir and sustainability.

Learn more about his visit here.

March at the deli

Written By Dylan Crisp - 01 April 2026

Dudu Eat's Cafe Special

We're excited to announce a new café dish in collaboration with chef and food content creator Romany, aka Dudu Eats.

Thai sausage, Dudu chilli oil, fried egg, cheddar and pickled shallots & cucumber

Romany's breakfast bun is loosely inspired by a classic Egg McMuffin, swapping in a pork sausage patty flavoured with red curry paste and fish sauce, then layered with a fried egg, melted cheddar cheese, pickles and a spoonful of her fragrant Thai chilli oil.

Jars of Dudu Thai Chilli Oil are also available to take home from the deli ;).

Discover our cafe menu here.

Easter at the Deli

Our deli centre table is filled top to bottom with Easter chocolate from our favourite British producers, including Pump Street and Charbonnel et Walker. Find yourself a little treat, or a gift for a loved-one.

As usual, we have hot cross buns from St John bakery. Pillowy, gently spiced and studded with candied fruit and citrus. Heavenly with a heavy spread of butter, or if you're feeling daring, a savoury-sweet upgrade of fried egg and bacon. Let us know if you give that one a go.

Easter Opening Hours

Deli

Good Friday 3rd April & Saturday 4th April 8am - 8pm

Sunday 4th and Monday 5th April 9am - 5pm

Cafe

Open as usual

New In-Store

Seasonal Bakes

Forced rhubarb with pistachio frangipane

Chocolate Guinness cake

Burnt chocolate Basque cheesecake

Toasted White Chocolate Matcha

A new flavour from us, this time pairing toasted white chocolate from Bethnal Green LAND with our usual high-grade matcha from The Rare Tea Co.

Biscuity, creamy and balanced with a subtle, earthy finish.

Raedwald Cheese

Rædwald, a true treat of early spring. Unique in it's unctuous creamy texture, this highly seasonal wash-rind cheese is only around for another four weeks or so!

Learn more about it in our 'Cheese of the Week' episode here.

Deli Recipes

Looking for a little bit of inspiration? Try one of our recipes.

'Cheats' confit duck cassoulet

Roast pumpkin risotto, sage & pine nuts

Butter beans, Stilton creamed leaks & chunky sourdough croutons

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