Breakfast Places Near Liverpool Street Station
For those who want their breakfast to double as an art installation, there’s Elm Dining near Eldon Street. This place serves a “full English” on a slate board, because apparently plate technology hasn’t reached this part of London. The eggs are so perfectly poached they look like little golden pillows that a tiny chef arranged by hand.
The black pudding here is outrageously good, though it looks like a petrified hockey puck made from history. If you’re brave, add the halloumi—it squeaks when you chew, which is either delightful or deeply unsettling. I once saw a woman cry over the mushrooms, and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t from sadness.
The Surprising Fact You Won’t Believe
Here’s the kicker: Liverpool Street Station sits on what was once a Roman cemetery. That’s right—you’re eating your sausage and beans atop the eternal resting place of ancient Britons. Some locals swear the breakfast at Polo Bar tastes like it was blessed by a ghostly centurion. I’m not saying the eggs have supernatural powers, but I did feel oddly energized after eating them, like I could run a marathon or pay my taxes without groaning.