Souli — Restaurant in London

Ah, strange vibes. A woman who seemed to be having a sad day (I get it, it happens to all of us) took photos of cookies and pastries behind the till/counter for at least 40 minutes, rearranging and looking at them sadly. She then moved slowly around the small café taking photos through the windows. The girls behind the till shared secretive smiles and stared into space, until they were bothered by people asking where their food was. They then had more little smiles that were meant to explain something, but you kinda had to just guess the food was just coming when it was coming - which, you know, is chill - but yeah. I bought a quinoa salad with apparently a dressing of balsamic, olive oil, lemon juice and mustard (sounds great). There was no dressing, unfortunately - but I'm sure it would be great with it in. My boyfriend enjoyed his beef/horseradish sandwich though, and the coffees were genuinely...

Look the sandwiches are meant to be top five in London, which could be true. There could be a dedicated team of sandwich reviewers assessing the quality of every sandwich in the triple cities of London, Westminster and the White City. But there probably isn’t, which means that when the Evening Standard gave this cafe their highest accolade they were basing it on a lie. And it is a lie to say these were the best sandwiches in London. The staff refused to heat them up and also refused the use of the bathroom. Which is the greater crime is one of many questions we had after eating at Souli. These also included why was the awful music so loud? How many sandwiches were eaten before Souli got on the list? Why were the croissants served on a...

Souli is a hidden gem in Marylebone. We live around the corner from the cafe and visit there at least 4x a week whether it's just for breakfast on the weekends, grabbing a salad during the week for lunch or an afternoon coffee and snack. The space is welcoming, the food is fresh (and yummy!) and the staff is super friendly.

If you're there for breakfast, I highly recommend trying the pancetta, egg and cheese sandwich - it's to die for. My husband says it's the best breakfast sandwich he's ever eaten. It's hard to just eat one.

Would I go back? Most definitely - it's on our go to list for the neighbourhood. They have outdoor seating and they're very...