Tucked into a leafy stretch of Hemingford Road in Barnsbury, Sunday is the kind of neighbourhood café that makes you want to cancel your afternoon plans. The seasonal menu leans into comfort — think baked eggs, Turkish eggs with Merguez, and weekly specials that keep the regulars coming back. It's quietly confident, never trying too hard, and that's exactly why locals love it.
Seasonal brunch, serious coffee, and a pace that invites lingering — Sunday is the kind of Barnsbury café you'll want to make your regular.
Arrive before 10am on weekends to grab a table without the wait — it fills up fast and they don't take reservations.
The neighbourhood brunch spot Barnsbury was missing
Sunday doesn't shout about itself — it doesn't need to. This Barnsbury café has built a loyal following on the strength of its seasonal cooking and genuinely welcoming atmosphere. The brunch menu is the main draw: baked eggs with tomato and basil sauce, mozzarella, and wild garlic pesto are a recurring favourite, while weekly specials like Turkish eggs with Merguez sausage and aubergine relish keep things interesting. Coffee is taken seriously here, and it shows.
The space itself is bright and unfussy, with a relaxed pace that encourages lingering — you won't feel rushed to give up your table. Service is warm without being overbearing, and there's a proper neighbourhood feel that's increasingly rare in this part of Islington. With over 1,100 Google reviews averaging 4.5, it's clearly doing something right.
It's not flawless — weekends get busy and the wait can test your patience, and the menu is relatively compact. But that's part of the charm: Sunday knows what it is and doesn't try to be everything to everyone. Come for a slow weekend brunch or a midweek coffee when you need to reset.