Rinkoff Bakery

"A crodough is the beautiful lovechild of a croissant and a doughnut, and they’re Rinkoff’s speciality. You can order a whole selection of this family-run bakeries sweet things for collection, directly from their website or get them delivered across the East End. If you want the low-down on toppings, expect things like nutella, dulce de leche, oreos, pistachio, plus a rainbow cake for that special someone (you)." - heidi lauth beasley

"Rinkoff specialises in all sorts of baked goods, but their hero is the Cro-dough – a deep-fried, donut shaped croissant filled with saucy goodness." - Sennep

"Like many bakeries, Rinkoffs is steeped in history and tradition. The Jewish bakery opened in 1911 and has been making and supplying challah, pastries, and bagels ever since. The century-old bakery is still in the family, from boys to mensch, and once you’ve had one of their smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels, you’ll understand why it’s a Whitechapel favourite. Comfortingly doughy with a little bite to the exterior, this is a bagel for the ages." - Jake Oliver, Sinead Cranna

"Order this: The Oreo cheesecake crodough. If we ever win the lottery or somehow manage to worm our way into Rami Malek’s heart and hightail it out of London for a life of LA sunshine, one of the things we’d miss the most about this city is the charming, cheery little bakeries. Rinkoffs is one of London’s great little old-school bakeries and has been around since 1911. They serve all of the sweet British classics like chelsea buns, victoria sponge cake, and fruit scones, but they’ve also jumped on the crodough game. Part-doughnut, part-croissant, they usually sell out quickly. But if you’re lucky enough to get your hands on the creamy yet crunchy Oreo cheesecake one, we salute you." - Heidi Lauth Beasley, Rianne Shlebak

"In the early 1900s, a Ukrainian baker called Hyman Rinkoff moved to London, where he opened a neighbourhood bakery catering to the local Jewish community, which traded in the same spot for 65 years. Today Rinkoff is run by Hyman’s grandchildren and occupies two newer spaces, including its flagship Jubilee Street premises, which conceals its enormous bakehouse in the middle of a housing estate. There’s still platzels, Linzer biscuits and plaited challah at Rinkoff’s, but most people are here for the crodoughs, a thoroughly modern donut-croissant the size of a cheeseburger. Try one of them, then take a loaf of challah home, which slices beautifully, toasts like a dream and is lighter than air." - Isaac Rangaswami