Doughnuts
Dough, deep fried and dipped in sugar. Simple
There can't be many street-food sweet treats better than the doughnut: oodles of cream, jam, peanut butter or whatever takes your fancy, neatly contained in a sphere of deep-fried doughy goodness and perfect for stuffing in your gob while on the move. You know you're on to a good one when it's so full-to-bursting that globs of jam/cream/insert delicious filling here start dripping everywhere. Oooh yeah.
Where to find it
You Doughnut!; various
These street-food favourites fill paper cups with bite-sized doughnuts before smothering them in anything from mini pretzels to chocolate sauce. @you_doughnut
Crosstown Doughnuts; 4 Broadwick St, W1F 0DA
Beetroot lemon and thyme. Peanut butter and berry. Sea-salt caramel and banana cream. Yum, yum and yuuuuum. Need we say more? @CrosstownDough
Waffles
Batter cooked between two griddle plates and smothered in toppings
Waffles were originally a medieval Dutch snack based on the communion wafer, and while their descendents are still the traditional squares of light, airy deliciousness, toppings have come a hell of a long way since then. You can now get them smothered in sauce or whipped cream and topped with fruit, chocolate or just about anything you like. Our pick? Hot, crispy, salty bacon with maple syrup.
Where to find it
Waffle On; Maltby St Market, Ropewalk, SE1 3PA
This Maltby Street stalwart adds a healthy dose of buttermilk to its batter to make sure it goes with both sweet and savoury toppings. @WaffleOnMarkets
Barnyard; 18 Charlotte St, W1T 2LY
Barnyard's legendary waffle is made with acorn flour, making it the lightest, most flavoursome waffle you'll ever eat. And it's topped with banana and maple syrup. Win. @barnyardlondon
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