Panforte – Fig & Walnut

Within a few years of the restaurant opening, Sally was able to acquire the building next door, which allowed not only the expansion of the seating area but also ample space to create a retail outlet for the many baked items which were being prepared also for the restaurant menus.

Breads, sweet and savoury tarts, biscuits, cakes, muffins and chocolate truffles were first on the list and very soon soups, pasta sauces, salads, and braises were added. A little cafe was created at the back – and the takeaway coffee with a pastry was born!

Scroll forward to today, the shop is now situated directly across the street from the restaurant, which includes Clarke’s Corner Cafe, serving delicious coffees and pastries from early morning each day. Our second shop, managed by Sally’s sister company, Notting Hill Bakery is on the corner of Portobello Road and Westbourne Grove (open every day).