My friend from the states visited in June, and we ended up having cupcakes and cocktails during her visit. The first bakery we visited was one of my favourite London cupcakeries, Primrose Bakery (located in Covent Garden). I originally wrote about this bakery here: A Visit to Primrose Bakery in London and Morning Indulgence at Primrose Bakery.
On our first visit, we indulged in a pink lemonade cupcake and a rose cupcake. The pink lemonade one's icing tasted like lemonade: sour and sweet. We also enjoyed some people-watching from the windows.
Pink lemonade and rose flavours
Pink lemonade and rose flavours
Lemon
Carrot
Another venue visited on the other side of Covent Garden was Frevd (or Freud) cocktail bar. This cocktail bar gets rave reviews, and we did enjoy the drinks. We went at lunch time, and it was quiet. We shared nachos and cocktails. The cocktail list is extensive, and we tried a few different cocktails while my friend's husband queued to get a book signed across the road at 'Forbidden Planet' (a science-fiction and fantasy super-store). The bar is located in a basement on Shaftesbury Avenue at the corner of Neal Street. The cocktail menu behind the bar is inventive and thorough.
Frevd cocktail bar, cocktail bar drinks menu and two of our drinks
Also visited during my friend's visit to London was one of the shops in the 'Candy Cakes' chain. Now, I've tried a free sample of these cupcakes and found them to be dry in the past. The cupcakes look beautiful, but I feel that they do not taste as good as they look. I bought the Oreo cupcake. The icing was nice, but the cake was a little too dry. My friend thought the same about hers.
Candy Cakes shop, window display, and the Oreo cupcake.
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