IBS French Bakery

Ibs… is short for Ibrahim’s as he’s the master-​baker at this fantastic little French bakery on Kirkdale in Upper Sydenham. By far the best bread in the area, Ibs stands out with delicious and good value French staples like Pain Au Chocolates, Madelines, Demis and Croissants.
The shop itself, feels nothing like the French bakeries you’ll be finding in Kensington or Islington and probably much more like a French bakery you’d find in a Parisian suburb. The music here is African, reflecting the origins of Ibs and his colleagues, and the aim is producing and selling tasty real bread at affordable prices, not trying to snag customers into getting expensive lattes and macaroons.
So far I’ve been blown away by the Pain Boule at £1.80, which is several days worth of light-​but-​not-​airy bread that makes heavenly toast. I’m yet to try the Camembert-​stuffed rolls or classic baguettes, but will do soon.
And for those of you torn between the chocolate croissant or the almond croissant…
THERE IS A CHOCOLATE-​ALMOND CROISSANT!
It’s the new cronut.