Pedal Back Cafe

Pedal Back Café in Broadway Market in Tooting is an interesting place. You can get your bike fixed or get your lunch fix. I am clearly an advocate of the lunch option — delicious cheese toasties and spot-​on flat whites. Could it be any better?!
Nestled inside the little labyrinth that is Broadway Market in Tooting, there is Pedal Back Café, a small bike workshop that also does decent coffee and lovely melts, as they call the toasts. I never went there to get a bike done, but I have been there over lunch.
Unfortunately, Pedal Back Café is a bit too far away from where I work to go there more regularly, but every now and then, I hop on the tube and get off at Tooting Broadway station. It’s just a short walk from the station, and without any doubt worth the effort.
Service is down-​to-​earth and very friendly, and they do really good coffee. I am also a big fan of the cheese melt, made with proper, dark, savoury bread. If you have a sweet tooth, you will also find some tasty treats — my favourites are perhaps the macarons.
Pedal Back Café is a hidden gem. Once you have discovered it, you will keep coming back. The only downside: you better be able to tolerate the market stall selling fish just a few meters away.