Dauns
Fully vegan Scandinavian café-deli near Petticoat Lane, E1, doing Swedish-style brunch — toasties on sourdough, tofu scramble, kanelbullar and Swedish meatballs. Customers rate it near-perfect (4.9 from 827 reviews) but the small room fills fast at weekends.
Why it's listed: Dauns on Wentworth St E1 is a dedicated vegan Scandinavian eatery (primary type Vegan Restaurant, editorial confirms fully vegan Swedish menu).
Profile last updated 11 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Fully vegan Scandinavian/Swedish café and deli — sourdough toasties, tofu scramble, Swedish meatballs, kanelbullar and fika pastries“Relaxed vegan eatery with a warm Scandinavian vibe offering Swedish meatballs, toasties & drinks.”
— editorialSummary - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- vegan“most importantly, 100% plant based :)”
— reviews - Service modes offered
- dine in · takeaway“deli, coffee_shop, cafe, food_store — a sit-down café that also sells deli goods and pastries to take away”
— types - Price band
- midrange“The ultimate comfort brunch food, decently priced, good coffee, good pastries”
— reviews
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Occasions customers use it for
- weekend brunch · breakfast before a Liverpool Street train · vegan comfort food and pastries with good coffee“just a short walk away from Liverpool St station before heading to the airport - a super convenient spot”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- garlic mushroom (camembert) toastie · ham and brie toastie · deluxe tofu scramble on sourdough · tofu scramble croissant · almond croissant · weekend brunch baked beans with chickpeas“Garlic mushroom camembert, and ham and brie toasties on perfect sourdough... The best toasties of my life!”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- Small room — often a struggle for a table at busy brunch times, booking advised · Hot kitchen closes mid-afternoon (~3pm) well before the café shuts · Kanelbullar judged a bit dry/bready by some“only wish the place was bigger as it can get quite busy and you're often struggling for a table”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Warm and accommodating — one party arriving after the 3:15pm kitchen close was still cooked starters by the chef“the kitchen closed around 3:15pm, but the chef still cooked us the most delicious starters!”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Seen as decently priced for the quality — nobody complains about cost, praise centres on quality per pound“decently priced, good coffee, good pastries”
— reviews
Only the owner knows it
Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.
We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.