London's best Scandi buns

While summer is on hold, a warm, spicy bun will take the edge off. Channel Nordic countries and make fika (a coffee break) part of your day. London does a good line in Scandi baked goods but get up early because they taste best when they’re still hot and fresh out of the oven.

These buns may look enormous but once you start eating you want more, and it’s well worth working your way through — the middle is the best bit.

£3, 145 Chatsworth Road, E5, cooperandwolf.co.uk

The Danish kanelsnurrer at Noak are made with organic flour, leavened sourdough, cinnamon, cardamom and sugar. The result is a fabulously fluffy creation with crispy caramelised sugar on top.

£2, 209-211 Mantle Road, SE4, noak-bakehouse.co.uk

This Swedish stone-oven bakery has expanded so now you can get your cinnamon or cardamom bun hit whether you’re in Hoxton, Covent Garden or Notting Hill. The coffee is potent too.

£2.50, various locations, fabrique.co.uk

Michelin-starred chef Christoffer Hruskova is going back to his roots and opening a traditional Danish bakery in London Fields this weekend, serving fresh cinnamon rolls alongside apple rhubarb cake and sweet tea buns.

£2.50, Arch 373, Hemsley Place, E8, thebreadstation.co.uk

The yeast-free buns at Violet’s bakery are inspired by Fifties cookbooks and dusted with plenty of sugar — which will no doubt end up all over your face.

£3, 47 Wilton Way, E8, violetcakes.com

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