Right from the start we’ve been all about simple, fresh and natural food, delivered with our unique twists. We hit the spot as our uncomplicated, flavoursome creations immediately proved popular – our iconic New Yorker sandwich and orange & almond cake are still best sellers today.
Benugo was born on the high street and while our family has grown substantially, the independent spirit of our first café in Clerkenwell is still in our DNA today, 24 years on.
Find our Benugo cafes in London and across the UK in a selection of John Lewis stores. See where your nearest one is using Find a Benugo in the navigation bar at the top of the page.
Located on the top floor of Peter Jones, this new Espresso & Hot Chocolate Bar has wraparound views over Chelsea.
Our speciality is indulgent hot chocolate, where you can build your own drink. Start by choosing from dark, milk or white chocolate, then continue with the tough choice of what flavour and toppings to have.
A new Benugo café, named after Ignatius Sancho – serving freshly made pastries and cakes, toasted sandwiches, flatbreads, wraps, salads as well as ice cream and sundaes.
Charles Ignatius Sancho was a remarkable British abolitionist, writer and composer who became the first known Black Briton to have voted in an election, as well as the first to have his letters published. After arriving on a slave ship from New Granada at around the age of two in 1731, he grew up enslaved by a family in Greenwich, before receiving an education and gaining employment with the Montagu family, and eventually starting his own business as a shopkeeper. Throughout this time, Sancho also continued to develop his artistic talents, composing music, acting, writing plays, and even writing a book on music, gaining celebrity in Georgian London.
The café building was previously a private, residential lodge and sits within a newly landscaped area of the park, transformed from a concrete yard into exciting community facilities. In addition to the café, there are accessible toilets (including a Changing Places facility), a volunteer hub, and a community kitchen garden.
This new two-storey café provides an important space for park visitors to relax in, meet friends and family, and enjoy this corner of the park in a new way.
On the 1st Floor we have a small café next to women’s fashion where you can enjoy classic Benugo food and drink. Our main café can be found on the 2nd floor, next to the bedding section in the far right corner. Here we have a larger range of delicious salads, cakes, scones and drinks.
