The story
Tucked away on Portobello Road, Lyla is a minimal, quiet bakery that rewards the journey into zone 2. As the Frama Twins note, it’s “worth going out of your way for,” with a serene atmosphere and thoughtful touches like herbal water that make the welcome feel genuinely warm.
The pastries are the clear draw. Standouts include the umami-rich Miso Bun, a delicate peach-vanilla puff pastry (Papillon Sfogliato con Pesca e Vaniglia Tostata), and a pistachio-dark chocolate Pain Suisse. Each balances restraint with indulgence, confirming Lyla as a neighborhood favorite that earns its 4.2-star rating through quiet excellence.
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Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 3 dish mentions say about the food
Lyla’s miso bun steals the show, a soft, savory revelation that diners adore. The overall vibe is warm, intimate, and quietly impressive.
“This is the Miso Bun. It should be both sweet and savory. Maybe inside there's something savory and something... I don't understand how it's made because they only said miso banana. Since they had just baked it, there was the tray, there was no label with the name and how it was made. Let's take a bite. We just tasted it, both me and Katti. You can't eat it outside because you get all dirty, it's really delicious. On top it seems to be made of honey and then the taste gives the taste of mu caramel, it's particular. The product is entirely sweet, not savory, it's sweet. They wanted to make us understand that the fat on the outside and what we find inside is both sweet and savory because it gives that salty aftertaste, but actually for me it's sweet, so I would define it as an absolute sweet. Miso bun fully approved.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered Lyla. Most active: Frama Twins
Lyla is a minimal, quiet bakery in zone 2 worth going out of your way for — the pastries are incredible, especially the Miso Bun and the peach-vanilla puff pastry, and the service is welcoming with nice touches like herbal water.
Dishes mentioned
Miso Bun
This is the Miso Bun. It should be both sweet and savory. Maybe inside there's something savory and something... I don't understand how it's made because they only said miso banana. Since they had just baked it, there was the tray, there was no label with the name and how it was made. Let's take a bite. We just tasted it, both me and Katti. You can't eat it outside because you get all dirty, it's really delicious. On top it seems to be made of honey and then the taste gives the taste of mu caramel, it's particular. The product is entirely sweet, not savory, it's sweet. They wanted to make us understand that the fat on the outside and what we find inside is both sweet and savory because it gives that salty aftertaste, but actually for me it's sweet, so I would define it as an absolute sweet. Miso bun fully approved.
Papillon Sfogliato con Pesca e Vaniglia Tostata
Look at every single layer, how each one is separated from the other. The cream that you can see peeking out. I'd say a top-notch product. It's delicate inside, but it has its own consistency. Inside we should find peach and toasted vanilla. All the cream came out. Good. The inside is also nicely loaded. You can feel all the pastry. As I said, every single layer you feel under your tongue, each one separated from the other, crunchy, and inside this soft cream, the inside is also nice and soft as a dough. What really pushes is the jam and instead the vanilla cream is nice and delicate. Good. A poetry. It's a combo that, as we like to say, works. Look, there are the black specks of the vanilla pod.
Pain Suisse al Pistacchio e Cioccolato Fondente
Katti got a Pain Suisse with pistachio and dark chocolate. It should be because it was dark chocolate. So basically Katti got a sort of Dubai chocolate. A girl on TikTok said it was a bit too sweet for her. I didn't understand if it was the filling or the pastry that was too sweet, but since there's dark chocolate it should contrast the pistachio a lot, so I don't know, it inspires me a lot because here it's super buttery and then the pastry is beautiful. The chocolate is spectacular. Is it more bitter or more sweet? It's dark chocolate, it's perfect. I don't taste the pistachio much. It's probably not like the one we eat, but so far I haven't tasted it, it's not super invasive. The cream inside is very delicate, but there's that jam that gives it that stronger note that's really amazing. Lyla super approved.
