A popular café, serving brunch, lunch, and dinner, in Twickenham has been named a winner of this year's Good Food Awards.

SOUL Café was named a Blue Ribbon winner in the Good Food Awards 2024/25.

The restaurant, based on 149 Heath Road, first opened its doors in 2021 when COVID-19 restrictions began to ease.

SOUL Café serves a wide range of foods, and the owners have described the café as a “delightful fusion of premium foods and drinks”.

SOUL Café’s foods include dishes from all over the world, from the traditional English breakfast, to French toast, Mexican open toast benedict, Italian Milanaise chicken, and their own Mediterranean-inspired jackfruit sandwich.

The café also caters to a vegan and gluten-free community, and was featured in the Financial Times’ “Five Best Places in London for ‘Free-From’ Pastries” article in 2022.

According to the SOUL Café website, they also serve organic and artisan teas and coffees.

Their website states they take “pride in offering our exceptional coffee at affordable prices, catering to the needs of our valued customers”.

This is the first time SOUL Café in Twickenham has been featured in the Good Food Awards.

Co-owned and managed by Saba Navalan, SOUL Café is an integral part of the Twickenham community.

Saba said: “We are glad to be part of the Twickenham community.

"Within three years of opening, we have deeply integrated into the community. We’re excited to have been selected as the Good Food Award winner for south west London.

“Our team is like a tripod; if one leg is gone, the others cannot stand.

"It includes a chain of suppliers, workers, and customers who collaborate to sustain SOUL.

"Our customers' votes and the quality of our food and service have led us to this award, and we extend our sincere thanks to all.”

The Good Food Awards website says: “Our Good Food Awards recognise the hard-working teams who strive for excellence within their field.

“Chosen for their food quality, service and value, our prestigious Blue Ribbon is bestowed upon those with high customer ratings/votes and is known as – the Blue Ribbon for Delicious Dishes.”

SOUL Café is open from 7.30am to 6pm on Monday, 7am to 6pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 7am to 6.30pm on Wednesday, 8.30am to 10pm on Saturday, and 9am to 10pm on Sunday.