The Dusty Knuckle Bakery to Open Third London Site in Finsbury Park

The Dusty Knuckle, named Time Out's bakery of the year in 2025, is opening its third London location at 81 Blackstock Road (N4 2JW) in Finsbury Park, with an opening planned for November. The bakery was founded in 2014 in Dalston by Max Tobias, Rebecca Oliver, and Daisy Terry, and a second location on Green Lanes followed in 2021. The brand also operates a van café in Highbury Fields, which has been running since around 2024. The Dusty Knuckle is well known for its sourdough sandwiches, baked pastries, and boldly flavoured pizzas, though exact details about what the Finsbury Park site will offer — including whether it will have full café seating — had not been confirmed at the time of reporting. Beyond baked goods, the bakery runs a trainee programme that mentors young people who face barriers to employment, providing on-the-job training to at-risk youth.