Poached eggs, a golden sauce and something crisp underneath: eggs Benedict is the brunch classic, and at Nonòs Judd Street, our Greek Mediterranean kitchen and bar at 112 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NT, five minutes from King's Cross St Pancras, we serve it our own way, on hash browns. Here's where eggs Benedict comes from, what's in a hollandaise, and how to order our Hash Benedict.
Three stories, one dish
The classic eggs Benedict is two halves of an English muffin, each topped with ham or Canadian bacon, a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. It's believed to come from New York City, but nobody agrees exactly how. Delmonico's restaurant in Lower Manhattan says the dish was first created in its ovens in 1860, and its former chef Charles Ranhofer published a recipe for "Eggs à la Benedick". In 1942, the retired Wall Street stockbroker Lemuel Benedict told The New Yorker that in 1894 he had walked into the Waldorf Hotel hoping to cure a hangover and ordered buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon and "a hooker of hollandaise". The maître d', Oscar Tschirky, liked it so much he put it on the menu, swapping in ham and a toasted English muffin. A third claim, made in a 1967 letter to The New York Times, credits Commodore E. C. Benedict.
Today there are dozens of variations. Swap the ham for spinach and you have eggs Florentine; use smoked salmon and it's eggs Royale. Background from Wikipedia's eggs Benedict page.
Hollandaise and hash browns
Hollandaise means "Dutch sauce" in French, and it's an emulsion of egg yolk, melted butter and lemon juice (or a reduction of white wine or vinegar), seasoned with salt and pepper. The first documented recipe, from La Varenne's Le Cuisinier François of 1651, served a similar sauce with asparagus. The lecithin in the yolks is what lets butter and lemon juice blend into a smooth sauce, and gentle heat is the key, because too much heat curdles it. More on Wikipedia's hollandaise page.
Hash browns are finely cut potatoes fried until golden. "Hash" comes from the French hacher, "to chop", and hash browns started appearing on breakfast menus in New York in the 1890s, the same city and decade as Lemuel Benedict's famous order. See Wikipedia's hash browns page.
Our Hash Benedict
On our breakfast menu, the Hash Benedict comes with your choice of smoked salmon, cured ham or halloumi, served on hash browns and topped with two poached free-range eggs and hollandaise sauce. You can add smashed avocado or grilled halloumi. The smoked salmon version is our take on what's often called eggs Royale. Breakfast is served from 08:30 to 12:00, seven days a week, at Judd Street.
Jul ordered the salmon version and wrote that the Salmon Hash Benedict was absolutely flavorful and satisfying
(Jul, Google review). And Colin, who walked in on a Saturday morning, called it a very well done breakfast/brunch
(Colin, Google review).
More from the breakfast menu
Not in a Benedict mood? There's the Nonòs Full English, Shakshuka with eggs poached in tomato, chickpeas and spinach, Poached Eggs & Avocado on Toast with feta and a parmesan crisp, the Vegan Breakfast, Greek Yoghurt with nuts, honey and baby fruits, and the Scorched Butter French Toast with brûlée banana and passion fruit. To drink, there's fresh orange juice, smoothies, and coffee from espresso to a Freddo Cappuccino. See our posts on shakshuka, Greek yoghurt and honey, Greek iced coffee and brunch in King's Cross.
“We had a wonderful experience here! The food was so fresh and delicious”
Tess, Google review, 2026
Good to know
- Address: 112 Judd Street, King's Cross, London WC1H 9NT. Phone 020 7278 9700.
- Hours: Sunday to Wednesday 08:30–22:00, Thursday to Saturday 08:30–23:00. Breakfast is served 08:30–12:00, and the à la carte menu starts at noon.
- Allergies: the Hash Benedict contains egg, and hollandaise is made with egg yolk and butter. Please speak to our team about allergies and dietary requirements before you order. Menus may vary slightly by location and season.
Eggs, hollandaise and crisp hash browns from 08:30. Book a table at Nonòs Judd Street or just walk in.