This New Zealand newcomer launched its first London roastery and café in Shoreditch a month ago. A huge space and a vast range of breakfast options. Read more.
Unless you’re a coffee connoisseur, it’s best to ask the baristas for advice as the offering here is enormous. Read more.
Aside from the espresso menu, there’s also a special brew bar here, you can also buy music and DVDs and there’s a private room at the back which you can rent. Read more.
Still finding its feet having opened a month ago but the flat white we tried was strong and smooth and the brownies nutty. The beans are also roasted in house. Read more.
A clean, well-run operation that has folk in from all over London trying out the coffee menu — all roasted and blended on site. Read more.
Tiny with friendly staff, plates of cakes and coffee roasted and blended nearby — the kind of place you wish you lived next to. Read more.
A Soho stalwart open all hours of the day and night. Go here to pick up stories and people watch. Read more.
Very comfortable little spot opened by an Italian family about a year ago. Chat to them, the resident bloggers or whoever you come across over a silky flat white. Read more.
A good range of high quality coffee made well in a kitchen-style cafe. The prices are a little steep but it’s a quiet, quaint place worth noting. Read more.
As with most Australian coffee stops here, this is laid back and welcoming. The beans are Guatemalan, Brazilian and Ethipoian and the flat whites are always good. Read more.
A flat white is the thing to get here and you can drink it under a blanket. Go when you’re hungover and combine it with brunch. Read more.
During the day, cappuccino and cakes are served to those in the know. At night, Scootercaffé transforms into a lovely bar serving beers and cocktails in an area lacking in good watering holes. Read more.
Somehow these manage always to be open when it’s raining so just when you need warming up, a cup of strong espresso will land in your hand. Read more.
This has created the kind of café culture where there was none. Open in evenings (they also have an alcohol license), but the main business is during the day where the folk with laptops hang out. Read more.
The tiniest of places – so small it seems like the coffee might come out of the wooden walls. Sneak into a small cranny with a long coffee. Read more.
Not for sitting around in for hours but a good spot for a quick one if you know you need to stay awake before a show. Read more.
Been here forever but now has a huge range of organic and Fairtrade coffees to buy inside and the cake selection is superb. Read more.
A hectic little place with a book exchange, Square Mile coffee served in mismatched vintage china cups and fresh and reasonably priced salads. Read more.
Monmouth coffee, art to buy from all over the walls, crunchy biscotti and hearty organic muesli. Read more.
Very cheery staff who make delicious Square Mile coffee and could talk all day. Read more.
A Kiwi-run café where the barista waiters will ask you how you like yours when you order. Expect to wait a wee while, but the Eggs Benedict is a perfect accompaniment. Read more.
For somewhere to rest after shopping on Carnaby Street, the downstairs brew bar is your place. It offers coffee from all over but the latest offering is a special blend by Has Bean. Read more.
The baristas make it look effortless but the coffee is first rate, reaching the right balance of flavour without the bitterness. Read more.
If you're after something healthy, this trendy cafe-bar boasts an array of salads and specials that change daily depending on the season. If not, best opt for their now-famous Guinness cake. Read more.
Excellent paninis and coffee roasted in house and taken huge trouble over. Read more.
The eggs benedict are consistently delicious as are its variations – smoked salmon on potato cakes instead of muffins and hollandaise. They also do one of the best flat whites in London. Read more.
The best quality coffee in the vicinity- great downstairs area also used for private bookings
