Best Coffee Shops in London

London’s specialty scene grew out of a single roaster in Covent Garden in 1978 and an Antipodean wave in the early 2000s. Here is where locals actually go, and what they order.

Borough & Bermondsey

Monmouth Coffee has roasted here since 1978 and moved its roastery into railway arches at Spa Terminus.

Shoreditch & Old Street

Origin and Ozone anchor the east, with Allpress pouring on Redchurch Street.

Soho

Long-running espresso counters, including Algerian Coffee Stores.

Farringdon & Clerkenwell

Prufrock trades on Leather Lane and was founded by a World Barista Champion.

Fitzrovia

Kaffeine, The Attendant and Kiss the Hippo all cluster around Charlotte Street.

Hackney & London Fields

Home of Climpson & Sons, one of the earliest London roasters.