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Tue Jul 3 2012
This tiny place near Smithfield Market can barely seat a dozen people, and that gives the barista plenty of time to concentrate on each cup. Which she did with happy results on our visit.
The espresso was a single-origin Brazilian (from Square Mile) called Fazenda do Sertão, and it made a really memorable cup: sweet notes preserved with a backbone of pleasing acidity. Served properly hot, it required no sugar. Dose trains its staff well in the use of the big La Marzocco machine, and it clearly has a happy relationship with Square Mile, which supplies most of the beans (there are a few guest coffees as well).
Most of the tables occupy an L-shaped space giving equally good views of the bar and the big window, past which office workers walk – many of them ending up in here for their dose.
There’s very little food: cereal, toast, yoghurt and a few filled croissants. So you’re unlikely to come for lunch, but that isn’t the point here. The point is the coffee. And the point is well made.
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