London's best cafés and coffee shops
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By Charmaine Mok
Updated: Mon Feb 27 2012
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Coffee Plant
180 Portobello Road, London, W11 2EB (020 7221 8137/ www.coffee.uk.com). Ladbroke Grove or Notting Hill tube.
Coffee Plant have their own range of own-roasted beans and does a busy trade, particularly on market days where caffeine fiends pile in for the daily cup. It's not a fancy place, nor does it conform to the Antipodean aesthetic popularised in many new coffee shops – after all, it's been around for a while, doing its own thing. Read more
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Daylesford Organic
208-210 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2RH
A hip and sophisticated Notting Hill crowd turns up in droves to this farm shop-cum-brasserie. The newest branch offers a choice of rooms to dine in, from the sunny ground floor café to the downstairs raw bar. At the former, you can have coffee and pastries while people watching from the large front windows. Read more
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William Curley
10 Paved Court, London, TW9 1LZ (020 8332 3002/ www.williamcurley.co.uk). Richmond tube/rail.
William and Suzue Curley's chocolatier and café is a peaceful spot to sip hot chocolate and indulge in their signature desserts or pastries. Their Belgravia branch is larger and also has a dessert bar. Read more
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42 comments
Artisan cofee shop on the upper Richmond road is amazing and at long last there is a funky coffee shop around town! It has a warming cosy atmoshpere with plenty of space and light, chirpy cool barista's, great coffee, amazing selection of cakes and pastries catering to any allergies, food ranges from substantial filling sandwiches and quiche to light nutritious salads and soups.
Loretta's is a very clean tidy family run littel coffee shop in Bell street NW 1 .
Amazing Coffee it really has the wow factor .
Loretta and her staff are so freindly .
I just love to drop in for coffee and the amazing pastel de Nata ......
Caffe Zaza near Finchley Rd tube is one of 3 places i have found in London that serve real italian espresso with a decent crema, silky smooth and aromatic, cappucino with creamy foam and creamy milk.
They also do fantastic grilled panini and lots of nice cakes & pastries.
Have you tried Loretta's ?
It's a must,great Coffee ,delicious home cooked food .
Pastel de Nata wow
Loretta's ,NW 16 SP
Some great suggestions here, especially for visitors to London.
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Caffe zaza in Hampstead has the wow factor when it comes to coffee, i love it and tastes amazing. If you know coffee you will appreciate this place. They are near the o2 centre Finchley Rd.
Just saw Reilly Rocket in Dalston, got a nice setup with Square Mile and Vintage motorbikes
not super busy, nice to hang out in
Worth a visit
In response to nada on 11th July, what about GAIL's on Portobello Road? They serve Union coffee made properly on a swanky machine.
if it's home made everything and the best coffee in west london, try cafe continente on the north end road in west kensington, they use a local brand and it tastes fantastic, nice place to site and totally reasonable prices too.
Go check out Dan & DeCarlo in East Finchley. This place serves espresso with a crema like you will find in only a handful of places in london. Also no fussing about latte art etc, just great quality coffee and a texture on the cappuccino that has you wanting another. I also recommend the ini canoli or a muffin. yummy!!!!!!!!
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Prufrock at Woodhouse - Westbourne Grove
Grind - Putney
Indie Coffee cart - Edgware Rd
Serious coffee....
Try the London best coffee app or beanhunter.
I really want to find a cool coffee place in west London near nothing hill maybe does anyone know of one? I am sick of starbucks and every other coffee chain!!
It has to be "Black Vanilla" Blackheath so surprised not to see it mentioned. Place is a little pushed for space but the interior is beautiful, clean and refreshing and the staff are helpful and friendly.
For coffee lovers who are looking for a real great tasting coffee and authentic Italian gelato I would certainly recommend Black Vanilla. Best flat white in London!
There is a new cafe opened on ballards lane north finchley called Roy-c it has fantastic salads and the coffee is good there is a sister shop in crouch end called coffee cake and wow what a place go and see it. Saturday they are buzzing