Restaurants

Bullet occupies a section of the extreme-sports Snow & Rock shop in Covent Garden, so it’s appropriate that you have to climb three flights of stairs to find this gem of a café. There’s no lift – that would be cheating – but the trek is worth the effort for the coffee alone. The firm sources its own organic fair-trade beans and roasts them itself (you can buy packets of beans here or online). The result is a dark, rich black coffee (or flavoursome flat white) that put a spring in our step for the schlep down the stairs. The food menu is limited. Of the two main choices (own-made beef lasagne and quiche of the day), the quiche was finished. A selection of baguettes and bagels was available for toasting. We couldn’t resist the anzac biscuits (made from oats and golden syrup; such biscuits were sent by Australian women to their men in World War I). They came as big as your hand and were deliciously crunchy. Still, we’d have preferred healthier options. The only real nod to the ‘health and fitness’ nature of the shop was a big glass bowl full of fresh fruit.

Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009