London

Coffee places close to the office

Interesting coffee places, in sort of ascending distance from MozLDN:
  • New Row Coffee http://www.newrowcoffee.co.uk/ 24 New Row WC2N 4LA
    • quirky
    • espresso can be taken in house only
    • no decaf
    • no cards under a minimum which I forgot
  • La gelatiera http://www.lagelatiera.co.uk/ 27 New Row WC2N 4LA
    • coffee is "ok"
    • it's just an excuse to have a fantastic ice cream
  • Notes http://www.notes-uk.squarespace.com/ 31 St Martin’s Lane WC2N 4ER
    • service can be slow
    • cards ok
    • rad mint tea as discovered by angelina
  • Timberyard http://www.timberyardlondon.com/contact/
    • startuplandia
    • admittedly their sandwiches are pretty decent (haven't tried them)
    • nice iced latte with hipster straws
  • Caffe Vergnano http://www.caffevergnano.com/en/ 62 Charing Cross Road
    • posh coffee menu
    • nice machinery on display
    • hot chocolate with cream is really good too (chocolate with panna)
    • huge queues in the mornings
  • Monmouth Coffee Co http://www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk/ 27 Monmouth Street WC2H 9EU
    • long queues but quick dispatch
    • the mother of the decent coffees in London
    • MozLDN coffee beans provider
    • their espresso machine broke once, productivity in the area plummeted
  • Notes Covent Garden - there's another Notes close to Covent Garden proper 36 Wellington Street WC2E 7BD
    • service a bit more efficient than the other Notes
    • similar quality
    • a bit more wine / lounging oriented
  • Espresso Bar Mozzino 74 Broadwick St, Soho, W1F 9QZ
    • only tried iced latte but it was good
    • they always seem to have a nice clientele
    • they're in a nice street/area too
  • Yumcha 45 Berwick St, Soho, Greater London, W1F 8SF
    • OK it's mostly tea but they have many blends! including iced tea, smoothies, etc
    • Cool to sit down and read comics that you can buy in Gosh! comics at the end of the street
    • Or to draw with supplies from Cass Arts almost at the end of the street too
  • Speakeasy http://speakeasycoffee.co.uk/ 3 Lowndes Court W1F 7HD
    • close to the famous Carnaby Street
    • quite busy on week-ends, haven't tried during the week
    • they've got a cool basement/coffee speakeasy
    • flat white and iced lattes were great, some of the pastries look cool though I only had an African based sweet whose name I can't remember now
  • Soho Grind http://www.sohogrind.com/ 19 Beak Street W1F 9RP
    • nice flat white
    • they're really new "in the scene"
  • Fernandez & Wells http://www.fernandezandwells.com/ 73 Beak Street W1F 9SR
    • Come here for a Spanish cortado
    • and an interesting mixture of Spanish/English deli food
  • Carpo http://www.carpolondon.co.uk/ 16 Piccadilly W1J 0DE
    • the coffee is a bit meh but zomgbbq the chocolate and nuts
    • the chocolate
    • the nuts
    • all at the same time
    • if you go to / come out of Green Park underground station, do visit (they open late)
    • close to Piccadilly Circus so very touristy