Fee and Brown serve Climpson & Sons coffee. Yes, artisan beans close to home. Need I say more?! They also use Bonsoy milk and have a La Marzocco machine. They clearly take coffee very seriously. A stop off at Fee & Brown after my weekly shop at Beckehnham’s Waitrose is now a must. The décor of Fee & Brown … Continue reading Fee & Brown

Chancery Lane, Fleet Street and Clerkenwell  Alchemy Artigiano Ask for Janice Association Bea's of Bloomsbury Black Sheep Coffee Caravan Catalyst Café & Coffee Roasters - Grays Inn Road Fernandez & Wells - Somerset House Fleet River Bakery Java Java Coffee Knockbox Coffee Press - St. Paul's Press Coffee - Fleet Street, St Bride Street, Chancery … Continue reading Coffee hot spots

Taylor St Baristas has been around for years and now has six branches. Lucky for me, there’s one just opposite my offices and a tiny output by St. Paul’s station ideal for take-aways. The beans come from well-regarded London roaster, Union Handroasted. It's a popular spot for City workers on their weekday lunch breaks and the oh-so-important … Continue reading Taylor St Baristas

A beacon of top-quality coffee and one of London’s most respected coffee haunts, Prufock, located on the foodie hub that is Leather Lane, is close to my office. It’s headed by 2009 World Barista Champion Gwilym Davies and is just opposite another coffee hot spot, the Department of Coffee & Social Affairs. In London’s increasingly … Continue reading Prufrock

In a few short years the Department of Coffee and Social Affairs has become a central player on London’s coffee circuit, spawning rave reviews and a mini empire. The coffee is hard to fault. Their Chancery Lane branch, which sits alongside Ede & Ravenscroft and Church’s, and is surrounded by the four Inns of Court, is at … Continue reading The Department of Coffee and Social Affairs

A venture that started out in Clerkenwell, Workshop has branched out to Marylebone and most conveniently for me, Holborn Circus. With Aeropress coffee, cups of Bonsoy lattes are made with love and care by expert baristas. En route on my commute, it’s sure to become my workshop - it's just a shame there's no Wi-Fi. Worshop, … Continue reading Workshop

Inspired by the House and Garden’s compilation of “50 Best London Coffee Shops”, I took a trip to Wandsworth Common’s Flotsam and Jetsam, located on the charming Bellevue Parade. New to the area, it’s a great little spot for what the magazine describe as a “sensational cup of coffee”. Although I’m not one to say … Continue reading Flotsam and Jetsam

A hidden gem in Croydon’s Old Town, located just off Surrey Street market which is home to what must be one of London’s finest fruit and vegetable markets and even a vegan stall, St. Matthew’s Yard is an arty, stripped-back café-bar. It’s also home to a collective of independent businesses and hosts arts, cultural and … Continue reading St. Matthew’s Yard