Cafes in London: suggestions for a coffee or a pastry
Some suggestions for coffee and sweets in London, with the address. It is not an official ranking.
A list put together with artificial intelligence and checked against the open map: each place was found on the map, but the choice is a suggestion, not a review. Check opening hours and prices before you go.
The Wolseley
VienneseGrand café
Grand Viennese-style café-restaurant on Piccadilly, ideal for coffee, viennoiserie and cakes beneath soaring vaulted ceilings.
Piccadilly 157-160, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Monmouth Coffee Company
Specialty coffeeRoaster
Beloved Covent Garden roaster famed for exceptional filter coffee and buttery pastries, usually with a queue worth joining.
Monmouth Street 27, Greater London, United Kingdom
Maison Bertaux
French pâtisserieHistoric
Soho's tiny, charmingly shabby French pâtisserie, open since 1871, known for éclairs, fruit tarts and a pot of tea.
Greek Street 28, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
GAIL's
BakeryCoffee
Popular neighbourhood bakery café serving sourdough pastries, cinnamon buns and good flat whites near Hampstead's village streets.
Haverstock Hill 167 Haverstock Hill, Greater London, United Kingdom
Algerian Coffee Stores
Coffee merchantHistoric
Family-run Soho shop dating from 1887, selling superb coffees and teas to take away or enjoy as a quick espresso.
Old Compton Street 52, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Towpath Cafe
canalsideseasonal
Tiny canalside cafe on Regent's Canal serving excellent coffee, seasonal cakes and pastries at outdoor tables; a Hackney locals' institution.
De Beauvoir Crescent 42, Greater London, United Kingdom
Climpson & Sons
specialty coffeeroastery
Broadway Market roaster pouring carefully sourced coffee alongside fresh pastries and brunch, a long-standing East London favourite.
Broadway Market 67, Greater London, United Kingdom
Dusty Knuckle Bakery
bakerysocial enterprise
Social-enterprise bakery in Dalston with superb sourdough, laminated pastries and sandwiches, plus good coffee in a converted industrial space.
Green Lanes 429, Greater London, United Kingdom
Prufrock Coffee
specialty coffeeFarringdon
Leather Lane specialist coffee bar famed for expert baristas and precisely made espresso drinks with quality pastries.
Leather Lane 23-25, Greater London, United Kingdom
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