London Coffee

Evening Standard: Nude’s beans are roasted and blended at this little gem — they also provide coffee for 10 Greek Street restaurant — and, if you need advice, the baristas really know what they’re talking about. Read more.

Evening Standard: A good range of high quality coffee made well in a kitchen-style cafe. The prices are a little steep but it’s a quiet, quaint place worth noting. Read more.

Evening Standard: As with most Australian coffee stops here, this is laid back and welcoming. The beans are Guatemalan, Brazilian and Ethipoian and the flat whites are always good. Read more.

Evening Standard: A flat white is the thing to get here and you can drink it under a blanket. Go when you’re hungover and combine it with brunch. Read more.

Evening Standard: A bustling joint that sets the standard for all coffee houses in London for its ability to serve excellent coffee to vast swathes of City workers every day. Read more.

Evening Standard: During the day, cappuccino and cakes are served to those in the know. At night, Scootercaffé transforms into a lovely bar serving beers and cocktails in an area lacking in good watering holes. Read more.

Evening Standard: Sister bars and both Aussie imports using a Square Mile roast. hard wooden benches and slow service but consistent quality of coffee. Read more.

Evening Standard: The tiniest of places – so small it seems like the coffee might come out of the wooden walls. Sneak into a small cranny with a long coffee. Read more.

Evening Standard: It’s always, always busy but if you can’t sit, it’s worth popping in just to grab a coffee and a cake and check out the wall art which changes every month. Read more.

Evening Standard: Been here forever but now has a huge range of organic and Fairtrade coffees to buy inside and the cake selection is superb. Read more.

Evening Standard: Monmouth coffee, art to buy from all over the walls, crunchy biscotti and hearty organic muesli. Read more.

Evening Standard: A lively spot with coffee roasted downstairs and excellent baked eggs for brunch. Read more.

Evening Standard: If you're after something healthy, this trendy cafe-bar boasts an array of salads and specials that change daily depending on the season. If not, best opt for their now-famous Guinness cake. Read more.

Evening Standard: A coffee concept store from two of the men who know best, Rob Dunne and Vic Frankowski. The coffee is robust and you drink it standing at the bar. Read more.

Evening Standard: Espresso-based coffees are served in little illustrated paper cups and there is a tasting notes chart on the wall to help you describe what you’re drinking. Read more.

Evening Standard: You might sit on an old gym horse to drink yours but it’s served in floral print china cups and arrives prompt-ish (if you don’t get the new barista). Read more.

Evening Standard: Aside from the espresso menu, there’s also a special brew bar here, you can also buy music and DVDs and there’s a private room at the back which you can rent. Read more.

Evening Standard: The roastery just around the corner provides coffee for shops all over London but you can sit in with toast and one of their fresh espresso blends with some then buy some beans to use at home. Read more.

Evening Standard: Still finding its feet having opened a month ago but the flat white we tried was strong and smooth and the brownies nutty. The beans are also roasted in house. Read more.

Evening Standard: Come here for a toasted ham sandwich and a cortado — both made with extra care. Read more.

Evening Standard: They bake their own cakes, make their own sandwiches and in the six months it has been open, the coffee has been consistently brilliant. Read more.