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.
Constantly jammed but good fun — if you can get a seat. Otherwise, perch with a delicious pastry on the bench outside. Read more.
A low lit independent café selling Square Mile coffee and long lines of cakes – to long lines of people. Read more.
They use Square Mile beans and they hate anything overly milky. Here it comes rich and full bodied and you should chase it with a slice of lemon drizzle cake. Read more.
A lively spot with coffee roasted downstairs and excellent baked eggs for brunch. Read more.
The baristas make it look effortless but the coffee is first rate, reaching the right balance of flavour without the bitterness. Read more.
The eggs benedict are consistently delicious as are its variations – smoked salmon on potato cakes instead of muffins and hollandaise. They also do one of the best flat whites in London. Read more.
