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London's best coffee shops

London's best coffee shops

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Created by Andrew Smallwood • Updated On: November 9, 2021
Beany Green Coffee is one of London's best coffee shops.

1. Beany Green Coffee

8.4
Unit 6C, Sheldon Sq, London, Greater London
Café · Paddington · 108 tips and reviews
Maison D'Etre Cafe is one of London's best coffee shops.

2. Maison D'Etre Cafe

154 Canonbury Rd, London, Greater London
Café · Islington · 77 tips and reviews
Store Street Espresso is one of London's best coffee shops.

3. Store Street Espresso

8.9
40 Store St, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Bloomsbury · 141 tips and reviews
Fleet River Bakery is one of London's best coffee shops.

4. Fleet River Bakery

71 Lincoln's Inn Fields (Gate St), London, Greater London
Bakery · Holborn and Covent Garden · 111 tips and reviews
Kaffeine is one of London's best coffee shops.

5. Kaffeine

8.9
66 Great Titchfield St (Riding House St), London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · West End · 314 tips and reviews
Monmouth Coffee Company is one of London's best coffee shops.

6. Monmouth Coffee Company

9.2
27 Monmouth St, Covent Garden, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Holborn and Covent Garden · 489 tips and reviews
Shoreditch Grind is one of London's best coffee shops.

7. Shoreditch Grind

8.5
213 Old St, Shoreditch, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Islington · 277 tips and reviews
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs is one of London's best coffee shops.

8. Department of Coffee and Social Affairs

114 Tottenham Ct Rd (at Midford Pl), Bloomsbury, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 121 tips and reviews
Notes Music & Coffee is one of London's best coffee shops.

9. Notes Music & Coffee

8.4
31 St Martins Ln, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · City of Westminster · 165 tips and reviews
Workshop Coffee Co. is one of London's best coffee shops.

10. Workshop Coffee Co.

27 Clerkenwell Rd (at St John St), London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Clerkenwell · 270 tips and reviews
Salt Espresso Lunch & Tea Bar is one of London's best coffee shops.

11. Salt Espresso Lunch & Tea Bar

32 Great Queen St., London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Holborn and Covent Garden · 31 tips and reviews
Ozone Coffee Roasters is one of London's best coffee shops.

12. Ozone Coffee Roasters

9.1
11 Leonard St, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Islington · 477 tips and reviews
Caravan King's Cross is one of London's best coffee shops.

13. Caravan King's Cross

8.9
1 Granary Sq (Stable St), London, Greater London
Breakfast Spot · Kings Cross · 332 tips and reviews
Cooper & Wolf is one of London's best coffee shops.

14. Cooper & Wolf

145 Chatsworth Rd (at Millfields Rd), London, Greater London
Scandinavian Restaurant · Hackney · 37 tips and reviews
TAP Coffee No. 193 is one of London's best coffee shops.

15. TAP Coffee No. 193

193 Wardour St (btwn Oxford St & Noel St), Soho, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 272 tips and reviews
Tram Depot is one of London's best coffee shops.

16. Tram Depot

38 Upper Clapton Rd., Hackney, Greater London
Café · 12 tips and reviews
FreeState Coffee is one of London's best coffee shops.

17. FreeState Coffee

23 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 95 tips and reviews

18. look mum no hands!

49 Old St, London, Greater London
Bicycle Store · Islington · 236 tips and reviews

19. Prufrock Coffee

9.0
23-25 Leather Ln, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Holborn and Covent Garden · 268 tips and reviews
Timberyard is one of London's best coffee shops.

20. Timberyard

61-67 Old St (Central St), London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Islington · 106 tips and reviews
Forbes & Hamilton Coffee House is one of London's best coffee shops.

21. Forbes & Hamilton Coffee House

7.8
47 London Wall, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · City of London · 107 tips and reviews

22. Caravan Exmouth Market

8.7
11 Exmouth Market, London, Greater London
Breakfast Spot · Clerkenwell · 274 tips and reviews
The Fields Beneath is one of London's best coffee shops.

23. The Fields Beneath

8.9
52a Prince Of Wales Rd, Kentish Town, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 39 tips and reviews
Wired is one of London's best coffee shops.

24. Wired

189 W End Ln., West Hampstead, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 4 tips and reviews

25. Vagabond N4

20 Stroud Green Rd, Stroud Green, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 42 tips and reviews
Birdhouse is one of London's best coffee shops.

26. Birdhouse

8.4
123 St John's Hill (Vardens Rd), Wandsworth, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 60 tips and reviews
Federation Coffee is one of London's best coffee shops.

27. Federation Coffee

Unit 77-78, Brixton Village, Coldharbour Ln. (Atlantic Rd.), Brixton, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 82 tips and reviews
Milk Cafe is one of London's best coffee shops.

28. Milk Cafe

8.9
18-20 Bedford Hill, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Balham · 96 tips and reviews
Allpress Espresso Bar is one of London's best coffee shops.

29. Allpress Espresso Bar

8.4
58 Redchurch St, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Shoreditch · 140 tips and reviews
Climpson & Sons is one of London's best coffee shops.

30. Climpson & Sons

8.6
67 Broadway Market, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · London Fields · 103 tips and reviews
Nude Espresso is one of London's best coffee shops.

31. Nude Espresso

7.8
26 Hanbury St, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Spitalfields and Banglatown · 215 tips and reviews
Mouse & De Lotz is one of London's best coffee shops.

32. Mouse & De Lotz

103 Shacklewell Ln, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Dalston · 21 tips and reviews
Barossa is one of London's best coffee shops.

33. Barossa

277 New Kings Rd. (btwn Alderville & Linver), Greater London, Greater London
Australian Restaurant · Hammersmith and Fulham · 17 tips and reviews
The Elgin is one of London's best coffee shops.

34. The Elgin

8.5
255 Elgin Ave (Lanark Rd.), Maida Vale, Greater London
Pub · 55 tips and reviews
Lowry & Baker is one of London's best coffee shops.

35. Lowry & Baker

8.6
339 Portobello Rd, London, Greater London
Café · Golborne · 49 tips and reviews
Lola and Simón is one of London's best coffee shops.

36. Lola and Simón

278 King St. Ravenscourt Park, London, Greater London
Argentinian Restaurant · Ravenscourt Park · 30 tips and reviews
Flat White is one of London's best coffee shops.

37. Flat White

8.4
17 Berwick St (near Broadwick St), London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Soho · 215 tips and reviews
The Espresso Room is one of London's best coffee shops.

38. The Espresso Room

8.2
31-35 Great Ormond St, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Holborn and Covent Garden · 61 tips and reviews
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs is one of London's best coffee shops.

39. Department of Coffee and Social Affairs

14-16 Leather Ln, London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Holborn and Covent Garden · 189 tips and reviews
Lantana Cafe is one of London's best coffee shops.

40. Lantana Cafe

8.6
13 Charlotte Pl (at Goodge St), Fitzrovia, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Fitzrovia · 223 tips and reviews
The Attendant is one of London's best coffee shops.

41. The Attendant

8.5
27a Foley St, Fitzrovia, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 135 tips and reviews
TAP Coffee No. 26 is one of London's best coffee shops.

42. TAP Coffee No. 26

26 Rathbone Pl (Percy St), Fitzrovia, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Fitzrovia · 157 tips and reviews
Cable Bar & Cafe is one of London's best coffee shops.

43. Cable Bar & Cafe

8.8
8 Brixton Rd (near Prima Rd), Kennington, Greater London
Café · 30 tips and reviews
Nude Espresso is one of London's best coffee shops.

44. Nude Espresso

19 Soho Sq, Soho, Greater London
Coffee Shop · 54 tips and reviews