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Forbes & Hamilton Coffee House

Coffee Shop££££

City of London, London

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"Consistently voted one of the best coffee shops in London"(7 Tips)
"Great little nook in the city"(6 Tips)
"Love the brilliant monmouth coffee served here."(4 Tips)
"Cronut is a must"(6 Tips)

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AntigoneFebruary 27, 2015
Everything is good here. Actually everything is awesome here. Fantastic environment, awesome service and good quality of products provided. Cronut is a must
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Carlos MontoyaNovember 5, 2015
One of the best coffee places at the City of London. Quick service and perfect coffee. I usually take Macciato or Flat With, sporadically I go for and almond apple tart, delicious
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T StoneJanuary 8, 2018
An oasis in the midst of all the crappy chain cafes. Beautiful, friendly, tons of great cake and noticeably good coffee. They do now take credit cards too.
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Cam_in_BrisMay 15, 2015
Incredible pastries and cakes sourced from a local bakery (the granola bars are ridiculously good). Also - they do a fab, strong iced latte! A very homely cafe.
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IrinaJune 7, 2014
Their crodoughnuts are delicious: the texture is very smooth and the cream/frosting has right amount of sweetness. Flat white is ok. However service is rubbish, better take away and save some money.
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Matt BoothmanDecember 4, 2013
DO: grab a seat in the Nook if you can. It's cosy! DON'T: take the first seat in the Nook (back to the counter). You'll get joggled every time someone else in the Nook receives their order.
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Sam LucasNovember 2, 2013
Very good coffee at a very very good price for the quality. Inside is charming but very tight; don't come here to get work done!
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Harald B.September 3, 2014
Fine espresso for £1,40; pastries for 3,60 to eat in (soft and sweet carrot orange cake); hipster style coffee shop, quite loud inside when coffee mill's working
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Dominic SmithDecember 19, 2015
Been here 10+ times
Incredible coffee that blows the chains around here out of the water. Lovely little cakes and snacks too.
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Alan MortonJune 4, 2016
Been here 25+ times
Still the second best coffee shop in London! 9.5/10 price is amazing and service is always quick...
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Pedro HenriquesMarch 4, 2015
Fantastic coffee. Just a cool place to hang quietly, alone or whatever. Great cakes, donuts and sandwiches.
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Steven HassallFebruary 23, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Tiny coffee shop but lovely coffee and a tempting selection of cakes
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Sarah SG.January 19, 2016
Tiniest place you'll ever have coffee in. Besides that, truffles are delicious, so is the hot chocolate.
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Phil KenchSeptember 2, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Damn good avo/tomato/mozzarella in onion focaccia sandwich. Good booths for a chat. Flat white slightly thin and weak.
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Thodoris TMarch 2, 2015
The Coffee is simply fantastic and can be enjoyed in a wonderful atmosphere of jazz music
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Brett DeWoodyMarch 17, 2017
Fits about a dozen people max. Kitchen and dining area blend into one. Awesome little place.
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Dimitris AmvrazisNovember 27, 2014
Been here 5+ times
One of the best coffee shops in London, great place, atmosphere vandalism pastry
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Ben RobraJanuary 15, 2016
Great little coffee shop. Top notch coffee & great cakes. Chocolate cheesecake.
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【 @tin_fish 】April 23, 2016
Been here 50+ times
Easily one of the best coffee shops in London. The cakes are near pornography
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annette helliwellJuly 28, 2017
Great coffee and amazing looking cakes. Super strong flat white
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nikSeptember 15, 2021
Been here 10+ times
Fantastic tasting coffee, albeit a bit expensive. Super friendly staff.
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RuthMarch 18, 2015
Cosy wooden retreat from the world in a cup of yummy hot chocolate
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Whimsical VoyagesOctober 28, 2015
The quaintest coffee shoo you can find in the City of London! "No WiFi. Talk to people"
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MonaNovember 7, 2014
Still one of my favourite coffee shops in London. I love their hot chocolate :)
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Phil KenchMay 1, 2018
Been here 5+ times
Poppyseed pastry is heaven. Usefully sell Monmouth coffee beans.
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eda bOctober 16, 2014
one of the tiniest coffee shops in london with an excellent americano
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Joost SchuurFebruary 2, 2014
Sign at the till reads 'No wifi, talk to each other!'. A fair arrangement given the cozy (in a good way) space.
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Whimsical VoyagesOctober 28, 2015
Very good piccolo. One of the best I've had.
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Federica De santisMay 6, 2018
Make sure you take the mocha here - the best you can have.
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Anton KMay 30, 2014
Cronuts/doughs get there at ~11, be quick if you want your daily calorie intake done in one go
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Jonny SchneiderSeptember 11, 2014
It gets weird if you want to sit down. Been lotsfor takeout and thought the folks were nice enough, but on a quiet morning sat with a friend, it wasn't okay to order only 1 coffee. Pretty awkward.
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Marcus MitchellApril 16, 2013
Flat white and a Pineapple & Coconut muffin is my mid-afternoon treat today.
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M ZOctober 27, 2013
Excellent flat white and proper cakes. Worth a visit.
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Sandra R.July 30, 2012
They make one of the best coffees :) sharing table policy! :)
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David GrahamMay 17, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Monmouth Coffee, Jersey milk, great pastries. Best value coffee in the area.
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PhotiniOctober 18, 2014
The coffee is alright but the crodoughnats are a m a z I n g.
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Vaughan EvansJanuary 2, 2014
Hidden gem. Great espresso. Awesome ambiance. Yes.
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Wendy BurrowsFebruary 13, 2014
Nice coffee but cash only and paid £9 for a coffee and two doughnuts! #rippedoff
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Matthew NgSeptember 5, 2014
Lovely place, where coffees are double shots as standard.
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Esin Sezer KankoOctober 11, 2014
Try carrot&orange cake, coffee is great..cosy and sweet place
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Jocelyn Le TrionnaireAugust 19, 2013
Get there around 11h and you might get your hands on some cronuts!
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Lisa Talia MorettiJune 7, 2015
Great coffee! So cosy but no wifi.
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Andrew SmallwoodSeptember 11, 2014
Consistently voted one of the best coffee shops in London
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Alan MortonJune 24, 2015
Been here 25+ times
Lovely coffee will be missed as they are closing
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Stavroula KonidariSeptember 29, 2017
Here's the thing: Great (but expensive) macchiato BUT even though the treats look appealing, they are uncovered and saw flies over them. Too bad, guys. I'd never eat here.
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Rumana SiddikyOctober 5, 2015
The coffee is fab, though the Jersey milk is almost too rich. I guess that isn't really a complaint!
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Little Ms RandomOctober 25, 2009
Been here 10+ times
Have a delicious flat white at this wonderful coffee shop furnished with recycled pews from a church. The proprietors are amazingly friendly, and the brownies are fantastic.
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Kukkii KoppeeOctober 16, 2015
Not much fruit flavour in their tart, it tasted mostly of v.sugary almond paste. Flat white was too hot. Cash only. No toilets.
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Nazli A.June 10, 2014
So overrated. Probably because it's a hipster place (non of the furniture matches, a quirky waitress and so on). Many chain coffee shops offer better food and coffee than this place does
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Stefanie WaiAugust 7, 2014
Good coffee, cosy nooks, quick and no fuss
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