Goose and Grind London coffee guide

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Coffee in Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square and the Strand

Practical stops between the National Gallery, Covent Garden and Somerset House, including one café with later midweek hours and another inside a landmark people already visit.

Trafalgar Square on a clear day, with a fountain in the foreground, the National Gallery behind and St Martin-in-the-Fields to the right.

Photo: David Iliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Research guideOpen SundayEvening hours midweek

Notes Coffee, Trafalgar Square

Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square and the Strand

Address
31 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4ER
Nearest
Leicester Square or Charing Cross
Opening
Monday 07:30–18:00, Tuesday to Friday 07:30–21:00, Saturday 09:00–21:00, Sunday 09:00–18:00.

A useful cup between the National Gallery, Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square, with evening hours midweek. Notes itself says this is a listed building, with a ramp at the entrance and toilets in the basement — worth knowing if that affects your visit.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Research guideOpen SundayWheelchair access, the shop says

Redemption Roasters, Covent Garden

Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square and the Strand

Address
40 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5RR
Nearest
Covent Garden or Holborn
Opening
Monday to Wednesday 07:30–17:30, Thursday and Friday 07:30–19:00, Saturday 08:00–19:00, Sunday 09:00–17:00. The shop says it has wheelchair access.

A Covent Garden café whose parent trains prison residents and people leaving prison in roasting and barista work, in the company's own description. We link that story rather than turning it into an endorsement.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Research guideOpen Sunday

WatchHouse, Somerset House

Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square and the Strand

Address
East Wing, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Nearest
Temple or Embankment
Opening
Monday to Friday 08:00–18:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00–18:00.

Coffee inside a landmark people already visit, with a brew bar and brunch — a practical stop if you are already at Somerset House.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.