Goose and Grind London coffee guide

Areas

Coffee in The City and Farringdon

Useful for the City edge and a walk from St Paul's: a Leather Lane sit-down shop, and an early-opening Rosslyn on Queen Victoria Street that is closed on Sunday.

Leather Lane market on a weekday, with food stalls under blue and red canopies and office workers walking through.

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

The shopfront of Prufrock Coffee on Leather Lane, with a white fascia, large windows, red outdoor chairs and a bicycle on the pavement.

Photo: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideOpen Sunday

Prufrock Coffee, Leather Lane

The City and Farringdon

Address
23–25 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TE
Nearest
Farringdon, Holborn or Chancery Lane
Opening
Monday to Friday 07:30–16:30, Saturday 08:00–17:00, Sunday 09:00–17:00.

A Leather Lane fixture since 2011, a short walk from Farringdon and Holborn, and a natural pair with Square Mile in the beans section. Useful if you want a sit-down speciality shop on the City edge rather than a station kiosk.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

The shopfront of Rosslyn Coffee at 78 Queen Victoria Street, with two black-framed windows, wooden benches and a church visible to the right.

Photo: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideClosed SundayEarly opening

Rosslyn Coffee, Queen Victoria Street

The City and Farringdon

Address
78 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N 4SJ
Nearest
Bank, Mansion House or St Paul's
Opening
Monday to Friday 06:30–17:00, Saturday 08:00–16:00. Closed Sunday.

An early-opening City shop a short walk from St Paul's and Bank, and one of the Rosslyn sites that also opens on Saturday. Most of their other sites are weekday-only — worth checking before a weekend walk.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.