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King's Cross, Camden, Kentish Town, Highbury, Hampstead and St John's Wood. 9 shops in this edition, numbered for the guidebook pins.

A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

  1. Camden Coffee Roastery · 12 Castlehaven Road, NW1 8QU
  2. WatchHouse, Hampstead Heath · 65 South End Road, NW3 2QB
  3. Fink's, Gillespie Road · 88 Gillespie Road
  4. Fink's Salt & Sweet, Mountgrove Road · 70 Mountgrove Road, N5 2LT
  5. The Fields Beneath · 52A Prince of Wales Road, NW5 3LN
  6. Caravan, King's Cross · 1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA
  7. Gramos Coffee, King's Cross Underground · Inside King's Cross Underground Station, Northern Ticket Hall, Regent's Canal exit, by the escalators near the Harry Potter shop
  8. Origin Coffee, The British Library · 96 Euston Road, NW1 2DB
  9. WatchHouse, St John's Wood · 51A St John's Wood High Street, NW8 7NJ
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A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen SundayRoastery café

Camden Coffee Roastery

12 Castlehaven Road, NW1 8QU

North · Camden

Camden Town

A roastery café at the heart of Camden Market, in their wording, open seven days, a short walk from Camden Town station.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A top-down view of latte art in a ceramic bowl beside a brass teaspoon. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

WatchHouse, Hampstead Heath

65 South End Road, NW3 2QB

North · Hampstead

Hampstead Heath

WatchHouse's Hampstead Heath café, at 65 South End Road, NW3 2QB, is listed on the official locations page. Monday to Sunday 07:00–18:00. The official page marks this site as dog-friendly and lists outdoor seating and brunch. We have not visited. The same group also has a café at Somerset House, already in this guide.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Roasted coffee beans being poured from a wooden scoop into a jute sack. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

Fink's, Gillespie Road

88 Gillespie Road

North · Highbury

Arsenal

Fink's Gillespie Road café, at 88 Gillespie Road, near Arsenal station. The official homepage lists weekday hours from 07:30 and slightly later weekend opening. A postcode was not printed next to this address on that page. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Roasted coffee beans being poured from a wooden scoop into a jute sack. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

Fink's Salt & Sweet, Mountgrove Road

70 Mountgrove Road, N5 2LT

North · Highbury

Arsenal or Finsbury Park

Fink's Salt & Sweet, at 70 Mountgrove Road in Highbury, is listed on the official site as a café and shop with Monday to Saturday hours 08:00–16:00 and Sunday 08:30–16:00. Fink's also has official sites on Gillespie Road, Chatsworth Road and in Clissold Park. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Two hands holding a steaming ceramic mug of black coffee. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideTop 10Open Sunday

The Fields Beneath

52A Prince of Wales Road, NW5 3LN

North · Kentish Town

Kentish Town West or Chalk Farm

A Kentish Town café at 52A Prince of Wales Road, between Kentish Town West and Chalk Farm. The official site lists weekday hours from 07:30 and slightly later opening at the weekend. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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The outdoor terrace at Caravan King's Cross on Granary Square, with a sign reading Caravan King's Cross, large umbrellas and planters in front of a brick warehouse.

Photo: Bex Walton, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideTop 10Open SundayAll-day restaurant

Caravan, King's Cross

1 Granary Square, N1C 4AA

North · King's Cross

King's Cross St Pancras

An all-day restaurant with its own roastery, on Granary Square by Coal Drops Yard, a short walk from King's Cross St Pancras and the Eurostar. It is here as a destination if you are already in that development, not as a tiny espresso bar.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Roasted coffee beans being poured from a wooden scoop into a jute sack. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen SundayInside the station

Gramos Coffee, King's Cross Underground

Inside King's Cross Underground Station, Northern Ticket Hall, Regent's Canal exit, by the escalators near the Harry Potter shop

North · King's Cross

King's Cross St Pancras (inside the station)

A genuinely useful “coffee in the station” stop for Eurostar and mainline arrivals who will not leave the complex. The official page is written for people who cannot find it — follow those directions, and treat them as the shop's, checked on the date below.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A top-down view of latte art in a ceramic bowl beside a brass teaspoon. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

WatchHouse, St John's Wood

51A St John's Wood High Street, NW8 7NJ

North · St John's Wood

St John's Wood

WatchHouse's St John's Wood café, at 51A St John's Wood High Street, is listed on the official locations page, with Monday to Friday hours 07:00–18:00 and weekend hours 08:00–18:00, and is marked dog-friendly. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.