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Borough, Bermondsey, Greenwich, Brixton, Battersea and Wandsworth — south of the river. 11 shops in this edition, numbered for the guidebook pins.

Espresso pouring from a chrome portafilter into a white cup, with golden crema. Illustrative image, not a photograph of a particular shop.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

  1. Story Coffee, Battersea · 115 St John's Hill, SW11 1SZ
  2. Monmouth Coffee, Bermondsey · 3 & 4 Dockley Road, SE16 3AF
  3. WatchHouse, Bermondsey · 199 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UW
  4. WatchHouse, Maltby Street · 36 Maltby Street, SE1 3PA
  5. WatchHouse, Tower Bridge · 37 Shad Thames, SE1 2NJ
  6. Stir Coffee, Brixton · 111 Brixton Hill, SW2 1AA
  7. 15grams, Greenwich · 28 Greenwich Church Street, SE10 9BJ
  8. Scenery Coffee, Union Street · 171 Union Street, SE1 0LN
  9. WatchHouse, Borough High Street · 21 Borough High Street, SE1 9SE
  10. Monmouth Coffee, The Borough · 2 Park Street, SE1 9AB
  11. Story Coffee, Wandsworth · 15 Barley Walk, SW18 1UL
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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 guideOpen Sunday

Story Coffee, Battersea

115 St John's Hill, SW11 1SZ

South · Battersea

Clapham Junction

The original Story Coffee, at 115 St John's Hill, a short walk from Clapham Junction. The official locations page lists weekday hours 07:00–15:00 and weekend hours 08:00–16:00, and describes takeaway drinks and fresh bakes. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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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 guideClosed SundayCard only

Monmouth Coffee, Bermondsey

3 & 4 Dockley Road, SE16 3AF

South · Bermondsey

Bermondsey

Monmouth's Bermondsey shop, on Dockley Road, listed on their official shops page with weekday morning-to-mid-afternoon hours and a slightly later Saturday close. Closed Sunday; card payments only. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

WatchHouse, Bermondsey

199 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UW

South · Bermondsey

London Bridge or Borough

WatchHouse's Bermondsey café, at 199 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UW, is listed on the official locations page. Monday to Friday 07:00–17:00, Saturday and Sunday 08:00–18:00. The official page marks this site as dog-friendly. 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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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 guideSunday hours unverifiedRoastery

WatchHouse, Maltby Street

36 Maltby Street, SE1 3PA

South · Bermondsey

London Bridge

WatchHouse's Maltby Street café, at 36 Maltby Street, SE1 3PA, is listed on the official locations page. The official locations page lists this as the roastery site, and marks outdoor seating and dog-friendly. Opening hours were not clearly set out next to this entry on the page we checked. 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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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

WatchHouse, Tower Bridge

37 Shad Thames, SE1 2NJ

South · Bermondsey

Tower Hill or London Bridge

WatchHouse's Tower Bridge café, at 37 Shad Thames, SE1 2NJ, is listed on the official locations page. Monday to Friday 07:00–18:00, Saturday and Sunday 07:30–18:00. The official page marks this site as dog-friendly. 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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Two hands holding a steaming ceramic mug of black coffee. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

Stir Coffee, Brixton

111 Brixton Hill, SW2 1AA

South · Brixton

Brixton

An independent café at 111 Brixton Hill, listed on the official site with weekday hours 08:00–15:00 and weekend hours 09:00–15:00. Time Out has also written about it as a Brixton speciality stop. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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The corner shopfront of 15 Grams Coffee House on Greenwich Church Street, next to the Greenwich Market arch.

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

Research guideTop 10Sunday hours unverified

15grams, Greenwich

28 Greenwich Church Street, SE10 9BJ

South · Greenwich

Cutty Sark (DLR), near Greenwich Market

An independent south-east London roaster on Greenwich's main tourist street, near the market and the Cutty Sark. The official about page still listed this address, and a second shop in Blackheath, when re-checked on 12 November 2026.

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 guideClosed Sunday

Scenery Coffee, Union Street

171 Union Street, SE1 0LN

South · Southwark

Southwark or Borough

Scenery Coffee's café at 171 Union Street, Southwark, is described on the official café page as being in a Victorian school building. Weekday hours are 07:30–16:00, Saturday 09:00–15:00, closed Sunday. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

WatchHouse, Borough High Street

21 Borough High Street, SE1 9SE

South · The Borough

London Bridge or Borough

WatchHouse's Borough High Street café, at 21 Borough High Street, is listed on the official locations page and marked dog-friendly. Weekday hours are 07:00–19:00; Saturday and Sunday should be confirmed on their site, because the page listed Saturday twice. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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The corner shopfront of Monmouth Coffee at 2 Park Street, Borough, with a dark green fascia, a cream awning and customers at the open counter.

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

Research guideTop 10Closed SundayCard onlyNo paper takeaway cups

Monmouth Coffee, The Borough

2 Park Street, SE1 9AB

South · The Borough

London Bridge

The classic Borough Market stop, a short walk from London Bridge and the Shard. Two facts most listicles bury: it is closed on Sunday, and the shop no longer uses paper takeaway cups — coffee is to stay in ceramic, or to take away in a reusable cup (their scheme).

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A small ceramic cup of espresso with tiger-striped crema on a matching saucer. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen SundayScreen-free café, the shop saysNo wi-fi, the shop says

Story Coffee, Wandsworth

15 Barley Walk, SW18 1UL

South · Wandsworth

Wandsworth Town

Story Coffee's Wandsworth café, at 15 Barley Walk. The official locations page lists full-week hours, indoor and outdoor seating, and says this is a screen-free café without wi-fi. We have not visited.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.