Goose and Grind London coffee guide

20 shops

Coffee shops in this first edition

A launch set spread across central, east, west, north and south-east London — not a claim to be the twenty best shops in the city. Every card is a research guide until a real visit has happened.

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

The shopfront of Flat White at 17 Berwick Street in Soho, with a black fascia, a striped awning and flower boxes on the first-floor windows.

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

Research guideOpen SundayWalk-in only

Flat White, Soho

Soho

Address
17 Berwick Street, London W1F 0PT
Nearest
Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Circus
Opening
Monday to Friday 08:30–17:00, Saturday 09:00–18:00, Sunday 09:30–17:30. Walk-in only.

A long-standing Soho espresso bar on Berwick Street, useful if you are already in the West End. We have not visited, and we are not repeating tasting claims.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

The red shopfront of Algerian Coffee Stores at 52 Old Compton Street, with gold lettering, a red awning and a window display of coffee pots and tins.

Photo: Ewan-M, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideClosed SundayCoffee merchant

Algerian Coffee Stores, Soho

Soho

Address
52 Old Compton Street, London W1D 4PB
Nearest
Leicester Square or Tottenham Court Road
Opening
Monday to Wednesday 10:00–18:00, Thursday to Saturday 10:00–19:00. Closed Sunday. It opens later than a typical espresso bar.

A historic Soho coffee merchant, not a flat-white café. It earns a place as the West End stop for buying beans, and it pairs with the beans guide. The 10:00 opening and the Sunday closure are the facts visitors need.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

Photo to come
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.

Photo to come
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.

The shopfront of Kaffeine at 66 Great Titchfield Street, next to the Kings Arms pub, with a black fascia, a wooden bench and people sitting outside.

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

Research guideOpen Sunday

Kaffeine, Fitzrovia

Fitzrovia and Oxford Circus

Address
66 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 7QJ
Nearest
Oxford Circus (the shop says it is three minutes away)
Opening
Monday to Friday 07:30–17:00, Saturday 08:30–17:00, Sunday 09:00–17:00.

Open since 2009. The shop itself says it is three minutes from Oxford Circus, which makes it a practical West End stop. A weekly food menu dated 9 November 2026 was on the official page when the listing was researched.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

Photo to come
Research guideOpen SundayEarly opening

Kiss the Hippo, Marylebone

Marylebone

Address
2A George Street, London W1U 3QT
Nearest
Bond Street or Baker Street, near Marylebone High Street
Opening
Monday to Friday 06:30–19:00, Saturday and Sunday 07:00–19:00.

Early and reasonably late hours near Marylebone High Street, from a London roaster that calls itself “London's first carbon negative coffee roastery”. That claim is theirs; we do not certify it.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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 guideClosed SundayCard onlyNo paper takeaway cups

Monmouth Coffee, The Borough

Borough and London Bridge

Address
2 Park Street, London SE1 9AB
Nearest
London Bridge
Opening
Monday to Saturday 07:30–18:00. Closed Sunday. Card only.

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).

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

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.

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 guideOpen SundayAll-day restaurant

Caravan, King's Cross

King's Cross, St Pancras and Euston

Address
1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA
Nearest
King's Cross St Pancras
Opening
Monday to Friday 08:00–22:30, Saturday 09:00–22:30, Sunday 09:00–21:30.

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.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

Photo to come
Research guideOpen SundayInside the station

Gramos Coffee, King's Cross Underground

King's Cross, St Pancras and Euston

Address
Inside King's Cross Underground Station, Northern Ticket Hall, Regent's Canal exit, by the escalators near the Harry Potter shop, London
Nearest
King's Cross St Pancras (inside the station)
Opening
Weekdays 07:00–19:00, Saturday 08:00–18:00, Sunday 09:00–17:00.

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.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

The Origin Coffee counter inside the British Library atrium, with a wooden chevron-fronted bar, a La Marzocco machine and the library's red-brick floor and balconies behind.

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

Research guideOpen Sunday

Origin Coffee, The British Library

King's Cross, St Pancras and Euston

Address
96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Nearest
King's Cross St Pancras or Euston
Opening
Monday to Saturday 08:00–16:00, Sunday 10:00–16:00.

Coffee inside a tourist and researcher destination, between Euston and King's Cross. Distinct from Gramos (in the station) and Caravan (Granary Square).

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

Photo to come
Research guideOpen Sunday

Workshop Cafe & Academy, Belgravia

Victoria and Belgravia

Address
22 Eccleston Street, London SW1W 9LT
Nearest
Victoria
Opening
Monday to Friday 07:00–19:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00–19:00.

Workshop's current London café — their Fitzrovia and Clerkenwell cafés have closed, according to the official site. A short walk from Victoria Station, and usable if you are heading to or from Buckingham Palace. The academy downstairs is a fact from their site, not a course we are selling.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

Photo to come
Research guideOpen SundayWeekend brunch is walk-in only

Ozone Coffee, Shoreditch

Shoreditch and Spitalfields

Address
11 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4AQ
Nearest
Old Street
Opening
Weekdays 07:30–16:00 (kitchen to 15:00); weekends 08:30–16:00 (kitchen to 15:00). Weekend brunch is walk-in only.

A full café and kitchen just off Old Street, useful for Shoreditch and City-fringe visitors who want breakfast as well as coffee. Weekend brunch is walk-in only, so do not plan a booking that does not exist.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

Photo to come
Research guideOpen SundayRoastery open to the public

Nude Coffee Roasters, Spitalfields

Shoreditch and Spitalfields

Address
25 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR
Nearest
Aldgate East, Liverpool Street or Shoreditch High Street
Opening
Monday to Friday 08:00–18:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:00–18:00.

A roastery open to the public, a short walk from Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market, seven days a week. Useful if you want to leave with a bag of beans as well as a cup.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

The shopfront of Climpson and Sons at 67 Broadway Market, with a red sign, wooden frames, an open door and people sitting on the benches outside.

Photo: Roy Katzenberg, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideOpen Sunday

Climpson & Sons, Broadway Market

Broadway Market

Address
67 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH
Nearest
London Fields (Overground) or Bethnal Green
Opening
Monday to Friday 07:00–17:00, Saturday 08:30–17:00, Sunday 09:00–17:00.

An East London speciality name since 2002, on their account, on a Saturday market street that Londoners and visitors already seek out.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

Photo to come
Research guideSunday hours unverified

Notting Hill Coffee Project

Notting Hill

Address
63 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3JS
Nearest
Notting Hill Gate (they say so)
Opening
Opening hours were not published on the official homepage when checked on 12 November 2026. Please confirm with the shop before you go.

An independent on the Notting Hill Gate strip, useful for Portobello visitors who do not want a brunch chain. We have not quoted customer testimonials from their site as if they were ours.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Research guideOpen SundayRoastery café

Camden Coffee Roastery

Camden

Address
12 Castlehaven Road, London NW1 8QU
Nearest
Camden Town
Opening
Monday to Thursday 07:00–18:00, Friday and Saturday 07:00–19:00, Sunday 08:00–18:00.

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

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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 guideSunday hours unverified

15grams, Greenwich

Greenwich

Address
28 Greenwich Church Street, London SE10 9BJ
Nearest
Cutty Sark (DLR), near Greenwich Market
Opening
Opening hours were not on the official about page when checked on 12 November 2026. Please confirm with the shop before you go.

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.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.