You might want to elevate your Instagram with espresso shots or flat whites or you just want to hang out in a cool coffee shop. Either way, it needs some digging to do. London has plenty of cool coffee brands that needed to be explored, especially for the coffee nerds. Apart from them, a lot of coffee shops are unique and more fun than other elite and sophisticated city cafes. Here are some cool coffee brands in London you should give a visit.
Kiss the Hippo
Kiss the Hippo has started at its first establishing location in Richmond last year where now it has grown towards ethical strength. Their coffee beans are sourced directly from the farmers where it is sustainably and ethically grown. Also, the brand supports various numbers of charities which also reflect their goodwill in the brand. You can see their impressive menu consisting of in-house coffee blends and various single-origin options. You should also try their Guatemalan beans if you are fond of drip coffee or Honduran/Colombian George Street blend.
Visit them: 51 Margaret Street, Fitzrovia, London.
Climpson & Sons Coffee Cafe
Climpson & Son is another popular coffee brand proudly presents its original East London Cafe with its best selective coffee in-house blends. They highly focus on sourcing their coffee with their concern towards the environment. They also make sure to bring their inherited sweetness, balance, and clarity in each of their roasting batches. They are established at four spots in London as Climpson’Arch, Climpson’s Cafe, Climpson’s Coffee bar, and Climpson’s Academy.
Visit them: 67 Broadway Market, London.
Rossyln Coffee
Rossyln Coffee is more like a hipster specialty coffee hotspot where the location is the heart of the city also helps it. This can be a refreshing change from the common city folk queue up you see on a weekday morning in city cafes. They carefully source Honduran and Brazilian single-origin coffee roasts along with two-blend coffee brought from El Salvador and Nicaragua dedicated to filter espresso and other milk-based drinks respectively.
Visit them: Rosslyn, 78 Queen Victoria Street, London.
Attendant Coffee
The Attendant coffee originated from the very first cafe opened in Subterranean gentleman’s toilets located in Fitzrovia. They serve coffees made by experts with their in-house roasted coffee beans. Attendant Coffee in Shoreditch. Their flagship cafe is located at the Great Eastern Street inspired by Victorian interiors, bright lighted, plants hanging from the ceiling, and green titled coffee bar along with copper light fixtures. The interiors add to the vibe creating your coffee experience better than ever.
Visit them: Attendant Coffee, 4 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London.
Prufrock Coffee
Prufrock Coffee is based in Holborn serves rich taste coffee for coffee enthusiasts since 2009. They feature a large cafe along with a coffee school located in Clerkenwell. Their brew bar offers hand-brewed filter coffee where customers also get a chance to interact with their trained and skilled baristas. You can also taste their samples freshly roasted and brewed right away. They also offer coffee training to enthusiasts who want to learn about coffee-making methods and processes. Prufrock has now become a leading source of coffee education in the industry to support others as well. They also offer various courses and training in brewing.
Visit them: Prufrock Coffee, 23-25 Leather Lane, Clerkenwell, London.