Cafes in London

The Royal Exchange outpost of Rosslyn Coffee—inside one of the City of London's most architecturally significant buildings, a neoclassical exchange hall now given over to luxury retail and this carefully prepared specialty coffee. A remarkable setting for a serious cup.

WatchHouse's South Bank location occupies a Victorian railway arch opposite the Tate Modern—serious single-origins in a room where Bankside's cultural energy flows naturally through the door.

Stephenson Edwards' 2021 City of London fit-out—raw plaster, dark steel, marble counter—gives this Rosslyn outpost a confident material presence that holds its own against the surrounding corporate architecture.

KBMD's bright green 2024 fit-out for the Canary Wharf location gives the Cabot Place mall a contemporary coffee destination with pastries and single-origin offerings, a departure from the corporate coffee culture that otherwise dominates the financial district.

A sleek city outpost of WatchHouse tucked into the atrium of a Fenchurch Street tower—specialty coffee served to the Square Mile without any sacrifice of quality or craft.

The café element of The Lavery in Kensington—a room serving hotel guests and neighbourhood visitors with the same care that the property's design brings to everything else. Good coffee in a well-designed space.

Special Guests Coffee is a London specialty coffee shop in Marylebone offering a considered, quality-driven approach to the cup without pretension. A serious coffee address run by people who understand that the best hospitality is the kind that doesn't announce itself.

WatchHouse Marylebone situates the specialty coffee brand in one of London's most residential and boutique-commercial neighborhoods—a location that draws the Marylebone Village regulars who have come to expect independent quality alongside independent retail. The quiet confidence of the neighborhood suits the brand.