Best coffee places in the West End of London ?

[matrignano]

Princi if you like actual coffee and not the stupid American concoctions.
Espresso or Cappuccino, everything else is unnecessary

[brianashley]

And then nip over the road for amazing Chocolates !

[matrignano]

brianashley said:

And then nip over the road for amazing Chocolates !

Paul A Young? any good?

[brianashley]

Here now. (Higgins)

Upstairs is nice. Coffee good. gear well expensive . Save. A fortune and buy from Selfridges ,JL or eBay .

Downstairs decor is a bit Meh . Cakes poor . Coffee prices are very very good. Cheaper than most might think. My coffee is nice. But I wouldn't say it's as good as Taps or F&W etc


But thanks for the recommendation

Edited by brianashley on Tuesday 25th April 16:34

[tomtom]

I like Workshop in St Christopher's Place and TAP on Wardour St.

[TopGear7]

brianashley said:

Here now. (Higgins)

Upstairs is nice. Coffee good. gear well expensive . Save. A fortune and buy from Selfridges ,JL or eBay .

Downstairs decor is a bit Meh . Cakes poor . Coffee prices are very very good. Cheaper than most might think. My coffee is nice. But I wouldn't say it's as good as Taps or F&W etc


But thanks for the recommendation

Edited by brianashley on Tuesday 25th April 16:34

Interesting thanks for review. I'm going to go on a bit of a coffee tour next week as I'm going to be in central with a few hours to kill on my own.

[TopGear7]

Are Curators and Soho Grind coffee worth checking out?

[brianashley]

TopGear7 said:

Are Curators and Soho Grind coffee worth checking out?

Yes! On foot you can overdose on Good coffee around the west end /mayfair . Places like "Flat white" are a little "old" now, but bloody hell they caused a stir when they opened . I like coffee .I have been involved in the business for a very short time. But the whole "culture/hipster thing makes me laugh . Its so god damm pretentious .

TAP needs to on your list. I think Rathbone Place is the nicest and its a great food area . F&W (http://www.fernandezandwells.com/shop/lexington-street/) is one of my favourite and sentimental places (somerset house branch ) I love taking guests to london there . The coffee is strong etc.It tends to be rare I want 2 ! otherwise i turn into a junkie .

"Algerian coffee" shop just for the whole history .Its bloody amazing and the least pretentious place . Their coffee to take away is mind blowing good .But probably better for the 'expresso " crew .Which i find hard to drink .


Next.."Look mum no hands" it might be a short slep on the underground etc .But it is a amazing coffee place .One of the first hybrid "coffee/hipsterfixedwheelmetrosexual" hang outs .But it works and they are copied all over the world.


There is also a great French place .Its simple, the coffee relaxing....but 1/2 the forum want a selfie with David Beckham so i will keep that place private (!)


http://www.maisonbertaux.com/ in soho is a lovely place and one of the best to "watch people " which is why i like coffee places . Its a bloody busy place. bit mental . But great fun. And you will see many famous people in there . Cakes are "top top top" ! Its a rich full of life place. very "gay" slightly pretentious but not "hipster" . I have never ever had a bad coffee there.

For me coffee is boring without "something" , music, friends or to "people watch" Even if the coffee is the finest , but the place "meh" It aint for me .

[TopGear7]

brianashley said:

Yes! On foot you can overdose on Good coffee around the west end /mayfair . Places like "Flat white" are a little "old" now, but bloody hell they caused a stir when they opened . I like coffee .I have been involved in the business for a very short time. But the whole "culture/hipster thing makes me laugh . Its so god damm pretentious .

TAP needs to on your list. I think Rathbone Place is the nicest and its a great food area . F&W (http://www.fernandezandwells.com/shop/lexington-street/) is one of my favourite and sentimental places (somerset house branch ) I love taking guests to london there . The coffee is strong etc.It tends to be rare I want 2 ! otherwise i turn into a junkie .

"Algerian coffee" shop just for the whole history .Its bloody amazing and the least pretentious place . Their coffee to take away is mind blowing good .But probably better for the 'expresso " crew .Which i find hard to drink .


Next.."Look mum no hands" it might be a short slep on the underground etc .But it is a amazing coffee place .One of the first hybrid "coffee/hipsterfixedwheelmetrosexual" hang outs .But it works and they are copied all over the world.


There is also a great French place .Its simple, the coffee relaxing....but 1/2 the forum want a selfie with David Beckham so i will keep that place private (!)


http://www.maisonbertaux.com/ in soho is a lovely place and one of the best to "watch people " which is why i like coffee places . Its a bloody busy place. bit mental . But great fun. And you will see many famous people in there . Cakes are "top top top" ! Its a rich full of life place. very "gay" slightly pretentious but not "hipster" . I have never ever had a bad coffee there.

For me coffee is boring without "something" , music, friends or to "people watch" Even if the coffee is the finest , but the place "meh" It aint for me .

Ah brilliant! I've added your suggestions to the list. F&W I've been meaning to go to for a while.

I visited TAP last week and the coffee was just how I like it. At the minute, Kaffiene and TAP are my top two for coffee to my taste.

I'll report back on the places I end up going. I'm not sure if I'll be able to handle the amount of coffee I'm trying to cram in to a day. I'm only person among my group of friends who has a nerdy obsession with coffee so I'm going to have to commence this 'coffee crawl' solo and I'm going to be meet up with a friend at WorkShop Coffee mid-afternoon and then go on from there. Prufrock is high on my list too.

I totally 'get' what you mean about people watch element and general relaxed, hang out vibe which adds so much more to the experience than sitting in an underground basement with overly loud music and people trying act far too 'cool' lol.

[brianashley]

I know it's not the bloody west end !!
But here I am again in Canada Water .
The guy selling coffee , his business is Called "Mouse Tail" I believe they have a few mobile units .
Look for a white Piaggio coffee van tingy
Far superior than a few mentioned in this thread !! They roast their own etc .

If you are local , have a try . And their oval flapjacks are the best I have ever eaten .

Edited by brianashley on Saturday 29th April 11:52

[TopGear7]

I visited Prufrock - Chancery Lane; brilliant Flat White. Very fruity, berry notes. The location is pretty quirky, lots of little stalls selling street food on the street outside and there's Departtment of Coffee and Social Affairs across the road.

[brianashley]

TopGear7 said:

I visited Prufrock - Chancery Lane; brilliant Flat White. Very fruity, berry notes. The location is pretty quirky, lots of little stalls selling street food on the street outside and there's Departtment of Coffee and Social Affairs across the road.

We went to La Fromagerie today

https://www.lafromagerie.co.uk/marylebonew1/

It gets busy .But their coffee is excellent ,based on Black coffee. I dont care about coffee with milk !

Now Home and going to brew up a "Algerian Coffee shop" San Augustin . , which is a complex taste .Like a Good Rioja wine .