Best coffee places in the West End of London ?

Best coffee places in the West End of London ?

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brianashley

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Tuesday 11th April 2017
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For me its going to be "Tap" , Rathbone Place or Fernandez and Wells" . . Also had a lovely cup from one of those Mobile places in Canada Water , by the station.

joshleb

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143 months

Tuesday 11th April 2017
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Soho Bikes is my go to for a hot drink.

But then, I like decent bikes.

Europa1

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187 months

Tuesday 11th April 2017
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brianashley said:
Also had a lovely cup from one of those Mobile places in Canada Water , by the station.
You have a very elastic definition of West End...

brianashley

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Tuesday 11th April 2017
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joshleb said:
Soho Bikes is my go to for a hot drink.

But then, I like decent bikes.
That place is way way too "pretentious" !! Its all cloned beards and ladies jeans. Do they sell , Merlin or litespeed /Black cat etc ?

brianashley

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Tuesday 11th April 2017
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Europa1 said:
You have a very elastic definition of West End...
I just wanted to mention it , as it was that good .

TopGear7

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175 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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Kaffiene
TAP
Department of Coffee & Social Affairs

brianashley

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Thursday 20th April 2017
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TopGear7 said:
Kaffiene
TAP
Department of Coffee & Social Affairs
Now we are talking ! And TAP cakes are Looooovely

CAPP0

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202 months

Thursday 20th April 2017
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How many of these places sell their own versions of that awful, tangy, fruity, slightly-gone-off "coffee" beloved of hipsters these days?

brianashley

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Friday 21st April 2017
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Thats interesting. Sat yesterday having a TAP Black coffee and noted the Fruit taste .Which I like . Gather they now have branch in Selfridges ! The guy really is doing well.

Ascayman

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User33678888

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136 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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Monmouth

tumble dryer

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Friday 21st April 2017
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I'm up in the north east, what are you guys paying for a cup in London?

housen

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191 months

Friday 21st April 2017
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Europa1 said:
brianashley said:
Also had a lovely cup from one of those Mobile places in Canada Water , by the station.
You have a very elastic definition of West End...
lol

hi I live in the west end of London

ohhh very nice !! where abouts ?

Canada water

hehehehehehehehe

brianashley

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Friday 21st April 2017
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housen said:
lol

hi I live in the west end of London

ohhh very nice !! where abouts ?

Canada water

hehehehehehehehe
It was mentioned as it deserves it. One of the best cups i have had in London


A good Black coffee can be anything from £ 2 .50-3.00 on average .

TopGear7

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175 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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User33678888 said:
Monmouth
I've found the price of coffee remains fairly consistent as I'm between Midlands and London often.

Flat - 2.60 - 2.90
Latte - 2.60 - 3.00
Mocha - 2.80 - 3.20

There's an interesting article about this by James Hoffmann (highly recommend his blog). Coffee Shops are petty stuck when it comes to pricing as people haven't accepted that people putting a great deal more effort in to sourcing / making good coffee and providing a good experience will cost more than a standard cafe, especially independents who don't have the economies of scale. This is why coffee shops work on very low margins and high turnover. A lot of the niche coffee shops would love to be charging 4 quid a cup to make it worth their while but it'd end up with everyone going to Costa instead. He did an interesting burger analogy; the public have accepted and are happy to pay 15 quid for a high quality burger in comparison to 99p McDonalds. This same mindset hasn't translated into coffee. The public expect coffee to be X price regardless of where it's coming from.
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Sorry I quoted the wrong person!

Edited by TopGear7 on Saturday 22 April 19:12

zygalski

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144 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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brianashley said:
For me its going to be "Tap" , Rathbone Place or Fernandez and Wells" . . Also had a lovely cup from one of those Mobile places in Canada Water , by the station.
Hipster's Alley has the best unpasteurized goat's milk mochachinos.

brianashley

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84 months

Saturday 22nd April 2017
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I forgot a old classic . The oldest and still one of the best

ladies (and there are many here ) and gents I give you the "Algerian Coffee Store " . Purchased a few bits and bobs and a nice "Induction ready " Grunwerg" That will get its first outing tomorrow . Also purchased some of their Finer ground coffee.

But their actual coffee to drink (take away) is still up there with the best .


UberMeister

302 posts

151 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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I'd also recommend Monmouth, closely followed by Grind. Not sure if there's one in the West End but Notes is pretty good too.

TopGear7

339 posts

175 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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On the topic of old school shops, HR Higgins is on my list to visit. It's in Mayfair.

Some of you may enjoy this - 4 London Coffee Institutions

https://youtu.be/aGe2rTT5IIA

brianashley

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Sunday 23rd April 2017
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TopGear7 said:
On the topic of old school shops, HR Higgins is on my list to visit. It's in Mayfair.

Some of you may enjoy this - 4 London Coffee Institutions

https://youtu.be/aGe2rTT5IIA
Never Tried Higgins. Looks nice . Will report back by the end of the week !


Going there today .

Edited by brianashley on Tuesday 25th April 07:27