Category · 48 spots
Independent roasters and specialty brews
Near Arsenal
The OG of London specialty coffee. Still the benchmark after all these years. Queue down the street most mornings.
Founded by a World Barista Champion, Prufrock is serious about coffee. The training centre upstairs has produced some of London's best baristas.
Near Chelsea
Carbon-neutral roaster with a smart cafe near the King's Road. Single-origin filters and proper baristas.
Near Brentford
Cornish roaster's London outpost near Kew Bridge. Filter program is exceptional.
Near Millwall
The original WatchHouse, in a tiny converted watchman's hut. Possibly the best espresso in south London.
Monmouth's Bermondsey outpost on the Maltby Street market arches. Filter coffee, hot pastries, big communal tables.
Near Leyton Orient
Plant-laden cafe a few minutes from Brisbane Road doing serious filters and rotating single origins.
A New Zealand import that feels more like a friendly neighborhood cafe than a hipster outpost. Roastery on-site.
Aussie-style cafe that was one of the first to bring Antipodean coffee culture to London. Still brilliant after all these years.
Independent Fulham roaster doing serious flat whites and Southeast Asian-inspired pastries. A quiet corner before Stamford Bridge.
Near Tottenham Hotspur
East London roaster with an outpost on the High Road. House blend's punchy, oat flat whites are exceptional.
Near West Ham United
Tiny third-wave bar near the Olympic Park doing rotating single origins and a tight breakfast menu.
Near Crystal Palace
Family-run cafe with their own roastery. The flat whites have a regular following on the Triangle.
Near Fulham
Independent micro-roaster with a tiny Fulham cafe doing seasonal espresso and house-baked banana bread.
East London roaster opened a Chiswick site, single origins, oat flat whites, and a steady local crowd.
Near Queens Park Rangers
Independent neighborhood cafe with bright interiors, strong oat flat whites and house-baked banana bread.
Near Charlton Athletic
New Zealand-style cafe with serious flat whites and a hefty brunch menu. Always packed at weekends.
Local roastery and cafe a short walk from the Valley. Cheap, friendly and the kind of place fans use as their pre-match office.
Independent cafe doing house-roasted beans and proper pastries. Regular crowd, friendly service.
Near AFC Wimbledon
Cafe in a converted park building beside Wimbledon Park lake. Proper coffee, hot brunches and lake views.
Scandi-leaning cafe with clean espresso, oat lattes and a tight cardamom-bun-led pastry case.
Tiny independent espresso bar on a side street off the Broadway. Strong, fast, friendly.
Near Sutton United
Cheam Village coffee bar doing single origins and an excellent toastie menu. Quieter than central Sutton.
A small but perfectly formed coffee bar on Wardour Street. Minimal, focused, and making some of the best espresso in Soho.
Tiny independent on Bruce Grove with a regular crowd of locals and a no-nonsense espresso program.
Bright, modern cafe near Tottenham Hale station doing serious filters and a tight pastry case.
Lakeside cafe in Victoria Park with proper coffee, brunch and weekend queues that are worth it.
Independent cafe near Maryland station with house-baked cakes and a regular pre-match crowd.
Local mini-chain that started in Crystal Palace station, proper coffee, brunch and locally-baked pastries.
Tiny corner cafe doing strong espresso and a tight breakfast menu. Locals only on a Saturday morning.
Cozy corner cafe on Parsons Green with strong flat whites and a regular following of locals walking to the Cottage.
Riverside cafe in a converted brewery building with an outdoor terrace facing the Thames.
Tiny espresso bar in the heart of Greenwich Market doing seasonal single origins and house-baked cakes.
East London roaster's Leytonstone branch. Reliable strong flat whites and a tight breakfast menu.
Independent High Street cafe doing strong flat whites and a hefty breakfast menu.
Tiny side-street cafe with a steady local crowd and proper espresso. Cash-friendly, friendly full stop.
Near Barnet
Independent High Street cafe doing strong flat whites, breakfast baps and house-baked cakes.
Tiny Stanmore cafe with proper espresso and a tight local crowd. Cash-friendly, friendly full stop.
Proper specialty coffee a short walk from the Emirates. Light roasts, friendly baristas, decent pre-match flat white.
Small independent doing single-origin pour-overs and proper espresso near Highbury Fields.
A Victorian toilet converted into a coffee shop. Sounds weird, works brilliantly. Original porcelain urinals form the booths.
Brunch-and-coffee institution on Parsons Green. Boho garden out the back, generous coffees, queues that move fast.
London specialty mini-chain with a sleek Fulham branch. Strong espresso, big windows, fast service.
London specialty mini-chain inside Westfield. Sleek, fast, properly extracted espresso.
Another solid specialty option in the Westfield food hall with serious filters and the usual Notes pastry case.
Notes in the London Bridge arches, big airy space, strong flat whites and a tight food menu.
London mini-chain branch on the Edgware Road doing pink-themed interiors and reliable specialty coffee.
Churchill-themed neighbourhood cafe on Blackstock Road, two minutes from the ground.
