Neighbourhoodkings-cross
Signature drinkCaravan blend espresso
WifiYes
Work-friendlyYes

Tip: Plug sockets along the canal-side window seats. Brunch runs to 16:00; dinner from 17:30 on weekdays.

Location

Address: 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA

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Granger and Co Notting Hill ★ 4.4

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Bill Granger's Australian breakfast room on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill London, opened 2011, runs ricotta hotcakes and an all-day brunch menu with serious flat white.

Signature drink: Workshop coffee

Tip: No bookings. The 09:00 queue runs 30 minutes on Saturdays; weekday breakfast walks in by 08:00.

The Attendant Fitzrovia ★ 4.3

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The 1890s Victorian public toilet beneath Foley Street in Fitzrovia London, converted in 2013 into a basement coffee bar serving single-origin espresso and weekday brunch.

Signature drink: Single-origin espresso

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Department of Coffee and Social Affairs ★ 4.1

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Stephen Rapoport's first Department site on Leather Lane in Clerkenwell London, opened 2010, runs Roundhill Roastery beans and a tiled industrial-Victorian cafe space.

Signature drink: House espresso blend

Tip: The Leather Lane original takes laptops; their other 40-plus sites range from work-friendly to grab-and-go.

Notes Coffee ★ 4.2

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Robert Robinson's Notes Coffee on St Martin's Lane in Covent Garden London, opened 2010, runs an in-house roastery, a focused wine list at night and a daytime work cafe.

Signature drink: House espresso

Tip: The downstairs basement is the laptop-friendly room. After 18:00 it pivots to a small-plates wine bar.

Store Street Espresso ★ 4.3

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Store Street Espresso's Bloomsbury cafe on Store Street in central London, opened 2012, runs Workshop and Origin beans in a long-corridor cafe popular with UCL students.

Signature drink: Single-origin filter

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Towpath ★ 4.6

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Lori De Mori and Laura Jackson's Regent's Canal cafe between De Beauvoir and Haggerston Park in east London, opened 2010, an outdoor-only seasonal cafe (closed Nov-Mar).

Signature drink: Filter coffee

Tip: Open March to October only, daytime only, outdoor seats by the towpath. No bookings, cash and card.

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