Café£covent-gardenMon 07:30-18:00, Tue 07:30-18:00, Wed 07:30-18:00, Thu 07:30-18:00, Fri 07:30-18:00, Sat 08:00-18:00, Sun 09:00-18:00Work-friendlyWifi
WatchHouse Covent Garden between The Strand and Covent Garden Market in London, opened 2022, runs the brand's Modern Coffee menu with custom brew bar.
Signature drink: Modern Coffee flat white on the Slayer Steam LPx
Tip: Mezzanine seats above the bar are the laptop-friendly half. Weekday after 14:00 walks in without waiting.
Café£fitzroviaMon-Fri 08:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-19:00Wifi
Hagen's Berners Street espresso bar in Fitzrovia London, the Danish-rooted brand's Copenhagen-founded outpost just off Oxford Street, runs. Family-friendly.
Signature drink: Cortado on the house Hagen blend
Tip: Standing counter at the front is the morning queue. Closed Sundays; weekday after 15:00 has the easiest pour.
Café£kings-crossMon 08:00-22:30, Tue 08:00-22:30, Wed 08:00-22:30, Thu 08:00-22:30, Fri 08:00-22:30, Sat 09:00-22:30, Sun 09:00-21:30Work-friendlyWifi
Caravan's flagship cafe inside the Granary Building in King's Cross London, opened 2012, runs an in-house coffee roastery and an all-day eclectic Antipodean.
Signature drink: Caravan blend espresso
Tip: Plug sockets along the canal-side window seats. Brunch runs to 16:00; dinner from 17:30 on weekdays.
Café£notting-hill-bayswaterMon 08:00-22:30, Tue 08:00-22:30, Wed 08:00-22:30, Thu 08:00-22:30, Fri 08:00-22:30, Sat 08:00-22:30, Sun 08:00-22:00Wifi
Bill Granger's Australian breakfast room on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill London, opened 2011, runs ricotta hotcakes and an all-day brunch menu.
Signature drink: Workshop coffee
Tip: No bookings. The 09:00 queue runs 30 minutes on Saturdays; weekday breakfast walks in by 08:00.
Café£fitzroviaMon 08:00-16:00, Tue 08:00-16:00, Wed 08:00-16:00, Thu 08:00-16:00, Fri 08:00-16:00, Sat 09:00-16:00, Sun 09:00-16:00Work-friendlyWifi
The 1890s Victorian public toilet beneath Foley Street in Fitzrovia London, converted in 2013 into a basement coffee bar serving single-origin espresso.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Tip: The urinals are the bar counter; the cubicles are dining banquettes. The Clerkenwell branch on Great Eastern Street has more workspace.
Café£clerkenwellMon 07:00-17:30, Tue 07:00-17:30, Wed 07:00-17:30, Thu 07:00-17:30, Fri 07:00-17:30, Sat 09:30-17:30Work-friendlyWifi
Stephen Rapoport's first Department site on Leather Lane in Clerkenwell London, opened 2010, runs Roundhill Roastery beans and a tiled industrial-Victorian.
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.