Store Street Espresso is a cafe in Fitzrovia, London.
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.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Communal long tables are laptop-friendly. Doors open 07:30 weekdays; closed Sundays.
Address: 40 Store Street, London WC1E 7DB
Peter Dore-Smith's Australian-style coffee bar on Great Titchfield Street in Fitzrovia London, opened 2009, runs Square Mile beans and a serious daytime food.
Signature drink: Square Mile filter coffee
Tip: The two-floor Eastcastle Street sibling around the corner is the quieter remote-work bet.
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.
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.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Open March to October only, daytime only, outdoor seats by the towpath. No bookings, cash and card.
Monmouth's Borough Market cafe in London, opened in this site in 2002 and trading as a coffee roaster since 1978, runs single-origin espresso at a standing.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Tip: Counter-and-bench seating only. Closed Sundays. The Covent Garden original on Monmouth Street is more laptop-tolerant.
Jeremy Challender and Gwilym Davies's Leather Lane training cafe in Clerkenwell London, opened 2009, runs a focused filter program and weekday-only opening.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Open Mon-Fri only; closed weekends. Davies took the World Barista Champion title in 2009 with a Prufrock cup.
Peter Dore-Smith's Australian-style coffee bar on Great Titchfield Street in Fitzrovia London, opened 2009, runs Square Mile beans and a serious daytime food.
Signature drink: Square Mile filter coffee
Tip: The two-floor Eastcastle Street sibling around the corner is the quieter remote-work bet.
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.
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.
