10 cafes in London, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in London.

Towpath ★ 4.6

£CaféHackneyMon-Tue closed, Wed 09:00-17:00, Thu-Sat 09:00-23:00, Sun 09:00-17:00

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.

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

Kaffeine ★ 4.4

£CaféFitzroviaMon 07:30-17:00, Tue 07:30-17:00, Wed 07:30-17:00, Thu 07:30-17:00, Fri 07:30-17:00, Sat 08:30-17:00, Sun 09:00-17:00

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.

TipThe two-floor Eastcastle Street sibling around the corner is the quieter remote-work bet.

WatchHouse Covent Garden ★ 4.4

£CaféCovent 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 09:00-18:00

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.

TipMezzanine seats above the bar are the laptop-friendly half. Weekday after 14:00 walks in without waiting.

Hagen Fitzrovia ★ 4.4

£CaféFitzroviaMon-Fri 08:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-19:00

Hagen's Berners Street espresso bar in Fitzrovia London, the Danish-rooted brand's Copenhagen-founded outpost just off Oxford Street, runs. Family-friendly.

TipStanding counter at the front is the morning queue. Closed Sundays; weekday after 15:00 has the easiest pour.

Caravan King's Cross ★ 4.4

£CaféKings 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 09:00-21:30

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.

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

Granger and Co Notting Hill ★ 4.4

£CaféNotting Hill BayswaterMon-Sat 07:00-22:30, Sun 08:00-21:30

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

TipNo bookings. The 09:00 queue runs 30 minutes on Saturdays; weekday breakfast walks in by 08:00.

Prufrock Coffee ★ 4.4

£CaféClerkenwellMon 08:00-18:00, Tue 08:00-18:00, Wed 08:00-18:00, Thu 08:00-18:00, Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-17:00

Jeremy Challender and Gwilym Davies's Leather Lane training cafe in Clerkenwell London, opened 2009, runs a focused filter program and weekday-only opening.

TipOpen Mon-Fri only; closed weekends. Davies took the World Barista Champion title in 2009 with a Prufrock cup.

The Attendant Fitzrovia ★ 4.3

£CaféFitzroviaMon 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 09:00-16:00

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

TipThe urinals are the bar counter; the cubicles are dining banquettes. The Clerkenwell branch on Great Eastern Street has more workspace.

Store Street Espresso ★ 4.3

£CaféFitzroviaMon-Fri 07:30-18:00, Sat 09:00-17:30, Sun 09:30-17:00

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.

TipCommunal long tables are laptop-friendly. Doors open 07:30 weekdays; closed Sundays.

Notes Coffee ★ 4.2

£CaféCovent GardenMon 07:30-21:00, Tue 07:30-21:00, Wed 07:30-21:00, Thu 07:30-22:00, Fri 07:30-22:00, Sat 07:30-22:00, Sun 10:00-18:00

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.

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

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