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CaféClerkenwellWork-friendlyWifi
Stephen Rapoport's first Department site on Leather Lane in Clerkenwell London, opened 2010, runs Roundhill Roastery beans and a tiled industrial-Victorian.
DrinkHouse espresso blend
TipThe Leather Lane original takes laptops; their other 40-plus sites range from work-friendly to grab-and-go.
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CaféCovent GardenWork-friendlyWifi
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.
DrinkHouse espresso
TipThe downstairs basement is the laptop-friendly room. After 18:00 it pivots to a small-plates wine bar.
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CaféFitzroviaWork-friendlyWifi
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.
DrinkSingle-origin filter
TipCommunal long tables are laptop-friendly. Doors open 07:30 weekdays; closed Sundays.
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CaféHackney
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.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipOpen March to October only, daytime only, outdoor seats by the towpath. No bookings, cash and card.
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CaféBorough
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.
DrinkSingle-origin espresso
TipCounter-and-bench seating only. Closed Sundays. The Covent Garden original on Monmouth Street is more laptop-tolerant.
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CaféClerkenwellWork-friendlyWifi
Jeremy Challender and Gwilym Davies's Leather Lane training cafe in Clerkenwell London, opened 2009, runs a focused filter program and weekday-only opening.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipOpen Mon-Fri only; closed weekends. Davies took the World Barista Champion title in 2009 with a Prufrock cup.