Goose and Grind London coffee guide

Central London

Central

Soho, Covent Garden, Fitzrovia, Marylebone, Leather Lane, Bloomsbury, Victoria and the City — the West End and the Square Mile. 23 shops in this edition, numbered for the guidebook pins.

A warm generic cafe interior with a wooden bar, espresso machine and brass pendant lights. Illustrative image, not a photograph of a particular shop.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

  1. Kiss the Hippo, Bloomsbury · 3 Bayley Street, WC1B 3HA
  2. Jacob the Angel · 16½ Neal's Yard, WC2H 9DP
  3. Monmouth Coffee, Covent Garden · 27 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9EU
  4. Qima Café, Covent Garden · 21–22 New Row, WC2N 4LE
  5. Redemption Roasters, Covent Garden · 40 Drury Lane, WC2B 5RR
  6. WatchHouse, Seven Dials · 7 Upper St Martin's Lane, WC2H 9DL
  7. Notes Coffee, Trafalgar Square · 31 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ER
  8. Kaffeine, Eastcastle Street · 15 Eastcastle Street, W1T 3AY
  9. Kaffeine, Fitzrovia · 66 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 7QJ
  10. Kiss the Hippo, Margaret Street · 51 Margaret Street, W1W 8SG
  11. Qima Café, Warren Street · 21 Warren Street, W1T 5LT
  12. WatchHouse, Fetter Lane · 92 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1EP
  13. Prufrock Coffee, Leather Lane · 23–25 Leather Lane, EC1N 7TE
  14. Kiss the Hippo, Marylebone · 2A George Street, W1U 3QT
  15. Algerian Coffee Stores, Soho · 52 Old Compton Street, W1D 4PB
  16. Flat White, Soho · 17 Berwick Street, W1F 0PT
  17. Kiss the Hippo, Soho · 30 Golden Square, W1F 9LD
  18. WatchHouse, Somerset House · East Wing, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA
  19. Attendant, Bank · 85 King William Street
  20. Ozone Coffee, Cheapside · Regina House, 69 Cheapside, EC2V 6AZ
  21. Story Coffee, Devonshire Square · 7 Devonshire Square, EC2M 4YH
  22. Rosslyn Coffee, Queen Victoria Street · 78 Queen Victoria Street, EC4N 4SJ
  23. Attendant, Victoria Place · 10 Bressenden Place, SW1E 5DH
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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

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Research guideOpen Sunday

Kiss the Hippo, Bloomsbury

3 Bayley Street, WC1B 3HA

Central · Bloomsbury

Goodge Street or Russell Square

Kiss the Hippo's Bloomsbury café, at 3 Bayley Street, WC1B 3HA, is listed on the official locations page. Monday to Friday 07:00–18:30, Saturday and Sunday 07:30–17:30. We have not visited. The same London roaster also has a Marylebone café already in this guide.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

Jacob the Angel

16½ Neal's Yard, WC2H 9DP

Central · Covent Garden

Covent Garden

An English coffee house on Neal's Yard in Covent Garden, at 16½ Neal's Yard, according to the official site. Opening hours were not clearly published on the homepage we checked. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideClosed SundayCard only

Monmouth Coffee, Covent Garden

27 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9EU

Central · Covent Garden

Covent Garden or Leicester Square

Monmouth's original Covent Garden shop, at 27 Monmouth Street. The official shops page lists Monday to Saturday 08:00–19:00, closed Sunday, and card payments only. We have not visited. For the Borough Market shop, see the South London listing.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Roasted coffee beans being poured from a wooden scoop into a jute sack. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

Qima Café, Covent Garden

21–22 New Row, WC2N 4LE

Central · Covent Garden

Leicester Square or Covent Garden

Qima's Covent Garden café, at 21–22 New Row, listed on the official Qima Café site alongside the Warren Street shop. Opening hours should be confirmed on their site before you travel. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen SundayWheelchair access, the shop says

Redemption Roasters, Covent Garden

40 Drury Lane, WC2B 5RR

Central · Covent Garden

Covent Garden or Holborn

A Covent Garden café whose parent trains prison residents and people leaving prison in roasting and barista work, in the company's own description. We link that story rather than turning it into an endorsement.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

WatchHouse, Seven Dials

7 Upper St Martin's Lane, WC2H 9DL

Central · Covent Garden

Leicester Square or Covent Garden

WatchHouse's Seven Dials café, at 7 Upper St Martin's Lane, WC2H 9DL, is listed on the official locations page. Monday to Friday 07:30–18:00, Saturday and Sunday 08:00–18:00. The official page marks this site as dog-friendly. We have not visited. The same group also has a café at Somerset House, already in this guide.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A small ceramic cup of espresso with tiger-striped crema on a matching saucer. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen SundayEvening hours midweek

Notes Coffee, Trafalgar Square

31 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4ER

Central · Covent Garden

Leicester Square or Charing Cross

A useful cup between the National Gallery, Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square, with evening hours midweek. Notes itself says this is a listed building, with a ramp at the entrance and toilets in the basement — worth knowing if that affects your visit.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

Kaffeine, Eastcastle Street

15 Eastcastle Street, W1T 3AY

Central · Fitzrovia

Oxford Circus or Goodge Street

Kaffeine's second Fitzrovia café, on Eastcastle Street, a short walk from Oxford Circus. The official site lists weekday hours matching the original Great Titchfield Street shop; Saturday closing time and Sunday hours were not fully set out on the homepage we checked. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Two hands holding a steaming ceramic mug of black coffee. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideTop 10Open Sunday

Kaffeine, Fitzrovia

66 Great Titchfield Street, W1W 7QJ

Central · Fitzrovia

Oxford Circus (the shop says it is three minutes away)

Open since 2009. The shop itself says it is three minutes from Oxford Circus, which makes it a practical West End stop. A weekly food menu dated 9 November 2026 was on the official page when the listing was researched.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

Kiss the Hippo, Margaret Street

51 Margaret Street, W1W 8SG

Central · Fitzrovia

Oxford Circus

Kiss the Hippo's Margaret Street café in Fitzrovia, at 51 Margaret Street, is listed on the official locations page with Monday to Friday hours 07:30–17:30 and later opening at the weekend. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A pour-over dripper on a glass carafe, with water being poured from a goose-neck kettle. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

Qima Café, Warren Street

21 Warren Street, W1T 5LT

Central · Fitzrovia

Warren Street

Qima Café and Pâtisserie at 21 Warren Street, Fitzrovia, is listed on the official Qima Café site, with a second café on New Row in Covent Garden. Opening hours were not clearly published on the page we checked. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideClosed Sunday

WatchHouse, Fetter Lane

92 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1EP

Central · Holborn

Chancery Lane or Farringdon

WatchHouse's Fetter Lane café, at 92 Fetter Lane, is listed on the official locations page as a weekday shop: Monday to Thursday 07:30–17:00, Friday 07:30–16:00, closed at the weekend, and marked dog-friendly. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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The shopfront of Prufrock Coffee on Leather Lane, with a white fascia, large windows, red outdoor chairs and a bicycle on the pavement.

Photo: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideTop 10Open Sunday

Prufrock Coffee, Leather Lane

23–25 Leather Lane, EC1N 7TE

Central · Leather Lane

Farringdon, Holborn or Chancery Lane

A Leather Lane fixture since 2011, a short walk from Farringdon and Holborn, and a natural pair with Square Mile in the beans section. Useful if you want a sit-down speciality shop on the City edge rather than a station kiosk.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen SundayEarly opening

Kiss the Hippo, Marylebone

2A George Street, W1U 3QT

Central · Marylebone

Bond Street or Baker Street, near Marylebone High Street

Early and reasonably late hours near Marylebone High Street, from a London roaster that calls itself “London's first carbon negative coffee roastery”. That claim is theirs; we do not certify it.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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The red shopfront of Algerian Coffee Stores at 52 Old Compton Street, with gold lettering, a red awning and a window display of coffee pots and tins.

Photo: Ewan-M, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideTop 10Closed SundayCoffee merchant

Algerian Coffee Stores, Soho

52 Old Compton Street, W1D 4PB

Central · Soho

Leicester Square or Tottenham Court Road

A historic Soho coffee merchant, not a flat-white café. It earns a place as the West End stop for buying beans, and it pairs with the beans guide. The 10:00 opening and the Sunday closure are the facts visitors need.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A top-down view of latte art in a ceramic bowl beside a brass teaspoon. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

Kiss the Hippo, Soho

30 Golden Square, W1F 9LD

Central · Soho

Piccadilly Circus or Oxford Circus

Kiss the Hippo's Soho café, at 30 Golden Square, W1F 9LD, is listed on the official locations page. Monday to Friday 07:30–17:30, Saturday and Sunday 09:00–17:30. We have not visited. The same London roaster also has a Marylebone café already in this guide.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideOpen Sunday

WatchHouse, Somerset House

East Wing, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA

Central · Strand

Temple or Embankment

Coffee inside a landmark people already visit, with a brew bar and brunch — a practical stop if you are already at Somerset House.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A latte on a round wooden table by a rain-speckled cafe window, with a small vase of eucalyptus. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

Attendant, Bank

85 King William Street

Central · The City

Bank

Attendant's Bank café is listed on the official locations page, close to Bank station, with the page's own map link using 85 King William Street. Opening hours and a postcode were not printed as a timetable on that page. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A small ceramic cup of espresso with tiger-striped crema on a matching saucer. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverifiedWork café

Ozone Coffee, Cheapside

Regina House, 69 Cheapside, EC2V 6AZ

Central · The City

Mansion House or St Paul's

Ozone lists a Work Café at Regina House, 69 Cheapside, on its official locations page. Exact hours were not set out next to the address; Ozone describes its City espresso bars as weekday operations. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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Two hands holding a steaming ceramic mug of black coffee. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

Story Coffee, Devonshire Square

7 Devonshire Square, EC2M 4YH

Central · The City

Liverpool Street

Story Coffee's City café, at 7 Devonshire Square, near Liverpool Street. The official locations page lists Monday to Thursday 08:00–16:00 and mentions indoor and outdoor seating; Friday to Sunday hours were not set out there when we checked. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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The shopfront of Rosslyn Coffee at 78 Queen Victoria Street, with two black-framed windows, wooden benches and a church visible to the right.

Photo: Bex Walton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Research guideClosed SundayEarly opening

Rosslyn Coffee, Queen Victoria Street

78 Queen Victoria Street, EC4N 4SJ

Central · The City

Bank, Mansion House or St Paul's

An early-opening City shop a short walk from St Paul's and Bank, and one of the Rosslyn sites that also opens on Saturday. Most of their other sites are weekday-only — worth checking before a weekend walk.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.

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A cappuccino in a ceramic cup next to an almond croissant. Illustrative image.

Illustrative image — not a photograph of this shop.

Research guideSunday hours unverified

Attendant, Victoria Place

10 Bressenden Place, SW1E 5DH

Central · Victoria

Victoria

Attendant's Victoria Place café, at 10 Bressenden Place, is listed on the official locations page as a site designed for commuters and office workers, inside a central London office environment. Opening hours were not published next to the address on that page. The same page also describes cafés in Fitzrovia (the original, in a restored Victorian public convenience), Clerkenwell, Mayfair and Bank. We have not visited.

Shop notes Open in maps Official site

Facts checked: 12 November 2026.