Chalton St0.3 mi from King's Cross centrelast reviewed May 2026
A Latin American-run independent on Chalton Street where Colombian coffee is the anchor. Named Al Grano, Spanish for 'to the bean'; the mission statement is in the name.
Named after the bean, with Colombian coffee to back it up.
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jun
London in July runs two clocks. One is the second week at the tennis and the Proms finding their opening night; the other is quieter: six wooden skiffs rowing…
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
Chalton St0.3 mi from King's Cross centrelast reviewed May 2026
A Latin American-run independent on Chalton Street where Colombian coffee is the anchor. Named Al Grano, Spanish for 'to the bean'; the mission statement is in the name.
Named after the bean, with Colombian coffee to back it up.
17 Chalton St, London NW1 1JD, UK
0.3 mi from King's Cross centre
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jun
London in July runs two clocks. One is the second week at the tennis and the Proms finding their opening night; the other is quieter: six wooden skiffs rowing…
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
Down a stairwell inside King's Cross station, past the ticket hall and the Harry Potter shop, sits a full roastery-run espresso bar with beans rotating by the week. Tell the team what you're after and they'll point you to the right cup.
Their own Colombian single-origins, roasted at the brand's own roastery and traceable to named producers, poured from a takeaway kiosk by the station. It's the kind of pedigree you don't expect from a coffee grabbed on the way to a train.
A short walk from King's Cross station, worth the detour when the alternative is a station-chain coffee before your train.