"Food draws the crowd on Choumert Road. The filter coffee rewards whoever orders it, and at a place better known for brunch, that's not nothing."
44-46 Choumert Rd, London SE15 4SE, UK
Pak roasts his own beans in Peckham and brews them at the bar, which makes this a roastery visit, not just a coffee stop. Order the pour-over on whatever single origin is current.
One of very few London roasters working with laurina and aramosa, two low-caffeine cultivars sourced by named origin from Colombia and Brazil. The bags are the point.
Old Spike is a roastery that runs a cafe, not the other way around. The Brazilian house blend is the espresso to order, and the baristas here trained on it as part of a social enterprise mission that puts craft at the centre.