Ulterior Motives
19 MayJune 2026 in London (… and the ulterior coffee motive)
London's June is a calendar of things that don't happen otherwise: a hundred locked gardens opened for one weekend at the start of the month, the King's…
Glass Coffee sources from Hacienda La Esmeralda and roasts at BoxPark; Camden Coffee Roastery does it on the café floor, Colombia filter on the bar.
Destination coffee.
Properly excellent.
Roasting on the café floor, Colombia filter on the bar. Sit down, order a bag on the way out.
Part espresso bar, part coffee machine showroom: a bean shelf stocked across multiple roasts, staff who know the equipment, and flat whites that hold their own. The kind of place where the conversation about coffee goes further than the menu.
Origin Coffee on the machine, pavement tables on Regent's Park Road. Worth the stop in Primrose Hill.
The everyday answer.
The cappuccino is the reason to come to this Mornington Crescent spot. The banana cake earns its place alongside.
The owner is behind the bar and sources the beans personally. The filter coffee is the order to make.
Camden Parkway local where the espresso is dialled to balance and the barista is paying attention. The kind of place that earns regulars before they've decided to be one.
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