Proper Coffee
★★★ PuristLast reviewed May 2026

Dark Arts Coffee ShoreditchShoreditch, London

"The room looks borrowed from a Shoreditch tattoo parlour. The espresso is as committed as the aesthetic, which is saying something."

4.9★★★★½(16)
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Roasts on-siteSingle originsBeans to go

What we love

  • Own roastery: Dark Arts Coffee, one of the UK's most recognised specialty operations
  • Single origins on the espresso menu, with tasting notes
  • Retail beans to take home

Location

1 Holywell Ln, London EC2A 3ET, UK

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