"Off Soho's main streets in Farrier's Passage, someone here knows how to pull a cortado. The cold brew is prepared ahead; not a machine-coffee operation."
7 Farrier's Psge, London W1D 7DP, UK
Peter opened this in 2009, when there were very few places in London taking coffee seriously. He's still there, and so is the standard.
Kiss the Hippo roasts in Richmond and runs this Soho counter on the same terms: rotating single origins, seasonal espresso blends, and a manual brew menu from V60 to Chemex. This isn't a branded spin-off; it's the roaster, in Soho.
A Carnaby bookstore pulling shots from Open Fields Coffee. Order the flat white.