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Kiss the Hippo Coffee ShoreditchShoreditch, LondonKiss the Hippo Coffee →

★★★PuristDestination coffee

City Rd0.5 mi from Shoreditch centrelast reviewed May 2026

Kiss the Hippo's own roastery pours named-producer microlots and Cup of Excellence coffees here, with tasting notes on every bag.

The own-roastery brand's Shoreditch counter, pouring Cup of Excellence microlots most London menus skip.

4.7★★★★½(381)
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What we love

  • •Kiss the Hippo roasts its own beans as a brand, supplying this Shoreditch counter directly
  • •Sources named-producer microlots, including Cup of Excellence-designated coffees
  • •Tasting notes printed for every single origin, on both espresso and filter
  • •Retail beans and brewing kit sold in-store, with guides for home V60 and Chemex setups
  • •Baristas talk through where each single origin comes from, unprompted

Location

145 City Rd, London EC1V 1AW, UK

0.5 mi from Shoreditch centre

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