"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."
30 Golden Square, London W1F 9LD, 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.
A Carnaby bookstore pulling shots from Open Fields Coffee. Order the flat white.
This is a Colombian roastery that happens to be in Soho, not a Soho cafe that happens to sell Colombian coffee. In-house roasting, direct-trade sourcing, and a barraquito on the menu back that up.