Clarence Rd0.4 mi from Hackney centrelast reviewed May 2026
Guest roasters cycle through a La Marzocco setup with hand brew and batch options alongside, and the retail shelf is stocked for people who want to take the conversation home.
Coffee people cross London for the rotating guest programme and the owner who sources each roaster personally.
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jun
London in July runs two clocks. One is the second week at the tennis and the Proms finding their opening night; the other is quieter: six wooden skiffs rowing…
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
Clarence Rd0.4 mi from Hackney centrelast reviewed May 2026
Guest roasters cycle through a La Marzocco setup with hand brew and batch options alongside, and the retail shelf is stocked for people who want to take the conversation home.
Coffee people cross London for the rotating guest programme and the owner who sources each roaster personally.
163 Clarence Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 8EE, UK
0.4 mi from Hackney centre
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jun
London in July runs two clocks. One is the second week at the tennis and the Proms finding their opening night; the other is quieter: six wooden skiffs rowing…
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
A hatch in St John at Hackney's courtyard, running single-origin filter as the main event. Order the Nicaraguan black on the barista's recommendation.
Hatch cafe on Mare Street running a different roaster every month. Order off whatever's on the hopper today.
Elsewhere roasts its own coffee and runs a focused bar in Hackney where weighing shots and checking extractions is just how it works, not a talking point.