Hackney Rd0.2 mi from Shoreditch centrelast reviewed May 2026
Plot Roasting anchors the espresso, with a guest roaster slot running alongside it so the cup changes. A considered stop on Hackney Road.
Plot Roasting as the house pour, with a guest rotation that earns a second visit.
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.
Hackney Rd0.2 mi from Shoreditch centrelast reviewed May 2026
Plot Roasting anchors the espresso, with a guest roaster slot running alongside it so the cup changes. A considered stop on Hackney Road.
Plot Roasting as the house pour, with a guest rotation that earns a second visit.
21 Hackney Rd, London E2 7NX, UK
0.2 mi from Shoreditch 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.
The room looks borrowed from the tattoo parlour next door, and the espresso is just as committed to the bit, extracted with real precision.
Kiss the Hippo's own roastery pours named-producer microlots and Cup of Excellence coffees here, with tasting notes on every bag.
Flying Horse roasts their own beans in Hackney and pours them in Shoreditch, which is as close to the source as you'll get in this corner of the city. Come for the single origins.