St John St0.5 mi from Clerkenwell centrelast reviewed May 2026
Volcano Coffee Works pulls the espresso programme, with single origins and tasting notes on the menu. The tea list runs to named Japanese cultivars and is the other reason to stop in Clerkenwell.
Volcano Coffee Works on the espresso, named Japanese cultivars on the tea list.
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.
St John St0.5 mi from Clerkenwell centrelast reviewed May 2026
Volcano Coffee Works pulls the espresso programme, with single origins and tasting notes on the menu. The tea list runs to named Japanese cultivars and is the other reason to stop in Clerkenwell.
Volcano Coffee Works on the espresso, named Japanese cultivars on the tea list.
400 St John St, London EC1V 4NJ, UK
0.5 mi from Clerkenwell 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 London branch of Colonna Coffee, where Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood's three UK Barista Championships translate into three rotating single-origin filters and a separate espresso track. The barista will help you choose; order the Pulsar-brewed filter.
The filter board changes hands between Tim Wendelboe, Coffee Collective and a rotating cast of Europe's sharpest roasters. The baristas can make the case for whichever one is pouring that week.
A Japanese-influenced Clerkenwell bar where a Bao-alumni pastry chef's matcha canelé is on the counter and the espresso comes in ceramics. The coffee earns its company.