Mare St0.5 mi from Hackney centrelast reviewed May 2026
The hopper changes on a calendar: a new specialty roaster gets the run of Mare Street every month, and regulars taste and score their way through it.
Hackney's hatch cafe that hands its taps to a new roaster every month.
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.
Mare St0.5 mi from Hackney centrelast reviewed May 2026
The hopper changes on a calendar: a new specialty roaster gets the run of Mare Street every month, and regulars taste and score their way through it.
Hackney's hatch cafe that hands its taps to a new roaster every month.
249b Mare St, London E8 3NS, UK
0.5 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.
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.
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.