Upper St0.2 mi from Islington centrelast reviewed May 2026
A roastery cafe on Upper Street where the coffee is the whole point. Medium-roast espresso that earns the 'best on Upper St' comparison from regulars who know the difference.
The roastery on Upper Street that backs the name where others don't bother.
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 · 4 May
Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…
Upper St0.2 mi from Islington centrelast reviewed May 2026
A roastery cafe on Upper Street where the coffee is the whole point. Medium-roast espresso that earns the 'best on Upper St' comparison from regulars who know the difference.
The roastery on Upper Street that backs the name where others don't bother.
116 Upper St, London N1 1AP, UK
0.2 mi from Islington 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 · 4 May
Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…
The in-house roastery dictates the menu, not the other way around. Come for single-origin filter and leave with a bag of whatever they're running this week.
The beans in your cup were roasted metres away, on a street market in Islington. That's not a selling point, it's just what's happening here.
Rotating specialty retail from origins around the world, with a filter programme that follows the stock. The kind of shop where you leave with beans as often as a coffee.