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WatchHouse Tower BridgeBermondsey, London

★★★PuristDestination coffee

Shad Thames0.3 mi from Bermondsey centrelast reviewed May 2026

WatchHouse runs its own Coffee Lab in South London; this is where you drink the output. Ask what single origin is on bar and pick a brew method, not a view.

A South London roastery with its best cafe on Shad Thames.

4.6★★★★½(2,390)
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Roasts on-siteSingle originsPour-overBeans to go

What we love

  • Own roastery: the Coffee Lab, South London; retail bags stocked in-house
  • Single origins rotating on espresso and filter
  • Full manual brew menu: V60, Chemex, Kalita Wave, Aeropress
  • Tasting notes on the menu, not just roast names

Location

37 Shad Thames, London SE1 2NJ, UK

0.3 mi from Bermondsey centre

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