Ulterior Motives
19 MayJune 2026 in London (… and the ulterior coffee motive)
London's June is a calendar of things that don't happen otherwise: a hundred locked gardens opened for one weekend at the start of the month, the King's…
The Fire Station pours Assembly and Volcano on the high street; 21 Grams names itself after the dose, bans laptops, and keeps the coffee the point.
Properly excellent.
A converted fire station in Wimbledon pulling shots with Assembly and Volcano beans. Both are among London's most respected specialty roasters, and both are harder to find south of the river than you'd expect.
Filter, cold brew, and espresso with single origins across the menu, and retail beans to take home. Wimbledon's most serious coffee offer.
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Ulterior Motives
19 MayLondon's June is a calendar of things that don't happen otherwise: a hundred locked gardens opened for one weekend at the start of the month, the King's…
The One Coffee
19 AprShoreditch has a roastery on nearly every block. When that's the baseline, the useful question isn't who roasts their own beans; it's who's doing something…