
Cafés with outdoor seating in London
Terraces, courtyards, and pavement tables in London. Specialty coffee with a seat in the open air.
25 cafés · United Kingdom
Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.
13th Floor Coffee
Operating from a converted horse box parked inside the churchyard of St Mary's Church on Stoke Newington Church…
Perky Blenders Project 660
Perky Blenders roasts its specialty coffee in Leyton and serves it from this laid-back cafe at 660 High Road, which…
Climpson & Sons
Climpson & Sons has been the anchor cafe of Broadway Market in Hackney since 2002, predating much of London's…
WatchHouse Bermondsey Street
Founded in a genuine 19th-century watch house built to guard the churchyard from grave robbers, this ten-seat…
Allpress Espresso London
Allpress Espresso's London roastery and cafe occupies a converted warehouse on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, where…
Browns of Brockley
One of South East London's original specialty coffee spots, Browns of Brockley has been serving Square Mile Coffee…
Caravan Kings Cross
Caravan's Kings Cross location in the Granary Square development was among the first cafes to colonise the…
Coffee Circus
Open on Crouch Hill since 2010 and featuring a fantastical interior of musical notation wallpaper and hand-painted…
Fernandez & Wells Somerset House
Fernandez & Wells occupies a handsome arched space within Somerset House on the Strand, one of London's most…
Hagen Espresso Bar Mayfair
The flagship Mayfair location of this Scandinavian-inspired London coffee brand occupies a corner unit on…
Kiss the Hippo Richmond
The original home and roastery of Kiss the Hippo, the first coffee company in the industry to be certified carbon…
Lomond Coffee
A female-owned specialty roastery and cafe tucked into a railway arch at Deptford Market Yard, Lomond roasts…
Lumberjack
A general store, kitchen, and artisanal deli at the heart of Camberwell since 2016, Lumberjack runs award-winning…
Monmouth Coffee Company Borough Market
Monmouth's Borough Market outpost, opened in 2001, operates from a former fruit and vegetable warehouse in one of…
Nude Espresso
Nude Espresso operates from Hanbury Street in Spitalfields, roasting its own coffee and pulling shots from a menu…
Old Spike Roastery
Old Spike Roastery on Peckham Rye is a social enterprise founded in 2014 to help London's homeless community through…
Origin Coffee Southwark
Origin's Southwark cafe at 84 Scoresby Street sits beneath railway arches near the South Bank, serving espresso…
Ozone Coffee London Fields
Ozone's London Fields cafe on Emma Street occupies a quieter residential pocket in Hackney close to London Fields…
Ozone Coffee Shoreditch
Ozone Coffee Roasters' original London location at 11 Leonard Street in Shoreditch combines a full brunch restaurant…
Paradox Design + Coffee
Set inside a container unit at Netil House on Westgate Street beside Netil Market, Paradox Design + Coffee combines a…
Profile Coffee Highbury
The Infatuation reviewed Profile Coffee at 1b Highbury Park as a standout addition to North London's specialty scene,…
Scenery Coffee
Located within the Jerwood Space, a Victorian school building repurposed as a rehearsal facility for the performing…
Stir Coffee
A cosy, rustic neighbourhood cafe on Brixton Hill that has been drawing specialty coffee lovers since it opened, Stir…
Story Coffee Wandsworth
A Great Taste Award-winning specialty roastery and cafe in the Ram Quarter development in Wandsworth, Story Coffee is…
TAB x TAB
A design-conscious specialty coffee and brunch destination on Westbourne Grove, TAB x TAB sources its espresso from…
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