KahailaBrick Lane
Community cafe
Kahaila
Brick Lane
A charity-run cafe on Brick Lane whose profits go to local community projects. Big homemade cakes, mismatched furniture and a calm room away from the street.
Cafes in Shoreditch
The best coffee shops and brunch spots
Kahaila
Brick Lane
Speciality coffee roastery
Nude Coffee Roasters
Spitalfields
Nude's roastery cafe on Hanbury Street, run by one of east London's earliest speciality coffee outfits. Expect strong espresso and a steady crowd from the market next door.
Origin Coffee ShoreditchOld Street
Speciality coffee
Origin Coffee Shoreditch
Old Street
The London flagship of Cornish roaster Origin, on Charlotte Road a few minutes from Old Street station. It doubles as the company's training space, so the coffee is taken seriously.
Ozone Coffee ShoreditchOld Street
Speciality coffee and brunch
Ozone Coffee Shoreditch
Old Street
Ozone's roastery cafe in an old brick building on Leonard Street, with beans roasted in the basement. The kitchen serves a seasonal brunch menu, and weekends are walk-in only.
Jewish bakery and deli
Rinkoff Deli
Bethnal Green Road
The Vallance Road deli of Rinkoffs, the Jewish bakery family that has baked in the East End since 1911. Come for salt beef beigels, cheesecake and their crodoughs.
Bakery
The Lily Vanilli Bakery
Columbia Road
Lily Jones's bakery in a courtyard just off Columbia Road, open at weekends and known for seasonal cakes and sausage rolls. It is the natural stop after the Sunday flower market.
Townhouse SpitalfieldsSpitalfields
Cafe, gallery and vintage shop
Townhouse Spitalfields
Spitalfields
A Georgian house on Fournier Street that is part cafe, part gallery and part vintage shop. Tea and cake are served among the antiques, a few steps from Christ Church.
Coffee RoasteryRoastery & Cafe
Allpress Espresso Roastery
££·Redchurch Street·Shoreditch High Street
New Zealand-born roasters with a beautiful Redchurch Street roastery and cafe. Watch the beans being roasted while you drink some of the best flat whites in East London.
Shoreditch Grind TerraceOld Street
Coffee & CocktailsDay-to-Night
Shoreditch Grind Terrace
££·Old Street·Old Street
The original Grind on the Old Street roundabout, serving espresso martinis before they were everywhere. The terrace is prime people-watching territory in the heart of the action.