Speciality Coffee in Clerkenwell, London
7 speciality cafés
Clerkenwell has quietly assembled a small but considered concentration of seven speciality cafés, each reflecting the neighbourhood's appetite for precision over spectacle. The cups being served there now tend toward caramel and chocolate depth, occasionally lifted by citrus brightness or a restrained floral quality that rewards attention.
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Speciality coffee shops in Clerkenwell, London
Every café below has been reviewed by the GCL community. Ratings, flavour notes and roast menus where available.
Caravan - Exmouth Market
Fashionable restaurant with excellent coffee from their own roastery.
Colonna & Small's
Specialty café on Leather Lane in Clerkenwell, known for precise brewing and a thoughtful, rotating coffee menu.
Commons at Old Street Works
Farringdon Social
Prufrock Coffee
Specialty coffee shop on Leather Lane in Clerkenwell, known for precise brewing and a serious approach to the craft.
Shoreditch Grind
Sofu Coffee
Sofu Coffee is a specialty café on Compton Street in Clerkenwell, rated 4.9 stars by over 100 visitors.