Speciality Coffee in Hackney, London
5 speciality cafés
Hackney has quietly become one of London's more interesting neighbourhoods for specialty coffee, with a character that tends toward the independent and the considered. Allpress in Dalston brings a roastery-backed focus to the cup, while spots like Morty and Bob's — tucked away on the second floor of Netil House with its own outdoor terrace — reward those willing to look a little harder. Each café on this list has its own atmosphere and approach, making the area worth exploring at your own pace.
Dominant flavour notes
These are the predominant flavours from the coffee that is served by the coffee shops in Hackney.
Coffee shops in Hackney
Sorted by community rating. Every café includes flavour notes, roast menus and reviews where available.
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What coffee tastes like in Hackney
Hackney's five speciality cafés share a quietly consistent palate, leaning toward the brighter end of the spectrum — apple, citrus, and caramel notes appearing with enough regularity to suggest a considered local preference for clean, expressive coffees over heavier roast profiles. It is a neighbourhood where the cup tends to reward attention rather than demand it.
Flavour notes derived from roasts on active café menus and community check-ins.
What's on the menu
Based on roasts from roasters stocked across Hackney
What Hackney is drinking
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Join to contributeFrequent coffee flavours in Hackney
The flavour notes you're most likely to encounter across Hackney's speciality coffee shops. Each note links to roasts across London that share the same profile.
What coffee is being drunk in Hackney
Coffee roasts that GCL members have been checking in to most often across Hackney's cafés in the last 30 days.
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Taste trends in Hackney
How Hackney's coffee culture is shifting over time.
Nearby neighbourhoods
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