The BEST Coffee Shops in London!

[@nopy99]

We need a james hoffman colab with James sat in the back of his cab briping and talking london coffee with tom

[@citizent6999]

briping?

[@d1nonlytimcouk]

Problem with most coffee shops these days is they shut too early some of the major chains open a little later but after say, at a stretch , 9 your only choice is a pub for socialising. We often want to go to smaller individual coffee shops but then find they shut at 5 when we don't really get going till around then as, like Tom, we work late and live late mornings are just not our thing.

[@jakieboiZ94]

Yeah that sucks. Sometimes I just wanna go grab a coffee after work and not have to go to the pub!

[@MichelleJonesKralka]

There must be a coffee/wine bar somewhere in London? Otherwise all-day coffee should definitely be a thing!

[@mousquetaire86]

So many cafes these days close at 4 and charge 4.

[@user-dm84]

I really love the history angle in some of your videos, London has such a rich background and it’s great for you to incorporate that into your content! Great stuff.

[@chickenoo8]

Totally agree

[@michaelwood3099]

Been walking the City for 65 years but you still manage to enlighten me on things I didn't know.

[@georgiaewington]

you are so brave for walking into a coffee shop and ordering a decaf espresso

[@andrewsmith8636]

Why? Decaf can be very tasty if done correctly

[@georgiaewington]

@@andrewsmith8636 a cappuccino I would get, but a decaf espresso just seems a little silly and counterintuitive

[@andrewsmith8636]

@@georgiaewington Good decaf can taste great! I personally drink good coffee for the flavours and tastes rather than the effect

[@georgiaewington]

@@andrewsmith8636 alright you do you, ill do me

[@jamesnock5572]

​@@georgiaewington agree i wouldn't order a decaff espresso!

[@lccustoms99]

These are the best the history with food/drink videos keep em coming !

[@MichelleJonesKralka]

I just found your channel when I searched for London street foods. I’m moving back to London in a couple months and your food and coffee stops have made me so excited to be returning to London. I love the diverse food options in London and I’m so glad that the coffee scene is upping its game. I currently live in San Francisco and the coffee scene here is so amazing. Thank you for sharing your faves with us and I hope to find more inspiration on your channel in the coming months. A cool recommendation for coffee in London is this really neat place that serves coffee in aid of artists with disabilities called Dialog Hub Cafe at 43 York Rd, London SE1 7NJ, UK. You order your coffee in BSL (they have amazing guides to help you order in BSL). Their coffee is amazing too!

[@chuuu4244]

The Algerian Coffee shop in Soho is by far the best and cheapest in London! A single espresso for £1 or a flat white for £1.50, really can’t beat it!

[@jameslanaghan93]

Which one is that?

[@cafespot]

Really need to visit here, heard so many good things.

[@MichelleJonesKralka]

This has been my favorite coffee place for well over 20 years! They also sell amazing high quality teas.

[@chrisratcliff2112]

Grind is quite cool by Old Street roundabout, but just round the corner on Leonard Street is Ozone Coffee Roasters, where they roast in the basement and serve coffee and lovely Kiwi food on the ground floor. Well recommended. For a chain, the Blue Volcano beans in Black Sheep coffee is good and fairly widely available. It would be interesting to know more about the Italian coffee bars of Soho, especially the OG ones from the 60s and earlier, like Bar Italia on Frith St and see what they add to the London coffee scene now.

[@Radictor44]

Nice video, really interesting to see and listen about these different coffees ;)

[@zoot90]

Namaste Coffee & Yoga - Wandsworth Bridge Road. Definitely worth dropping in. The coffee is sublime with a real appreciation for quality and flavour. Also a lovely location by the bridge. They also make incredible brunches and pastries! I would recommend you give it a go Tom! (great content as always!)

[@sparky6899]

I love how he immediately started talking quicker after the Espresso.

[@collisionspace7604]

I'd recommend Treelogy on Eastbourne Terrace near Paddington Station - we're used to the coffee in Australia and this was on par with that.

[@tuisuksri3732]

Tom please come and try this “ the robin craft cafe’ “ 38 sheen lane , we have more than just coffee we also do serve Thai food and lots more where you can sit down and enjoy delicious lunch , looking forward to see you

[@cafespot]

Redemption & Rosslyn are both absolutely amazing options for coffee. Especially if you can go to Rosslyn in the summer for their espresso ice cream!

[@sherlockjwl]

Love your insight into London, as always!

[@walkamileinmyshoes7096]

Another brilliant video Tom. Thank you!

[@BretJoujou]

Delicious coffee out there. Thanks Tom. Love your videos. Would you be able to male one video on how many miles a TX crossed so far ( for example, in 5 years, xxxxxx miles), or how much can it cross before it's out of service

[@jimsound7888]

Nice one Tom. I must say.......THIS is the best you have done. I love my coffee so this was very informative. Is this the the new TOM?

[@frankobond007]

Tom, loving your videos mate. ;)

[@UnderTheMoons]

The coffee has made it to content! 😂 Love to see it! Some great places I’m gonna have to hit up now.

[@jonathangrant4457]

Great video Tom. I’ve worked around the corner from St Mary Aldermary for 20 years and didn’t know it was there! I’ll definitively give it a check out now. And Redemption Roasters - what a great social business!

[@dalek3086]

you really should try Higgins Coffeeman Duke Street Mayfair opp Marriott Hotel - The Little One Coffee Shop Primrose Hill

[@chrisgullette9636]

Algerian Coffee Shop, Old Compton Street, Soho. Cheapest espresso I know. Single or double the same price, either £1 or £2. It may be the latter.

[@rajath-videos5663]

Love the Videos Tom

[@StuK323]

Love coffee so this was very useful

[@CasparAremi]

If you're ever down Brixton Hill there are two great independent coffee shops just opposite each-other. F Mondays, and Stir Coffee. F Mondays has also just opened a branch on Coldharbour Road, just a few doors up on the other side of the Ritzy. Really excellent coffee from both.

[@pitlarge6670]

Really recommend 21 grams in Fulham - people who work there are lovely, great coffee and it’s a great space to stop for a chat w someone/a break. Devotion (by Clapham Junction station) also serves a brilliant espresso and baristas can acc help talk through the flavour profile.

[@manephewlenny6401]

Hi Tom could you give a top 5 list of the worst toilet emergencies you've experienced over the years?

[@Nick-yk4pq]

more tours around London, best views from the cab etc

[@ThePolaroid669]

Now I'm going to have to come back to London to try these 🙂

[@MrSandhopper]

Just tried y food Tom its really good stuff. Beautiful taste as well Thanx for telling us about it.👍

[@sheilam4525]

£4.20 for a wee coffee!! I guess it's London prices and I am sure it tasted great (I hope😂)

[@timothybird4264]

Why I stick to greggs 😅

[@ghostcatyt1697]

Electric Coffee Co in Ealing is fire.

[@iandrew6347]

As always great video Sir

[@Jana__Marie]

cool and informative video, I need to visit London again :)

[@InTimeUK]

You have to try Giggling Angel in Kilburn, amazing coffee and Dave, the owner, is an incredible cook!

[@tomtrials]

I usually order my coffee from Dark Arts Coffee in Hackney.

[@sohu86x]

Great video, Tes!

[@Jasshcsm]

It would be interesting to know how many coffee shops closed their doors during the pandemic, and whether there are any estimates on how many will reopen in the coming year or two. I recently visited London, and before covid, there were coffee shops everywhere. However, now I have to make an effort to find them. Well, almost, but you get the idea.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Surprisingly, I found it was mainly the big players that got hit and had to downscale; Starbucks, Pret etc. I think the small one and bands manage to keep going.

[@blackcoffee9044]

Coffee station Hammersmith ❤

[@harrisonjames7489]

I like The Borough Barista on Charles 2nd Street and will now try some of those in your video.

[@TheLondonguy]

What an awesome video

[@darrenittoo9416]

Nice tips Tom, you been too Monmouth Coffee off Shaftesbury Avenue?

[@toastehh09]

Great to see Rosslyn in there - personal favorite :)

[@johnorchin8567]

Hi Tom, Recently I’ve become a fan of GAIL’s Bakery, branches around London. I go in for a tea/coffee and pastry or a cake. They are an ideal alternative to the pub for me.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Since sobriety, Coffee and a pastry on a Saturday morning is my life ❤️

[@johnorchin8567]

@Bernard Leanse I suppose some branches are better than others.

[@1pureboy1]

Gail’s has terrible coffee.

[@johnorchin8567]

@@1pureboy1 I must confess I always have tea, I assumed their coffee was of an equal standard.

[@1pureboy1]

@@johnorchin8567 stick to tea, much safer option!

[@Dannnnnn93]

Can’t go wrong with Hermanos!

[@mw...]

nice work, mate

[@burfdog]

You can’t mention London’s best coffee without talking about Monmouth on 7 dials! ☕️ give it a go!!

[@ThatArseGoat]

I’m coming over to London on the 29th from Belfast. Going defo hit a few of these. Keep the videos coming bud!

[@johngrant4120]

Exmouth coffee in White Chapel and its close to brick lane for beigel bake

[@azizbassman]

Another great video Tom question is, did you manage to sleep that night? Quite pricey for brown water....

[@jameslanaghan93]

Personally I don't think you can beat Bar Italia in Frith Street Soho. It's got a chilled back vibe and only closes during the very small hours.

[@kiradotee]

Never knew I needed a video about coffee places from a cabbie but actually that's exactly what I needed I just realised 😂

[@AudioTones67]

Lantana in Fitzrovia or Shoreditch 🇦🇺

[@Pauldjreadman]

There is a cycle coffee shop somewhere in London? Its not London but my favourite coffee house is Rustic Bean, located in Chipping Norton. RB makes the smoothest coffee I have ever had so far. Second place is Mostro in Oxford. Smooooooth :)

[@chrisratcliff2112]

There was the great Look Mum No Hands on Clerkenwell Street, but that has sadly closed now.

[@eatinghealthy2893]

great vlog ❤

[@monz1978]

39 Steps in Knightsbridge and Kiss The Hippo in Richmond or Fitzrovia

[@cafespot]

39 steps closed now but I’m a bit fan of Kiss the Hippo as well

[@monz1978]

@@cafespot I know 39 steps in D'Arbly street closed, didn't know the Knightsbridge one had too.

[@cafespot]

@@monz1978 it’s been replaced by knoops which does great hot chocolate anyway, worth a visit

[@itsjohndell]

sad that there are no newspapers on Fleet Street any longer.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I think the Beano was the last one ironically 😂

[@jessyl2311]

How much coffee did you drink that day?😅 By the way, I really like your videos, great guide for my next trip to London

[@hwgusn]

How often do you get recognized outside your cab?

[@plumbeats4573]

Koala in Brixton/Herne Hill is the best

[@aidanm5578]

Geez I thought coffee prices here in Aus were bad, lol.

[@darrencallaway4090]

Great video...don't forget speciality coffee shops pay their taxes.....unlike the big coffee chains

[@michaelorton6808]

nice 1 Tom.

[@davidsnuggs7623]

£4:20 crazy😮

[@kiradotee]

7:28 they're recycling milk cartons!!!!

[@adamcraig1468]

Rosslyn was a little too sour for me. Not a fan of hipster coffee so I dont think id go back.

[@Skepsissw]

As a Swede it's always hard to find proper coffee in London, i e filter coffee. Don't give me that espresso rubbish, I just want a good poor over, black. And if you do find it it's weak as hell. Would love some tips for a proper strong poor over, anyone? 😊

[@nataliehargrave2605]

Prufrock in Holborn, for sure!

[@Skepsissw]

@@nataliehargrave2605 Great, I'll check it out! Cheers mate!

[@leemc5646]

Pour over

[@Skepsissw]

@@leemc5646 Yes, you're right, haha! Thanks 😊

[@buniculix]

I usualy don't comment but you have to get your info street!!!!!!!! acidity and bitterness to different things

[@ZedEdo-t5p]

I hate ☕ but like t 🍵

[@londoncabby]

Do you think that decaf tastes as good as normal? Great video Tom 👍🏼

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Yep.. all depends on the bean and the roast. Caffeine has no flavour whatsoever

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

@Bernard Leanse yes this is the only problem 👍🏻

[@dalek3086]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver depends also if decaff the chemical method - or the Swiss water method / to take out the caffeine. Also try Galapagos Island coffee San Cristobal from Higgins Coffee Duke St Mayfair -- best coffee there is.....

[@Bahlsted1]

Gail’s Bakery great service and coffee

[@nomiguda]

Great video Tom, you did a really good job at covering the bases of what makes specialty coffee special. Would love to visit some of these spots if I ever made it all the way to London!

[@klo9380]

Carpo on Piccadilly & two locations in Knightsbridge has really good coffee ☕️ and funnily enough a taxi driver told me about it a few years ago!

[@graemecatty9921]

Goodness me, those were expensive cups of coffee.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I think it’s because 50p for oat milk and 50p for the decaf in most 👍🏻

[@15Alex92]

Great video Tom. Good selection of coffee shops. I'm a coffee service engineer driving around London (annoying cab drivers like you 😉) but all top choices here. If you haven't already, try out Hagen, Workshop Coffee or Prufrock Coffee

[@richardtunstall9827]

£4.20 wow

[@seanjamescameron]

Come on Tom, put your mic on the INSIDE of your t-shirt.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Nah, muffles the sound

[@jonbyrnes4349]

Some nice places but I’ll stick to my £25 per month pret drinks subscription- 5 drinks a day Cannt be beat !

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Sigh… this is the problem. It just ties you into one place, with beans that were roasted 10 years ago. Rather than exploring new fun places

[@leemc5646]

The big coffee chain shops are rubbish Starbucks being the worst.

[@carlmuhm3896]

Tom, you made my day. Coffee ☕️.. It has been a crime to ask for coffee in my relatives' home, tea only.

[@alimack5489]

Write off as a “business expense”? 😉

[@ethansturtridge8122]

👍

[@seanrobinson2731]

illy caffe in South Kensington delicious coffee Italian style 😜

[@chrisfinch2807]

Did you sleep that night after all that coffee ☕☕

[@jbanks9492]

Clue was in the decaf 😊

[@crashin1]

2:34, whats on ya nose fam?

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I think the coffee might have dried on when it touched my nose at Rosslyn coffee 😅

[@16vKarlos]

FIRST…. Stupid, but always wanted to do that on a video 😂😂😂 Love the vids and keep them coming! Great content

[@kiradotee]

Sadly not the first in this case.

[@MattCowlinn]

A Decaf Espresso is probably the strangest possible coffee order 🤣

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Bit of a dirty look haha

[@andrewsmith8636]

Why? Decaf can be very good if cared for

[@MattCowlinn]

@@andrewsmith8636 nobody drinks espresso for the taste

[@andrewsmith8636]

@@MattCowlinn that's like saying just eat food for the energy. Good espresso is enjoyable, just like good food

[@MattCowlinn]

@@andrewsmith8636 you’re one of them ppl who pretends to enjoy espresso 👍🏻

[@adambergstein6219]

I hate these coffee shops. If you look like working-class they'll give you the worst evil eye they can, so you know you need to eff off and never come back. They won't even ask if you want take-away, you'll get it anyway. The coffee is great but not worth the frown faces you get to look at while waiting. Dressing like a tourist helps a little.

[@CasparAremi]

Nonsense. You truly think every barista in every coffee shop is judging you? You might want to talk this through with a counsellor.

[@leemc5646]

I go into these types of coffee shops in my work clothes i.e. Boots work trousers I don't care what they think.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

All depends on the coffee shop management and how the customer engages with staff. When you overhear people who just bark “skinny latte!” It’s no wonder that the stuff might get a bit frustrated. I’ve removed it in this video, but it’s a great chance to ask the staff how they are and usually most barista staff are super friendly because they enjoy the environment 😃. Coming from retail/hospitality (and this is true in the taxi also). I couldn’t care who have as a customer, but engagement and pleasantries go a very long way.

[@adambergstein6219]

@@CasparAremi Thanks for advice I didn't ask for, but since you're at it, please give me your cousellors contact details. Who knows, maybe someday I'll need it?

[@kevinsmoother]

Arrrghhhhhhhhh it's not can I get, it's please may I have

[@EricaGamet]

We say "Can I get..." here in America... still better than "Give me a..."

[@kevinsmoother]

@Erica Gamet yes it's an Americanism. Can I have is grammatically correct in British English

[@leemc5646]

How about 'I'll have' followed by 'thanks'

[@AB-vi8zl]

What the hell is the point of a coffee if it's decaf - instantly closed the video, thought you were a sensible guy

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I enjoy coffee, but nowhere near as much as I enjoy good sleep

[@staggtastic9951]

Redemption…. The woman who ‘speedily placed’ the food to Tom on the counter. Does she deserve to be redeemed for her utterly rude service??!! Maybe she was having a ‘bad day’?😵‍💫 Or maybe she has never been released!!🤔