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Cafés in London

Dalston Superstore

Bar / Café / Club / Pub

Party Earth Review Dalston Superstore may look like a mild-mannered café with its al fresco dining area and conservative black-and-white canopy, but the mask comes off when patrons step inside to discover a down-and-dirty hangout for grunge-loving fringe dwellers. A jungle-green bar draped in colorful plastic flags is second ... more

117 Kingsland High Street
London E8 2PB

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Bardens Boudoir

Bar / Café / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Formerly a grungy underground nightclub, the refurbished Bardens Boudoir has ditched its basement party, enticing patrons with a chill vibe perfect for escaping the usual rollicking Dalston hotspots. Open and airy, the space features a sleek wooden bar that runs down one side of the room and liberally spaced leather chairs ... more

36 Stoke Newington Road
London N16 7XJ

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ICCo

Café / Pizza Place

Party Earth Review London’s Italian-style pizzerias often adopt a fancy-shmancy attitude that can make grabbing a slice a less-than-casual affair, but not ICCo. The name actually stands for Italiano Coffee Company, a misnomer of sorts even with the steady flow of Fitzrovia’s busy media types stopping in for a caffeine boost ... more

46 Goodge Street
London W1T 4LU

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Bluth's Original Frozen Banana Stand

Ice Cream Shop

Reviewed by Billy K.

"My Take: As a huge Arrested Development fan, life couldn’t be much better right now with the upcoming new season on Netflix looming. It’s the first ti ..." more

Leicester Square
London WC2H 7

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Café Kick

Café / Sports Bar

Party Earth Review Right in the hippest area of Exmouth Market is Café Kick, a little eatery popular with a jovial mix of students and tourists ready to settle in on mismatched chairs, savor Spanish cuisine, watch sports, and play lots and lots of foosball. Naturally, as evidenced by the memorabilia and colorful pennant flags dangling from ... more

43 Exmouth Market
London EC1R 4QL

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Cafe Boheme

Bar / Café

Party Earth Review Any love-hate relationship between England and France is hidden at Cafe Boheme, which – from the sidewalk on in – could as easily belong on a side street in Montmartre as it does in London’s hopping Soho district. Despite opening in the early 90s, the space has a distinctly vintage feel. The stools and booths are deep ... more

13 Old Compton Street
London W1D 5JQ

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inSpiral Lounge

Bar / Café / Live Music Venue

Party Earth Review London’s alternative culture may mostly move to a hipster-punk beat, but inSpiral Lounge retains a decidedly hippie-chic edge, from its dedication to gourmet nutritional eats and organic cocktails to its one-off seminars with names like “a lecture on the positive healing aspects of chlorophyll & living ... more

250 Camden High Street
London NW1 8QS

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Café 1001

Bar / Café / Live Music Venue

Party Earth Review Set in a wide alley full of picnic tables, vintage clothing boutiques, and record stores in the vibrant Truman Brewery area of Brick Lane, Café 1001 reigns as the king of bohemian bars and attracts a harmoniously diverse international crowd of music lovers, artists, and hip Londoners. The spacious venue is comprised of ... more

91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL

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Market Place

Bar / Café / Club

Party Earth Review Located behind the shimmering streets of Soho’s theatrical playground, Market Place is a down-to-earth drinking and dining den with the rustic allure of a retro wood tavern. The front terrace lunging onto the boulevards of Market Place quadrant provides space for groups of wide-eyed backpackers to bask in the old-world ... more

11-13 Market Place
London, W1W 8AH

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Freud

Café / Cocktail Bar

Party Earth Review Cleverly concealed under the austere home accessories store by the same name, Freud is a gritty bar popular with a clientele of artsy media types and hip students looking to subdue their superegos with drink. Accessible only by a steep metal staircase, this underground venue is a café by day and a small, swinging cocktail ... more

198 Shaftesbury Avenue
London WC2H 8JL

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Cafe OTO

Bar / Café / Live Music Venue

Party Earth Review From sake to saxophones to surly young songsters bellowing off-key renditions of 18th-century Lutheran hymns, Cafe OTO offers a one-of-a-kind experience for Dalston scenesters who might otherwise spend their evening grooving to the hum of their refrigerators. An open and airy bohemian café by day, at night scruffy locals ... more

18–22 Ashwin Street
London E8 3DL

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The Shoreditch

Café / Club / Restaurant / Tiki Bar

Party Earth Review Confidently named after East London’s trendiest borough, The Shoreditch lives up to its moniker with a cool vibe, hip décor, and fashionable clientele. An unusual collection of decorative items ranging from pink flamingos, vintage paintings, and saloon mirrors to a golden pineapple lamp and authentic tiger skin nailed to ... more

145 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JE

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London Cafés Overview

Whether it’s hot, cold, calm, or windy there’s never a bad time to hit up the wide range of great cafés in London.

London cafés differ in size and style, but what they all have in common is the desire to make their clientele feel at ease while drinking down a cup of imported French coffee or nibbling on some small snacks. There are hundreds of cool cafés and coffee shops all throughout London from Mayfair and Knightsbridge to Shoreditch and Dalston.

While the majority of cafés in the city are good spots for a fast meal and some Joe, there are many others that double as live music joints, bakeries, teahouses, bars, and more. The cafés are great for everything from eating brunch or lunch, cozying up with a good novel, getting in some work outside of the office, drinking a mid-day glass of vino, or just hanging out with good friends or family in a comfortable place.

Regardless of what you’re looking for, there is no shortage of great London cafés to decide between, and the only reason to vary your choice may be based on whether the London fog has rolled in at the moment.