Petersham Nurseries Cafe Enchanting café with antique tables set around the main greenhouse at Petersham Nurseries. A magical place to stop for tea and cakes, or select from the short but perfectly formed menu which changes every day.
Location: Richmond
Postcode: TW10 7AG MAP Telephone: 020 8940 5230
URL: http://www.petershamnurseries.com/cafeandteahouse.asp
Pâtisserie Valérie Famous meeting place for starving artists and bohemians...Patisserie Valerie caters for continental breakfast, light lunch and most important of all - afternoon tea.
Location: Soho - Queensway - Marble Arch - Chelsea - Belgravia - Kensington
Postcode: W1D 4TY MAP Telephone: 020 7437 3466
URL: http://www.patisserie-valerie.co.uk
Pret A Manger Pret a Manger shops across London. Proper sandwiches using natural, preservative-free ingredients. Delivery service.
Location: London - Nationwide
Telephone: 0845 205 00 00
URL: http://www.pret.com
Tomtom Coffee House Tomtom Coffee House aim to provide the finest cup of coffee in Central London, made fresh to order from their own beans using the best equipment on the market. Coffee is available to buy loose and can be ground to order.
Location: Belgravia
Postcode: SW1W 9QD MAP Telephone: 020 7730 1771
URL: http://www.tomtom.co.uk
J+A Cafe Tucked away in a courtyard on the ground floor of a beautiful old diamond-cutting factory in the City. Healthy and wholesome home-cooking, simple recipes and fresh produce for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea
Location: Clerkenwell
Postcode: EC1M 5PU MAP Telephone: 020 7490 2992
URL: http://www.jandacafe.co.uk
Glow Lounge Popular & funky cafe & bar on the edge of Clapham Common with a modern retro design. As well as wi-fi, great coffee, real fruit smoothies, great breakfasts & snacks, there are gourmet burgers and cocktails in the evening and regular DJ sets on Saturdays.
Location: Clapham Common Southside
Postcode: SW4 9DW MAP Telephone: 020 8673 4471
URL: http://www.theglowlounge.com
Cafe Ice Serving a festive selection of 'winter warmers'. From luxurious hot chocolates to warming mulled wine - there will be something for everyone to enjoy!
Location: Kew
Postcode: TW9 3AB MAP Telephone: 020 8332 5655
URL: http://www.kewgardensicerink.com
Ginger & White A Hampstead coffee bar with cosy touches. Small alcove with leather sofas and armchairs, colouring pencils and markers for young ones, newspapers and magazines for the grown-ups.
Location: Hampstead
Postcode: NW3 1QS MAP Telephone: 020 7431 9098
URL: http://gingerandwhite.com
The Maid of Honour The bakery and tearooms provide a mouthwatering experience for any visitor and offer a huge variety of high quality home made cakes, meat pies, cream teas and traditional English luncheons.
Location: Kew Gardens
Postcode: TW9 3DU MAP Telephone: 020 8940 2752
URL: http://www.theoriginalmaidsofhonour.co.uk
Coffee Republic Leading coffee chains with nearly two hundred CR bars in the UK. A secret unique blend of coffee is sourced from many countries and roasted to the highest standard at roasters in Milan.
Location: Nationwide
Telephone: 020 7235 3535
URL: http://www.coffeerepublic.co.uk
First Out Cafe Bar Central London's first gay & lesbian cafe. Open from morning to night, their laid back cafe is suited to early birds and night owls alike. Pop in for breakfast, brunch, a quick lunch, dinner or a cup (or three) of their organic, fair-trade coffee.
Location: St Giles High Street
Postcode: WC2H 8LH MAP Telephone: 020 7240 8042
URL: http://www.firstoutcafebar.com/
The Lido Cafe Cafe in Herne Hill SE London serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, smoothies & everything a good cafe should. Open to swimmers from the hut by the pool & to the public from the Dulwich Road entrance to Brockwell Park.
Location: Herne Hill
Postcode: SE24 0PA MAP Telephone: 020 7737 8183
URL: http://www.thelidocafe.co.uk
Quarks Ltd Internet cafes and games zones.
Location: Richmond - Reading - Guildford
Telephone: 020 8940 9540
URL: http://www.quarks.co.uk
Konditor and Cook A cafe in which to sample delicious confections - Konditor and Cook specialise in the creation of amazingly tasty cakes.
Location: Waterloo - London Bridge - Chancery Lane
Postcode: SE1 8TW MAP Telephone: 020 7261 0456
URL: http://www.konditorandcook.com
Ottolenghi Cafes where the food is simply delicious as well as imaginative & healthy.
Location: Notting Hill - Islington - Kensington
Postcode: W11 2AD MAP Telephone: 020 7727 1121
URL: http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk
Boxwood Cafe Boxwood Café is an oasis to unwind from the action of Knightsbridge. The bar and layout creates a metropolitan atmosphere, whilst a chic interior takes informal dining to fresh heights.
Location: Knightsbridge
Postcode: SW1X 7RL MAP Telephone: 020 7235 1010
URL: http://www.gordonramsay.com/boxwoodcafe
Enjoy Naturally Gluten free, dairy free, sugar free cafe. Meeting place, courses, training. Range of fresh juices, soups, desserts, organic foods. Advice, training, study books, expert advice.
Location: Kensington High Street
Postcode: W8 6ND MAP Telephone: 020 7371 6987
URL: http://www.chienergy.co.uk/luscious.htm
Lati Ri City cafe known for its culturally diverse visual arts & photography. The menu includes a wide selection of cured meats, cheeses, speciality breads, pastries, fresh juices, fair trade coffee. Internet cafe, corporate functions & private hire.
Location: Shoreditch
Postcode: EC2A 3BE MAP Telephone: 020 7739 5909
URL: http://www.latiri.co.uk
Coffee, Cake and Kink A welcoming and stylish café, gallery & shop in Covent Garden specialising in fair trade coffee and delicious hand-made cakes, toys, books, prints and all kinds of top quality kink.
Location: Covent Garden
Postcode: WC2H 9AJ MAP Telephone: 020 7419 2996
URL: http://www.whatsyours.com/host/php/
Blue Mountain Café Coffee shop and cafe voted the best coffee shop in London, LBC awards 2006. Shelves stacked with goodies, great coffees, mouth watering menus, delicious cakes and sandwiches, takeaways & fully licensed too. Ideal location for parties & events.
Location: East Dulwich
Postcode: SE22 9EU MAP Telephone: 020 8299 6953
URL: http://www.bluemo.co.uk
De Gustibus Dan Schickentanz's cafe also has a stall in Borough Market. The 30+ top quality breads on offer include black forest rye, date and walnut loaf and olive foccacia. They also sell great take-away dishes, soups and sandwiches.
Location: Marylebone
Postcode: W1U 7HG MAP Telephone: 020 7486 6608
URL: http://www.degustibus.co.uk
Rowan's Cafe Bar A great place to visit whether it's for lunch, dinner or for a perfect party. Costa coffee and good selection of teas served all day. Croissants, pastries, freshly made sandwiches, baguettes and hot paninis. Heated outdoor patio area.
Location: Chiswick
Postcode: W4 3AG MAP Telephone: 0845 466 0254
URL: http://www.rowans-cafebar.co.uk
TeaSmith Open 7 days a week, TeaSmith serves and retails the world’s finest teas. A contemporary teahouse offering a unique environment where people can enjoy exceptional teas first hand.
Location: Shoreditch
Postcode: E1 6EA MAP Telephone: 020 7247 1333
URL: http://www.teasmith.co.uk
Nude Espresso Smooth rich flat whites and steaming long black coffees. Homemade chocolate brownies, cupcakes, white chocolate and banana muffins, raspberry muffins, feta and spinach scones.
Location: Spitalfields
Postcode: E1 6QR MAP Mobile: 07804 223 590
URL: http://www.nudeespresso.com
Rosie's Deli cafe A delicatessen and cafe with an eclectic, stylish, organic twist.
Location: Brixton Market
Postcode: SW9 MAP Mobile: 07807 505397
URL: http://www.rosielovell.co.uk
Maison Blanc Whether you need a lunchtime or an afternoon treat in our Salon de thé, a tempting dessert or a Birthday cake to take home, Maison blanc can supply a "taste of France" using only the finest ingredients and traditional skills.
Location: Holland Park - Richmond - Hampstead - Chelsea - Muswell Hill - St John's Wood - Chiswick - Fulham
Telephone: 020 8838 0848
URL: http://www.maisonblanc.co.uk
Tina We Salute You Coffee from Square Mile Coffee, cured meats from Brindisa, cheese from Neal's Yard, beigels from Beigel Bake. All their cakes, pastries and treats are home-made. Sandwiches freshly prepared to order.
Location: Dalston
Postcode: N1 4NH MAP URL: http://www.tinawesaluteyou.com
Emporio Armani Caffè Delightful cafe in the heart of London's Knightsbridge close to Armani and other stores including Harrods.
Location: Brompton Road
Postcode: SW3 MAP Telephone: 020 7823 8818
URL: http://www.giorgioarmani.com
The Pavilion Cafe Home-baked cakes, sandwiches and fresh food cooked in their Dulwich premises by in-house chefs. The cafe marries its original tradition with the 21st century; there is wireless internet access for a small donation to charity.
Location: Dulwich Park
Postcode: SE21 7B MAP Telephone: 020 8299 1383
URL: http://www.pavilioncafedulwich.co.uk
The Counter Cafe An antipodean style cafe in Hackney Wick East London serving good coffee, all day brunch and freshly made sandwiches.
Location: Hackney Wick
Postcode: E3 2PA MAP Mobile: 07952 696 388
URL: http://www.thecountercafe.co.uk
Troubadour The Troubadour is a proper café. The last 50s coffee house in Earls Court with a proud history as a low temperature centre of courtesy, peace and artistic. The Café is open every day from 9am until midnight.
Location: Old Brompton Road
Postcode: SW5 9JA MAP Telephone: 020 7370 1434
URL: http://www.troubadour.co.uk
Cowshed Clarendon Cross Elegant Holland Park cafe spa offering "sociable grooming" in a relaxed atmosphere. Comfy leather chairs & cafe on the ground floor, treatments & massages downstairs, use the all-natural line of Cowshed products.
Location: Holland Park
Postcode: W11 4LN MAP Telephone: 020 7078 1944
URL: http://www.cowshedclarendoncross.com
Napket A boutique café-delicatessen on the Kings Road offering a chic environment for respite and refreshment. Carefully selected coffees and teas, foods and 20 varieties of speciality pound cakes.
Location: King's Road
Postcode: SW3 5UR MAP Telephone: 020 7352 9832
URL: http://www.napket.com
Dose Dose is an owner-operated artisanal espresso bar in Smithfield serving ethical espresso coffee. Food also available including BLT fresh sandwiches, salads, porridge, and good old toast with a variety of spreads.
Location: Smithfield Market
Postcode: EC1A 9EJ MAP Telephone: 020 7600 0382
URL: http://www.dose-espresso.com
Monmouth Coffee Company The coffee is undisputed gourmet quality & with the friendly personal service this cafe has character. It's small, with a few wooden alcoves at the back, where you can squeeze in with the other customers.
Location: Covent Garden - The Borough - Borough Market
Telephone: 020 7379 3516
URL: http://www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk
Carluccio's Carluccio's is the caffè and foodshop founded in 1991 by Antonio and Priscilla Carluccio that's authentically Italian, beautiful and deliciously fresh. Caffes right across Central and Greater London.
Location: London
URL: http://www.carluccios.com/
Candid Cafe Situated in the heart of Angel Islington the Candid Cafe is the perfect place to relax and unwind. Serving sandwiches, teas, coffees and cakes, the cafe is a great place to meet friends for lunch, plan a romantic meal or pop in for a coffee.
Location: Angel Islington
Postcode: EC1V 1NQ MAP Telephone: 020 7837 4237
URL: http://www.candidarts.com/candid_arts_trust.htm
Starbucks Coffee Coffee and wireless internet access.
Location: Londonwide
Telephone: 020 7878 4929
URL: http://www.starbucks.co.uk
L'eau a la Bouche Popular French deli and cafe in the increasingly wonderful Broadway Market. Friendly and knowledgeable staff, great coffee and a wide range of breads, cheeses and delicious foods.
Location: London Fields
Postcode: E8 4PH MAP Telephone: 020 7923 0600
URL: http://www.labouche.co.uk
Inn The Park All-day lakeside cafe in St James's park serves boiled eggs & soldiers for breakfast, afternoon tea during Pelican feeding, high tea & roast rib of beef for dinner. New picnic hampers & architecture by Hopkins & interior by Tom Dixon.
Location: Lakeside, St James's
Postcode: SW1A 1AA MAP Telephone: 020 7451 9999
URL: http://www.innthepark.com
Noura Popular all-day deli and cafe with outdoor seating and a store selling a wide range of Lebanese provisions.
Location: Knightsbridge
Postcode: SW1X 9HL MAP Telephone: 020 7235 5900
URL: http://www.noura.co.uk
St James's Restaurant Traditional British food is served using the best seasonal British ingredients. Formal luncheons and afternoon teas are served in relaxed and elegant surroundings. The St James's Restaurant is situated on the Fourth Floor at Fortnum & Mason.
Location: Piccadilly
Postcode: W1A 1ER MAP Telephone: 020 7734 8040
URL: https://www.fortnumandmason.com/stjames-restaurant.aspx
Rhubarb & Custard The Cafe South East London cafe. Their food is handmade & homemade on site using seasonal ingredients, meat from farms they trust, vegetables supplied from local markets & farmers directly.
Location: Lewisham
Postcode: SE12 8AL MAP Telephone: 020 8297 0035
URL: http://www.rhubarbandcustardcafe.com
Roundhouse Cafe The Roundhouse Cafe has a day menu serving fresh and very reasonably priced salads, burgers, sandwiches and soups. Open 7 days.
Location: Chalk Farm Road
Postcode: NW1 8EH MAP Telephone: 020 7424 8495
URL: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk
Classic Cafes Top 10 London list of these little gems of British vernacular high street design. Good food, Italian-styled formica cafe & coffee bars dating from the early and middle part of the 20th century.
URL: http://www.classiccafes.co.uk
Ladurée Indulge yourself in a taste of French cafe culture at this famous Parisian tea room and brasserie on the ground floor of Harrods and now also in the Burlington Arcade. Delicious coffees & tea, macaroons, chocolates and patisserie.
Location: Knightsbridge - Piccadilly
Telephone: 020 7155 0111
URL: http://www.laduree.com/public_en/maisons/maisons_accueil.htm