Coffee
- Caravan open a cafe at The Savoy hotel on the Strand
Caravan coffee are starting 2020 strong with a big new tie-in with The Savoy. Not only will they be supplying their coffee throughout the five star hotel, but they've also taken over the hotel's Melba coffee store on The Strand.
The new coffee shop, which opened today, can be found on the corner of Savoy Court and The Strand and will be open from very early in the morning for anyone dashing to work and needing a caffeine fix.
... - High-end Japanese coffee % Arabica comes to London, opening in Covent Garden and Broadway market
Following the launch of Omotesando in Fitzrovia, another high-end coffee shop % Arabica (not to be confused with the Levantine restaurant) has come to London. They're going one better than Omotesando, launching two stores almost simultaneously, in Covent Garden and Broadway Market.
It has to be said, the coffee shops look very stylish indeed - a very paired back, clean look with their signature coffee
... - Ozone to launch second site in Bethnal Green this October
Coffee roasters Ozone are opening an all day hangout in Bethnal Green with coffee, Antipodean dishes, and cocktails.
- Mama Fuego in Greenwich is an Australian dining and drinking emporium with a sixties feel
North Greenwich is getting a dining and drinking emporium mixing Aussie coffee know-how with South American food inspiration.
- Bafarat coffee is coming to London with a Soho cafe (and dessert bar)
The Bafarat coffee company hails from Jeddah, and is coming to London for its first international cafe. And they're going big on dessert alongside all that caffeine.
- Inside Prada's glossy new London bakery Marchesi 1824 in Mayfair
It's been a go-to patisserie in Milan since the 19th century - it joined the Prada group in 2014 - and now Marchesi 1824 has opened its doors in London, on Mount Street to be exact. The new pastry shop will be open all day, serving Mayfair folk with top quality coffee and fine pastries, opening into the early evening for cocktails. Hot Dinners popped along for a look on the opening day - here's what we found:
- The Arches is Bethnal's Green's newest eating and drinking quarter
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The development of East London's railway arches into places to eat and drink (as opposed to get your car fixed) continues apace with the latest section by Bethnal Green opening over the bank holiday weekend.
The Arches at Malcolm Place currently features three places to eat or drink. We Are Tap Room say they're serving up the best of East London’s breweries on 24 taps. Then there's ...
- Caffeinate while you shop when BEAR opens in Jack Wills' Soho branch
Next time you pop into Carnaby Street’s Jack Wills, BEAR’s new in-store cafe will be on hand to ensure you’re fueled up with coffees, croissants or if it’s after 5pm, a glass of something stronger while you flick through the rails.
- Want to know what a £13 cup of coffee tastes like? Head to Le Café Alain Ducasse
If you're a coffee nut, then the recent opening of Le Café Alain Ducasse at Coal Drops Yard will not have passed you by. If, however, you aren't as au fait with all the latest London coffee news as you might be, then let us enlighten you.
As the name suggests, this is the multi Michelin-starred chef's first UK opening of this particular cafe - he has another in Paris, where he also has a roastery. And while they may lure you in the door with a £2.50
... - JOLT is bringing pistachio and condensed milk lattes to Fitzrovia
Another coffee import is heading to Fitzrovia after the successful launch of Omotesando Koffee (and their amazing Kashi). This time it's the turn of Jolt, who have
... - Super hip Japanese coffee brand Omotesando Koffee is opening in London's Rathbone Square development
London's Rathbone Square will be the first European opening for this cool coffee chain which originated as a one man spot in Tokyo.
- Adam Handling's Frog E1 is moving to Hoxton Square and adding a cafe and bar
Adam Handling's empire is expanding still further. Hard on the heels of the news that he'll be running the food side of things at the Belmond Cadogan Hotel, now we hear that his first restaurant Frog E1 is upping sticks and moving to Hoxton. He'll be taking over the old Byron site on Hoxton Square from this summer.
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... - Crosstown Fitzrovia will be the doughnuts and coffee company's second cashless site
Fitzrovia is the latest London location to see a Crosstown doughnut and coffee bar open up. And this one will be entirely cash-free
- Harrods Food Hall redesign begins with opening of new Roastery and Bake Hall
Big changes are happening to Harrods Food Halls with the first section reopening this winter
- The Watch House opens its third coffee bar, this time in Chancery Lane
The Watch House is moving north of the river for its third elegantly designed cafe. There'll be breakfasts in the morning, lunches to go in the daytime, and post-5pm, a cocktail bar. Sounds good to us.