Coffee & Dessert
Coffee & Dessert picks in London.
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St. John Smithfield: The Bakery Counter Seat and the Eccles Cake
Fergus Henderson's whitewashed temple to nose-to-tail eating doesn't take ground-floor reservations—which means the bakery counter stools are yours for the claiming. Bone marrow, an Eccles cake, no playlist.
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The Terrace Table at Petersham Nurseries That Feels Like Richmond, Not London
Under glass and climbing vines, this greenhouse café serves burrata and heritage tomatoes while Thames meadows stretch beyond the terrace. You're still in Zone 1's fare system, but the postcode lies.
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The Stool at Postcard Teas Where the Tea Finds You
Timothy D'Offay opened Postcard Teas on Dering Street in 2005 with one idea and one table. The idea: tea should come with a farmer's name on it. The table has ten stools and is always communal. Pull up one of them on a weekday at noon, and you'll find yourself in a Mayfair room that asks nothing of you except that you pay attention to what's in the cup.
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Saturday at OOO Koffee, with Nothing to Do
Saturday coffee shops are always busy and the queue never seems to move. Turns out most people are simply looking for a place to disappear for an hour. Here's why OOO Koffee on Newman Street is the Fitzrovia queue worth standing in — plus a map of the window seat to aim for.
