Guide to the best cafés in Soho

Flat White is located right in the heart of buzzing Berwick Market, and they serve, you guessed it, flat whites (and other hot beverages, of course). Their artisanal coffee is sourced from the award-winning Drop Coffee Roasters in Sweden, focusing on natural and single-origin flavours. They are also committed to using sustainable and ethical practices. You can also enjoy light bites like toasties, bagels and sandwiches.

Algerian Coffee Stores opened 135 years ago in 1887 and hasn’t changed much since. They have an extensive menu of 80 coffees and 120 teas sourced from all around the world, served with a big dose of the owner’s impressive bank of coffee knowledge. The bright red façade is hard to miss, complemented by a signature candy-striped canopy. Many of the original fittings are still intact inside, including wooden shelves, counters and display cases.

If you’re dead serious about coffee, then you need to check out The Department of Coffee and Social Affairs. This coffee shop can be found down a little alleyway just off Carnaby Street in Soho, where they serve a menu of hot drinks, sandwiches, pastries and cakes. The café is bright, roomy and trendy and makes for a nice spot to catch up with an old pal while sipping on a cup of the good stuff. You can even try your hand at being a barista at one of their coffee-making classes.

Bar Italia is an iconic coffee shop in the heart of Soho on Frith Street, established in 1949 and popular amongst London’s Italian community for its coffee and lively atmosphere. It feels like you’ve stepped into a coffee shop in Italy, with its red and white decor and signature neon sign. It stays open super late (until around 5 am every day) and is a major hotspot in Soho’s post-night-out scene.

Enjoy single-origin coffee packed with flavour at Tintico, a cosy, plant-filled coffee shop in lively Soho. It’s the perfect spot to connect with like-minded coffee lovers or pitch up with your laptop and get some work done. Along with their drinks menu, they also serve tasty food, like Spanish tortilla with eggs and manchego on toast.

After its successful start in Edinburgh, Söderberg made its way to the streets of Soho. This Swedish-inspired coffee shop and bakery serves coffee, brunch dishes and fluffy sourdough pizzas in a cosy, stylish space. The open sandwiches and cardamom buns are also top-notch and, depending on the time of day, you can also enjoy cocktails like the fika martini.

Gear up for this bike shop crossed with a coffee shop, where you can sip on excellent coffee while picking up equipment for your next big bike ride. It’s perfect for meeting like-minded cycling fans in a trendy, minimalist Soho setting while enjoying exquisite coffee.

Grind is a chilled-out, stylish espresso bar on Beak Street in Carnaby, serving breakfast classics, cakes, small bites and drinks. It’s independently run, and they roast their coffee for hot cups of the good stuff but also for cocktails, like their classic Espresso Martini and Hot Flat White Russian. They also serve unique drinks like the butterfly pea latte.

You’ll probably forget that you’re sitting in a coffee shop in Soho and think you’re in a cute forest cabin out in the woods, thanks to the wood-filled, cabin-like decor inside. Triple Two Coffee is the place to go for coffee made with light and medium-roasted beans sourced from four continents. You can also enjoy light bites like wraps, toasties, sandwiches, sushi, salads and more.

You’ll find Hideaway Coffee shop hidden down a side street just off Brewer Street. It’s cosy, simple and stylish, with a handful of out-front seats for alfresco drinks on warmer days. They serve all the classic hot drinks and a menu of lunch dishes, like baguettes, toasties and salads, alongside some more inventive options like black truffle and honey waffles and caviar.