kaffeine

an anzac biscuit and a coffee on a sunday afternoon...happy days! nice reminder of australia in the middle of london and agreatlittle fit out to sit and enjoy some peace. coffee was top notch.

great flat white. the portuguese tart is rich and creamy custard,greatstart to to the day. americano has nice sweet notes without excessive bitterness

in sydney, we are used togreatcafe culture. in london, with all it’s chain cafes and restaurants, this may seem harder to come by. however, with the help of twenty something london, ds and i were able to find kaffeine – a place with sandwiches, salads, coffee and cute little wooden crates that double as chairs and tables. if you’re wondering why the coffee is so good – it is australian/new zealand owned!

small but bustling cafe. excellent flat white and cold brew.greatplace to sit on the bench and people watch right outside the cafe. love their fresh marmalade.

tried this place after seeing rave reviews at various places (including zomato). the vibe and atmosphere is good but the main ingredient of a successful cafe is its coffee where i think this place falls short of perfection. i had a skimmed latte but coffee was bitter which in my view was not a good roast and lacked smoothness and flavour i attach with agreatcoffee. portuguese tart was okish as it was served cold while i am always one of those who wants it to be served warm in authentic portuguese way with sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon powder.

if you desperate for caffeine kick, feel free to visit but not for coffee connoisseurs yet!

it was recommended by a coffee lover friend. i just had a single espresso coffee. it was really strong and bitter, not one my favourites but i guess it really depends on people's tastes right? it was really well served along with a free shot of palate cleanser offered by the waiter. it is agreatspot for coffee experiences.

coffee is unique and original. amazing flavour, never had anything quite like it. they make their own almond milk which adds to the texture. ambience is pleasant -greatspot to meet people for a catch up.

i have been going to kaffeine since they first opened. the coffee has always been to agreatstandard and their lunches are always awesome. the salads are always inspiring and i would recommend their pie & salad! love love love this place!

kaffeine is a real gem hidden between oxford street station and goodge street. it's the tiniest little place, so if you're heading there around lunchtime then be prepared not to get a seat, it fills up very quickly with people from the surrounding offices. but if you do manage to winch yourself to one of the booths, or up on a stool to eat at the bar then be warned: you will be elbow to elbow and getting pretty cosy with a lot of strangers because this is agreatlunchtime option.  
they have daily changing specials and exciting, interesting sandwich options (inc. the intriguing inclusion of roasted rhubarb in a cheese and ham baguette). i went for the pie and salad, at £7.90 this seemed reasonable, and i wasn't disappointed. again, the salads are all pretty inspiring, making choosing which ones to go for quite difficult. the pie was salmon, and absolutely perfect; the crust not too heavy for lunch.
they take their coffee quite seriously (courtesy of square mile, naturally) too, so if you're a coffee geek then you'll be happy in that respect.

when it comes to coffee in central london, the areas that immediately spring to mind are soho and covent garden with the fitzrovia area falling some way behind. however that’s where i headed to earlier this week when i visitedgreattitchfield street’s kaffeine.

by koray hussein

when it comes to coffee in central london, the areas that immediately spring to mind are soho and covent garden with the fitzoria area falling some way behind. however that’s where i headed to earlier this week when i visitedgreattitchfield street’s kaffeine.

i arrived a few minutes before opening time and waited as the four or five workers set up, which kind of surprised me. five people working in a rather small coffee shop at 7.30am? seemed a little overkill to me considering they had more staff than tables but what would i know?

as the interior is so small, the first thing i saw upon entering kaffeine was their counter top which had some seriously good looking snacks packed in. croissants, rolls, pies and an especially tasty looking fruit salad all adorned the glass and made it kind of difficult to decide.

being my usual indecisive self i asked one of the guys behind the counter to help me out and was recommended their breakfast pie (for the life of me, i cannot remember what was in this thing, apart from baked beans and bresola and can’t find it on their website) which i ordered along with a glass of coffee (seriously guys what’s wrong with serving coffee in cups?).

i took a seat at the back wall facing back into the shop and was taken aback at just how tiny kaffeine’s tables are, if you can call wooden boxes, tables. the seats at the back are fine for placing a cup- sorry, glass of coffee on but how the hell am i meant to eat the pie when the table is at arse height when sitting down? there are elevated tables along the central wall but with elevated tables comes elevated seats and as i’m a short bastard, i tend to avoid any seats that make me look like a bearded toddler with my legs dangling down.

after i’d finished internally bitching about the table height i looked up and noticed that the place seemed quite busy already. it hadn’t been five minutes since the doors opened and there were two people sitting at the higher tables, a couple sat beside me chatting and a queue of three people. i guess i spoke too soon when i thought that five staff members was overkill at 7.30am.

my attention was brought back to the boxes masquerading as tables once the breakfast pie and coffee arrived and i was left trying to fold myself forward to actually get to the damn pie.

at first glance the breakfast pie looked like it’d be a pretty standard pie but once i tried to actually crack it open and taste this bad boy i realised it wasn’t going to be that simple. whether it was due to the heating process, the actual crust itself, or the blunt cutlery supplied, actually getting inside the pie was a bit of a problem. it took several seconds of prodding, slicing and practically thumping to get at the insides but i’m extremely happy to say that that’s the last complaint you’ll have from me about this pie.

although i (annoyingly) can’t remember what was actually inside, i can remember being surprised with just how savoury and spicy it was. that’s not a complaint however as all the ingredients complimented each other perfectly and i was left even enjoying the crust that tried it’s best to prevent me from having my breakfast.

the coffee on the other hand didn’t strike me as anything special which is a shame. it’s not bad by any means but the fact that it’s a stones throw from places like daisy green and soho bikes is a pity as i’d much rather walk the extra five minutes and get a coffee at one of those places.

i’ll definitely be going back to kaffeine as that pie deserves another visit and if you’re in the area you could do a lot worse than trying kaffeine’s coffee, just don’t expect anything mind blowing.

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glorious blue sky summer days means the pleasure of making the most of thegreatoutdoors but also taking the chance for a relaxed lunch. kaffeine is a very popular cafe with queues coming out the door at busy times. wooden panels and crate like tables make up the small seating area with some high stools near to the counter. there is a bench outdoors too. kaffeine serves up one of the best smoothest coffees and one that i would return for. the americano decaf was served in a matching black cup and saucer with soy milk. the food is displayed in the counter fridge and includes toasted foccacia sandwiches, baguettes, tarts and salads. as the food is seasonal, kaffeine has a menu that changes each week. the vegetarian tart on offer on this particular visit was roasted vegetables in a gruyere pastry with saffron cream. the pastry was thin, light and crispy. parsnips, aubergine, red pepper, onion and courgette made up the chunky filling. it could have done

john was very excited to check out the third wave coffee shops in london. our first stop in london was to kaffeine and it set a very high bar. different from back home? 1.) a more approachable space inviting customers to spend time - not in cozy leatherette couches but on casual wood benches that ease being on your feet without being so inviting you want to set up camp. 2.)greatfood. with exception of lucky's doughnuts inside 49th parallel and revolver most of our coffee shops have pretty terrible food. i was delighted at the quality and variety offered at kaffeine. i had the beef and guinness pie and despite being a tough customer on a good crust i was not disappointed. no dried out scones here! 3.) crazy friendly staff. it was very approachable. we had a lovely chat with the staff once they had cleared out their customers and they helped us map out other must see coffee shops in london.  fantastic shop. don't miss it. it's agreatreprieve from the hustle and bustle and in a good l

awesome coffee and food ...greatatmosphere and everyone is soooo friendly.

on arrival at kaffeine (yet another australian expat in the coffee business) ingreattitchfield street, it was like being transported back to melbourne. groovy, yet understated shop fittings were the perfect backdrop for uberstylish staff with the females all looking like they were channelling the late amy winehouse (in style terms, it should be said) with heavy eyeliner, bouffant rainbow-coloured hair and sporting lots of ink. the cafe was established in 2009 when antipodean-style coffee would still have been a rarity in the old dart,