London: Coffee Guide

The most up-to-date guide on the London coffee scene

This is the most popular and ultimate guide to the best independent coffee shops in London - the huge 'third-wave' of independent outlets having made the city a coffee flagship. The Coffee(In)Touch Guide includes only London’s finest independent coffee shops, coffee houses and cafes, all serving locally roasted premium-quality specialty coffee. Their serious approach to coffee making is pushing back against the chains, creating a superb London coffee culture.

Coffee lovers, be they local aficionados or coffee-starved tourists, will benefit from the guide’s handpicked selection of venues. All Coffee(In)Touch cafés are personally selected by a panel of experts, who pick out hidden gems and create comprehensive profiles of each, singling out key features.

The guide database is continually refreshed as experts re-review and seek out the new. Evaluating factors such as coffee quality, dessert quality, food quality and atmosphere, they have built up a highly descriptive coffee map of London.

Coffee(In)Touch Guide highlights:


* The app is completely offline and does not require internet connection to view maps, coffee shop profiles, lists and ratings

* Database is guaranteed to be up-to-date and dynamic with instant data update notifications within the app


* Map view or list view clearly show nearby cafes that are open at that time

* Coffee shops can be compared in a unique way: like a deck of cards that can be shuffled, spread out or viewed as a list

* Enhanced search functionality includes search by café name, postal code, address, closest tube station, attraction or London district


* Sort by length of time to travel to cafe, top rated, coffee quality and dessert quality


* Top 25 coffee houses expertly selected and updated regularly in response to ratings and reviews


* Detailed profiles show name, address, phone number that can be instantly dialled, opening hours, Wi-Fi availability, map location, professional photos, expert roundup and ratings

* Submit reviews, rate coffee shops and take photos — all within the app