Coffee Shop: Intelligentsia Coffee, Venice Beach
Time: Sunday afternoon
Coffee beans: Black Cat Project
Ordered: 1 x Espresso, 1 x Cold brew

Beautiful store. Perhaps the best yet. Approach from the road, via a green seating area. Concrete floors. Muted grey walls. Open air ducts. Industrial feel for the barista area. Shelving full of merchandise on either side of room. Standing spaces around bar. Tiered concrete seating at back, which makes the whole space feel much bigger. Seating pads for the steps. Wood and wire stools at various points. Hanging glass above makes the space feel two tiered.Very busy. Friendly staff at multiple serving points. Delicious food behind glass. Great music. Tasty coffee.

Coffee Shop: Dept. of Coffee and Social Affairs, Leather Lane
Time: Monday afternoon
Coffee beans: The Dark Horse, Ethiopia
Ordered: 1 x Americano

Open brick wall parts space into two. Wooden floors. Wooden stools. White walls. Clunkydoodle murals and framed art on walls. Smart looking serving counter. Delivery bike propped up by window. Delicious looking food in glass cabinet. Menu held up with bulldog clips. Cubby holes towards back, lit with fairy lights.Red hot chilli peppers playing on sound system. Friendly, helpful staff. Guided help on coffee beans with tasting notes. Coffee not great – a bit watery. But I’ve heard it’s usually good, so maybe just a dud cup.

Moving slowly on this challenge – beginning to wonder if I’ll even finish before June.
Most of the photos make the food look pretty unappetizing. Some of them tasted okay. A couple of duds in there which need more work.

#5. One-pan salmon with roast asparagus. Recipe from BBC GoodFood

#6. Chicken, Goats Cheese & Tomato bake. Recipe from BBC GoodFood
(Forgot to take a photo before. So afraid we’re left with a photo of all the washing up…)

#7. One-pot Chicken and Chorizo, Nathan Outlaw

#8. Roast Chicken and Lemon Bombay Potatoes, Jamie Oliver

#9. Pickled Celery, Pitt Cue Co.

Coffee Shop: Lowdown Coffee, George St Edinburgh
Time: Saturday afternoon
Coffee beans: Five Elephant
Ordered: 2 x Americano, 1 x raspberry doughnut

Basement coffee shop. Beautiful pared back interior. Concrete floor. Grey and white walls. Scandi wood tables. Brushed metal strip lighting. Like an Apple Store for coffee. Very small service counter. Delicious pastries and doughnuts displayed. Nice branding. Friendly staff. Super sugar hit from BreadAhead-style doughnut. Great tasting coffee.

Coffee Shop: Fernandez And Wells, Denmark Street
Time: Early Thursday morning
Coffee beans: Has Bean (own branded)
Ordered: 1 x Americano

Open. Light. Airy. Big space. Lots of wood, brushed metal, and mottled glass. Window benches look out onto guitar shops. Central horseshoe food counter. Coffee counter set back by windows. Lots of great food on display. Citrus fruits dotted around the place. Hanging Iberico ham in the window. Blackboard prices. Indie incidental music on. Friendly staff. Imagine it’s popular with recruiters. Lovely coffee.

Coffee Shop: MacIntyre Coffee, Angel
Time: Saturday afternoon
Coffee beans: Modern Standard
Ordered: 1 x Americano, 1 x Flat White

Very small. Almost intimidatingly so. Serving counter at back. Raw wood. Corkboard menus. Hanging lights. Aluminium piping. Half-finished feel. Side counter for customers. 90s Indie playing. Hard to snap photos. Fantastic coffee.

Coffee Shop: Notes, Citypoint
Time: Wednesday afternoon
Coffee beans: N/A
Ordered: 1 x long black

Granite tiled floors. Solid wood tables.Spider style hanging lamps. Modern fit out. A bit corporate and chain-like. Lots of natural light. 2 person tables all along curved window. Very messy sideboards. Empty coffee cups strewn around. Shiny fruit available. Savile Row suited crowd. Friendly staff. Coffee not bad.

Coffee Shop: Caravan Coffee Roasters, Exmouth Market
Time: Friday afternoon
Coffee beans: Caravan Own Roasted, Kigoma Rwanda
Ordered: 1 x Filter Coffee

Very light. Large windows on two sides. Central island separates bar from seating area. Small overhang tables off opposite bar. Antique maps adorn walls. Full lunch menu available. Hanging lights from ceiling. Greys and pastels. Concrete floor. Feels more like a restaurant than a coffee shop. Coffee served in conical flask. Delicious but expensive.

Coffee Shop: Association Coffee, Creechurch Lane
Time: Wednesday early afternoon
Coffee beans: Red Brick Square Mile
Ordered: 1 x Long black

Industrial. Beautiful. Busy. Coat hooks on open brick side walls. Open window frontage. Lovely old wood flooring. Plenty of empty counter space. Aeropress bench at one end. Muted greys and browns. Very clean. Surly but professional staff. Labour & Wait aprons. Interesting mix of hipsters and bankers. Thick, delicious coffee.

Coffee Shop: White Mulberries, St. Katherine Docks
Time: Wednesday late morning
Coffee beans: N/A
Ordered: 1 x Double Espresso

Tiny floor space. Low ceiling. Slightly out of place tea quote on one wall. Beautiful black and white screen prints on another.Creaky salvaged school furniture. Great view over the dock. Fiver card minimum. Sandwiches and sweet things on display. Courier and Oh Comely available. Lovely tasting coffee.