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.

Coffee Shop: BL-NK, Curtain Rd
Time: Monday morning
Coffee beans: Climpson & Sons
Ordered: 1 x Americano, 1 x Flat White

Chipboard furniture. Painted concrete floors. Packaged and nutritious fare. Friendly barista. Free wifi. Range of books and leaflets. Caffeine magazine available. Suspect magnetic letters on shelving unit. Great tasting coffee.

Coffee Shop: Fuckoffee, Bermondsey St
Time: Saturday early afternoon
Coffee beans: PNG
Ordered: 1 x Americano

Try-hard name. PR spinner. Interior feels thrown together. Student union vibe. If Nathan Barley went to uni. Bitcoin cash machine at back. Random furniture. Orb lampshades made from cups. Sweary mugs for sale. Funnyish door plate. ‘Shitstorms’ on sale – 4 espresso shots. Disgusting coffee.

Coffee Shop: Workshop Coffee Co., Barrett St
Time: Tuesday late morning
Coffee beans: Githiga AB Workshop roasted
Ordered: 1 x Filter Coffee

Very different feel to Workshop HQ. White washed and pegboard walls. Chipboard fit out. Feels very temporary. Atmosphere nonexistant. Very quiet. Music could be louder. Pretty plants. Hanging lamps. Chilled out staff. Coffee poor. Tasted stewed. Hidden from bustle of Oxford Street.

Coffee Shop: Climpson and Sons
Time: Thursday morning
Coffee beans: Climpson roast
Ordered: 1 x Americano, 1 x Flat White

Small but superb. Greywash floorboards. Sturdy wooden furniture. Small benches and cube tables. Light streaming through windows. Taberna de mercardo fare on display. Custards tarts and doughnuts. Lots of staff. Lots of customers. Branded mugs available. Waterbowl for dogs.