Source: Yukino Miyazawa
We?re all familiar with caf?s popping up inside bookshops, libraries and gyms. But they are also turning up in unlikely specialist shops ? from the florists where locals can order a latte and leave with a bouquet of flowers to the bike-friendly caf?s that aren?t just serving coffee, but offering bicycle repairs ? like their coffee ? to-go.
London is proving to be a popular hotspot for quirky coffee bars, where caf?-goers can turn their hand to ceramic painting, clay making and play board games while enjoying good food and drink.
You don?t even need to be a coffee lover to join in either: British tea, fresh smoothies and cocktails have found their way onto the menus at these cool hybrid coffee joints.
The Willow, Shoreditch
Source: The Willow
This is not your typical florist. The Willow on Hoxton Street trades in flowers at the front, food at the back and various bits and bobs for the home on display in the middle.? Order a hand-tied bouquet of flowers, a freshly prepared salad or sandwich and cake and browse the shop?s quirky range of home ware, art and books. The flowers change with the seasons and the food menu daily.
Where: 92 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch
Opening hours: Mon to Sat: 10:30AM ? 5:30PM ?Sun: closed
Website: www.thewillowshoreditch.com
Biscuit Ceramic Caf?, Greenwich
Creative classes in ceramic painting are the main attraction here. Visitors of all ages are invited to roll up their sleeves and paint their own teapots, mugs, plates, or gnomes and can choose from a range of blank ceramic items to personalise.? Coffee, tea and homemade cake are also on the menu here. Baristas will send your creation off for firing in the kiln and it can then be posted directly to your door or collected within seven days. If you?re artistic, a plate or tile will give you free reign to unleash your creativity, but if you?re not so confident, the cute bunnies, princesses or eggcup holders are perfect for beginners.
Where: 3-4 Nelson Road, Greenwich
Opening hours: Mon-Fri:? 10:00 ? 17:30? Sat-Sun:?10:00 ? 18:00
Website: www.biscuit-biscuit.com
Drink Shop Do, Kings Cross
Open for lunch, afternoon tea and cocktails, this vintage craft shop and caf? is, as the name suggests, the place to shop, eat, drink and ?do? by getting involved in a craft session or a board game. Workshops cover anything from designing your own tote bag, hair bands or jewellery to clay making and you?ll find something new to ?do? each week. It?s often open until the early hours and all the events are free (unless otherwise stated). Practically everything in the shop, including the vintage furniture is for sale, so grab a seat and a treat (the orange and almond drizzle cake is recommended) and get crafting!
Where: 9 Caledonian Road
Opening hours: Mon to Wed: 10:30?23:00?, Fri & Sat: 10:30?02:00?, Sun: 10:30?20:00
Website: www.drinkshopdo.com
Treacle, Colombia Road
Source: Treacle
Source: Treacle
Sandwiched beside the busy Columbia Road Flower Market, Treacle caf? has been enticing visitors for the past eight years with sweet treats, teas and bric-a-brac. The theme here is proudly British and its restored furnishings and ceramics from the post-war era evoke an air of nostalgia, while the menu focuses on classic home baking. The slabs of cake and cupcakes, which are neatly displayed in a vintage wooden cabinet are easy on the eye ? and the Victoria sponge is a treacle-goers favourite. But be warned: there?s no coffee here, just quaint British tea! Business is so good, it?s only open on weekends.
Where: 110-112 Columbia Rd.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri: Closed Sat: 12-5pm ?Sun: 9am-4pm
Website: www.treacleworld.com
Look Mum No Hands! Islington
If you like getting out and about by bike, this caf?-cum-cycle workshop will be right up your street. Look mum no hands has become a popular social spot on the cycling circuit. Browse the shop for memorabilia and watch world-class biking events on TV while waiting for the mechanics to see through a repair in the workshop ? all while sipping on a latte! But don?t be put off if cycling is not your scene. The homemade pies, soups and seasonal salads are worth stopping by for, while the house beer ? ?Slag? ? draws curious visitors for the name alone!
Where: 49 Old Street, Islington
Opening hours: Mon?Fri: 07:30?22:00 ?Sat: 09:00?22:00 ?Sun: 10:00?22:00
Website: www.lookmumnohands.com
Aperture Camera Caf?
Tucked away just around the corner from the British Museum, Camera Caf? is the place to go to socialise, add something new to your camera kit and pick up a photography tip or two. Apparently it?s the world?s first camera shop and?caf? hybrid, or so the owners say. As you?d expect from a camera specialist, this place is stocked with cameras, lenses and accessories, but also serves up signature drinks such as honey lattes and freshly squeezed apple and mint juice.
Where: 44 Museum Street, London
Opening hours: Mon to Fri: 11.00 ? 19.00 Sat: 12:00-19:00 Sun: Closed
Website: www.apertureuk.com
E5 Bakehouse, Hackney
Source: E5 bakehouse
Renowned for its sourdough breads, this artisan bakery and coffee bar also offers a Saturday morning bread making class. You?ll learn a thing or two about sourdough and make your own bagels, ciabatta, pain de campagne and rye bread to take home ? all baked under the watchful eye of the E5 Bakehouse owner, Ben MacKinnon.? Or you can just nurse a cup of coffee and sample one of the bar?s signature breads, lunches and cakes, which are all baked on-site daily.
Where: Arch 395, Mentmore Terrace, Hackney
Opening hours: Mon-Sun: 7:00-19:00
Website: www.e5bakehouse.com
Source: http://www.terminalu.com/europe/londons-hybrid-coffee-bars-offering-more-than-just-coffee/28163/
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