London — Hackney

Climpson & Sons

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The espresso machine and grinder at Climpson & Sons against a dark tiled wall, cookbooks and ceramics on the shelf above

Photo: Climpson & Sons, Used with permission

Started as a market coffee cart in 2002 before settling into this converted butcher's shop on Broadway Market, which it's occupied long enough to now count as a neighborhood fixture rather than a newcomer. Broadway Market itself runs a well-known Saturday market along the same stretch, a mix of food stalls and small producers that's turned the street into one of Hackney's most reliable weekend destinations, and Climpson & Sons has been part of that draw for most of its history. Roasting happens at Climpson's own facility nearby in London Fields, with bagged beans and home-brewing kit sold at the counter.

The feel is relaxed and market-day casual rather than polished — a shop for the Saturday crowd as much as the coffee obsessive, and one that still shows its butcher-shop bones in the tiling and layout if you look for them. Dogs are welcome on the outdoor seating, with greenery nearby for a post-coffee walk. Broadway Market's stalls outside make this an easy stop before or after browsing.