In Islington you are likely never more than a couple of minutes away from a coffee shop. Whether it’s a quick on-the-go caffeine boost you’re after, or a free afternoon spent lounging on a sofa, Islington Now‘s shortlist of the top five coffee shops in the borough will provide you with the perfect option. (If you’re looking for days out in Islington, we’ve got that covered, too.)
Caravan
11-13 Exmouth Market, London, EC1R 4QD
http://www.caravanonexmouth.co.uk/
@CaravanExmouth
Espresso: £1.60 / Flat White: £2.40
Coffee supplier: Caravan
For the quintessence of the Aussie breakfast trend, look no further than Caravan. Their adventurous menu doubled with consistently great coffee ensures their presence in this list.
Extra brownie points are given for the fact that they have their own roasteries at both of the restaurant sites.
Maison d’Etre
154 Canonbury Rd, London, N1 2UP
http://www.maisondetrecafe.co.uk/
@Maisondetrecafe
Espresso: £2 / Flat White: £2.20
Coffee supplier: Nude Espresso
Maison d’être is easy to miss. Sitting on the quieter side of Highbury Corner, it’s not best situated to catch much foot traffic, yet it is consistently full.
After leaving a career in advertising to indulge a “love of muffins and pies and all things baked,” owner Kim oversees a buzzing and intimate hideaway, offering handmade pastries and sandwiches.
Definitely worth the minute-long walk from the busier side of the roundabout.
The Coffee Works Project
96-98 Islington High Street, London, N1 8EG
http://www.coffeeworksproject.com/
@CoffeeWorksProj
Espresso: £2 / Flat White: £2.50
Coffee supplier: HasBean.co.uk
Walk into The Coffee Works Project at any time and you’ll be sure to find a mixture of chatty 20-somethings and creative types glued to their laptops.
Owner Peter Theoklitou says: “My ethos is in supporting artisan producers who take care in what they do. It’s a rarity in this day and age.”
The Coffee Works Project also offers sandwiches, seasonal salads, a charcuterie, and cheese selection supplied by Neal’s Yard Dairy.
The baristas at The Coffee Works Project take their jobs very, very seriously. After quizzing one of them as to why they were weighing my espresso, I was told that they were ensuring they had used 34ml of water; the optimum amount for the particular coffee blend and grind density they were stocking that week, apparently.
Caffé Mobile
Outside The York pub on Upper Street
Espresso: £1.20 / Flat White: £2
Supplier: Algerian Coffee Company (using a custom blend made exclusively for Caffé Mobile)
Stefan Carlberg has manned the Caffé Mobile tuk-tuk – one of two franchisees and the only in London – for 10 years.
Serving a small selection of pastries and quality coffees, Stefan keeps things simple.
He waxes lyrical about a psychological study into the flavour benefits of porcelain over paper cups while making my espresso before we talk about the problem of preserving the acidity of a blend in milk-based coffees. He knows his stuff.
Perfect for a whistlestop caffeine fix for commuters alighting at Angel station.
Ground Control
61 Amwell Street, London, EC1R 1UR
http://www.theethiopiancoffeecompany.co.uk/
@EthiopianCoffee
Espresso: £2.25 / Flat White: £2.50
Supplier: The Ethiopian Coffee Company
Ground control is owned and supplied by The Ethiopian Coffee Company, which sources, roasts, blends and distributes the best, non-hybridised coffee beans from Ethiopia.
It’s small and cosy, with a selection of cakes and pastries, and rotates its own original blends on a monthly basis.
Great espresso in a quiet and scenic enclave of Islington.
Use our interactive map below to see exactly where each of our chosen coffee joints can be found, along with information on each.
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Tracking services naturally boost the chances of recovery, but one lucky bike owner has Bike
Trac and Interpol to thank for the return of their prized possession after a particularly lengthy
search.
Taken on a Monday evening from South London, the £12,000 Ducati 899 Panigale was
quickly confirmed as stolen thanks to the equipped Bike Trac unit communicating with its owner and the firm’s operating
centre.
Despite everyone’s best efforts the bike crossed the English Channel before UK police
could reach it. However, a mixture of GPS signal and the
triangulation of mobile phone masts across Europe allowed Bike
Trac to keep an eye on its movements.
Now Tuesday and with the bike in Lithuania, the tracking team traced it to the town of Vilnius.
The following day, and with the help of Interpol, local Lithuanian authorities moved in and
secured the stolen bike.
Commenting on the operation, Sue Hitchmough, General Manager for Bike Trac parent company
Road Angel Group, said: “To recover a stolen motorcycle over 1,000 miles away is no better example of the effectiveness of tracking technology. This is naturally a huge success for us, but it’s also a great example to everyone that tracking really does work.
“I’d like to personally thank everyone involved in this recovery from our team at HQ to Interpol and to the Lithuanian authorities. It’s very pleasing to know so many people want to stamp out bike theft.”
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