incredibly tasty, insanely cheap

The queue says it all – £3.90 for succulent Massman Curry

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splendid

Order a flatwhite, orange juice, Eggs Benedict, read the Sunday Times and while away that bastard of a headache from the the night before. Its Monmouth coffee too and there’s a bit of a wait/queue, but its worth it.

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YES PLEASE, Says I, just about the nicest thing to happen to Kingsland, like, ever. The downstairs galley room features wall-to-wall kitsch prints and curios, and friendly staff serve you using an old-fashioned cash register and sparkling old copper coffee urns. But you ain’t seen nothing yet. The stairs at the back lead up to an Aladdin’s cave full of fancy repro pieces and antiques – lamps, tarted-up gilt sofas and armchairs, random paintings, low tables and wonky mirrors. As if in defiance of this decadent, anachronistic setting, the food remains resolutely low-key – sandwiches, cakes, couscous and coffee. The only booze on offer is beer and wine (but only if you request it, this isnt advertised). So that should stop us ruining the joint and waltzing around with the slinky Art Deco ladies; besides, we need them to carry on holding up all the nice lamps. The Bridge is just what we didn’t know we needed.

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mmmmm

Bloody Good, nuff said. Sit back and think of Williamsburg (ignoring the antipodean drawl to your right.)  she’s a beaut.

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The fact that this new find is really a hip clothing boutique in Shoreditch may suggest that Present can’t really be serious about coffee, can it? But wait, the coffee machine here’s manned by none other than Gwilym Davies. Davies won the World Barista Champion 2009, which makes him the Heston Blumenthal of the coffee world. Need we say more?

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Spicy Sausage and Provalone sandwich please

Little Italian Deli run by a genuwine Italian couple (really friendly). Quite a large queue at lunch (as usual for a good place) and you’ll have to wait about 10 mins usually. Order the Number 2 (Spicey Sausage and Provalone cheese) with foccacia bread and peppers – oh yes. They do really good deserts to boot.

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