Dish · 4 kitchens in 3 cities
Coffee
Coffee from houses that roast and brew their own — espresso, flat white, filter and flannel-brewed cups.
Nobody paid to be here. Each kitchen is described from its own menu where it publishes one, unranked, so each note says how that kitchen makes it.
In London
Flat white
Prufrock Coffee · Clerkenwell · ~£12 pp
A flat white, double espresso under a thin layer of steamed milk. The morning's first cup.
This version: A flat white with the breakfast bun, in Clerkenwell.
Pick it if: You want breakfast with the coffee in Clerkenwell.
Flat white
Kiss the Hippo Coffee · Bloomsbury · ~£9 pp
A flat white, espresso from the house roast with steamed milk. The everyday cup.
This version: Roasted downstairs in the basement, with a filter that rotates weekly.
Pick it if: You want cake with the cup, or a filter as well.
In Rome
Espresso
Tazza d'Oro · Pantheon
An espresso pulled from the house's own Regine blends, led by its queen blend. Standing at the bar, the Roman way, with a tin of beans for home.
In Tokyo
Blanc et Noir (ブラン・エ・ノワール)
Café de l'Ambre · Ginza · ~¥1,100 pp
Blanc et Noir, sweetened cold coffee under a floated layer of milk in a champagne glass. The house calls it the Queen of Amber, and it's our first cup.