# London Best Coffee

> Editor-curated guide to London's best independent specialty coffee shops. Every café visited and reviewed in person by editor Dylan Cormack. Organised by London area (East, West, City, North, North West, South East, South West).

The site is a directory of independent specialty coffee shops in London. Each shop page includes the editor's review, full address and postcode, opening hours, drink offerings, accolades, amenities (wheelchair access, dog-friendly, outdoor seating, on-site roastery), nearest stations, and Google Maps link.

## Key entry points

- [Homepage — full shop directory](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/): editor-curated list of every shop reviewed.
- [About — editor & methodology](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/about): who writes the guide, how shops are evaluated, update cadence.
- [FAQ](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/faq): common questions about London specialty coffee.
- [All areas](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas): browse by London region.
- [Near me](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/near-me): geolocation-based map of nearby shops.

## London areas

- [East London](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas/east-london): Shoreditch, Hackney, Dalston, Bethnal Green, London Fields, Hackney Wick.
- [West London](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas/west-london): Notting Hill, Westbourne Park, Maida Vale, Hammersmith, Chiswick.
- [City of London](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas/city-of-london): Bank, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, St Paul's, Holborn (weekday-focused).
- [North London](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas/north-london): Islington, King's Cross, Camden, Stoke Newington, Crouch End.
- [North West London](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas/north-west-london): Hampstead, Belsize Park, Kentish Town, Queen's Park.
- [South East London](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas/south-east-london): Peckham, Bermondsey, Brockley, Crystal Palace, Forest Hill.
- [South West London](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas/south-west-london): Clapham, Brixton, Battersea, Tooting, Wimbledon.

## Machine-readable data

- [Full shop directory (markdown)](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/coffee-shops.md): every shop with address, postcode, hours, features and review summary in a single parseable file.
- [Area summaries (markdown)](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/areas.md): per-area descriptions and shop counts.
- [XML sitemap](https://www.londonbestcoffee.com/sitemap.xml): all URLs with last-modified dates.

## About

Editor: Dylan Cormack. Independent — shops cannot pay to be included; no sponsored placement.