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Brood Roastery

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One of the Top rated Coffee stores in London


Address

113 Essex Rd, London N1 2SL, United Kingdom

Website

www.broodroastery.com

Contact

+44 20 7209 8300

Rating on Google Maps

5.00 (70 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: 9 am to 3:30 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Friday: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: coffee (36) staff (7) nice (6) friendly (6)
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  • 5/5 Trisha R. 10 months ago on Google
    Absolutely love this coffee shop. Friendly staff who really care, and want to make sure you enjoy what you’re ordering. Highly recommend this place. It’s great to pop in and get a coffee and also a good place to sit and write or watch the world go by.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 The W. 1 year ago on Google
    Good coffee. They have a roastery in house. Wide selection of coffee beans including decaf (sugar cane process)
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ravi 2 years ago on Google
    New favourite coffee shop in London... I keep picking places that close or move away 🤦‍♂️ Great coffee, great V60 and super lovely and knowledgeable staff. They also roast in-house and the place smells amazing. By pure coincidence, I found out the roaster is the same guy from my previous favourite (I was gutted when he left that place). A relatively new, but really lovely little cafe selling their own roast and everything you might need for your own setup at home. Also really fantastic. If you want to learn a little bit about coffee, the staff really do care about what they do. Looking forward to trying some food next time.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Oo L. 9 months ago on Google
    Tried their latte and a croissant for breakfast. They were both nice. The barista was friendly and efficient. I must go back for their speciality coffee next time. It's also nice you can collect Embargo stamps here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ciannait L. 4 months ago on Google
    It’s maybe unfair to give 3 stars for the food when all I had was one flat white on oat, once. And there’s really nothing wrong with their coffee, actually the brew is EXCELLENT, fresh, flavourful and full bodied, it’s just not done exactly the way I like it like soooo many others in the rest of the world. Mind you 4 stars is pretty damn high marks for a coffee that didn’t have The Milk (to be fair an impossible ask given it’s an Australian product), or enough milk. As usual it was a bit stronger than I like. If they made it any weaker you’d taste the milk too much, so I guess…ok. I’ll come back tomorrow, and try the soy and maybe use my own mug, and maybe have more milk, and maybe ask for an extra hot (for once it was a quaffable temperature, but I like it a little hotter). Service is super quick and friendly. And the atmosphere is adorable. Comfy seating of different descriptions, pretty decorations, chill music and lots of coffee related products including specialist roasts. Very cool place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alan M. 1 year ago on Google
    A super cute little specialty coffee shop and roastery with the friendliest staff I've ever met. They are really into their coffee and super knowledgeable. There are few shops that strongly made me want to become a regular, but this one is truly a gem.

  • 5/5 Eva J. 1 year ago on Google
    My absolute favourite coffee spot in the area! The Brood family know their coffee inside-out and apply the highest precision with every coffee they make, resulting in perfection with every cup. Next to high-quality coffee, they also serve delicious pastries, brunch and lunch dishes which I would highly recommend to try. The atmosphere is relaxed and homely. The friendly staff is always up for a nice chat, or if you prefer to enjoy your coffee in silence that is absolutely fine as well.

  • 5/5 FitMeTu M. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious Cypriot sandwiches, best coffee and gorgeous smiles from Broodroastery team, always with a great service, definitely making my Day happier x

  • 4/5 Yeonsu J. 1 year ago on Google
    I think coffee itself is great, high quality indeed. But the reason i gave 4 was from my personal experience, I ordered an oat flat white, and a lady made it for me. the milk foam wasn’t velvet soft and foamy enough and wasn’t flattened enough on the surface of the espresso.

  • 5/5 Bartosz K. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazingly friendly baristas and roaster Andy, always makes sure you feel like family. Brood roasters is not just about daily boost of coffee.

  • 5/5 NISH D. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the rare places where the people genuinely care. They are perfectionists here - they make great coffee and are kind and friendly welcoming you into their cafe as though you’re a friend, not just a customer.

  • 5/5 Nicola T. 6 months ago on Google
    You can get the best coffee here in the angel neighbourhood! The owner is very professional and roast their own beans! It’s always a nice experience chatting with him. Wonderful coffee shop filled with the passion of coffee

  • 5/5 Em B. 5 months ago on Google
    The best coffee roasters in Islington hands down. The people who run this place are so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the coffee - getting a morning coffee it's like going to a wine tasting evening, they'll happily tell you all about the beans and their process.

  • 5/5 Nikos A. 8 months ago on Google
    Great coffee in a part of the town I didn't expect to get nice coffee. They roast their beans on site, which is an added bonus if you're a coffee maniac as the smell of freshly roasted coffee is filling the room.

  • 5/5 Maria P. 9 months ago on Google
    Nice independent cafe. Unpretentious and friendly staff. Freshly roasted coffee including good decaf.

  • 5/5 Ute O. 5 months ago on Google
    Superb coffee, lovely service, nice small space. Infinitely better than all those chain cafes. It’s so important to have independently run places like this.

  • 5/5 Niclas E. 3 months ago on Google New
    Delicious coffee, cakes, sandwiches. Adorable staff. Local clientele and a very relaxed London vibe and interiors. It's a roastery, so you can buy the coffee you just tasted, whether you want 500 gr or 15 kg is entirely up to you.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Prepared foods
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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