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Cafés in Marylebone
The Monocle Café on Chiltern Street, rare filter at Special Guests, Filipino bakes at Panadera and late cafés on Edgware Road.
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Marylebone takes its name from a church to St Mary built in 1400 near today's Marble Arch; villagers called the place St Mary-burne, after the stream, to put distance between themselves and the Tyburn gallows.1 The old parish ran north from Oxford Street with Edgware Road as its western line, and the Howard de Walden Estate still manages 92 acres between Marylebone High Street and Portland Place.1
Its coffee changes street by street. Chiltern Street has a magazine's café, Aybrook Street sells filter from rare lots, Picton Place has a Filipino bakery a short walk from Selfridges, and Edgware Road keeps going after the others shut.6 The earliest start belongs to Tasty Corner on Blandford Street, at 06:00 on weekdays.
Local tip: Pick Aybrook Street when you want filter rather than espresso: a March 2025 review counted 12 hand-brewed single-origin coffees at Special Guests.4
At a glance
89Cafés listed
21With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Tasty Corner, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–17:00 · Sat 07:00–17:00).
- Closes latest: Mehmet Efendi 1953, until 00:00 (Daily 08:00–00:00).
- Most listed streets: Edgware Road (6), Baker Street (4), Chiltern Street (4).
- Most common features: outdoor seating (18%), takeaway (8%), open late (6%).
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Avobar
Crome London
Euphorium
- Wi-Fi
- Power outlets
- Outdoor seating
Half Million Coffee Shop
- Takeaway
- Open late
Mehmet Efendi 1953
Panadera
Saint Aymes
Silvio's
- Partial wheelchair access
Special Guests
Tasty Corner
- Outdoor seating
- Open by 6am
Tasty Inn
The Monocle Café
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Card payment
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
The Veg Box
- Vegetarian options
- Open late
White Mulberries
- Outdoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Bakery café
- Brunch
Orrery Epicerie
- Takeaway
- Indoor seating
Sip Slow
WA Bakery
- Takeaway
- Wheelchair access
- Bakery café
Back on Track
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
Bean Juice
Bonne Bouche
Boxcar
- Outdoor seating
- Vegetarian options
Boxcar
Cafe De Pierre
Café Zahawi
Caffe Royale
Caffé Uno
Cardinals of Mayfair
Carmina & Lancelot
Chiltern Street Deli
Coffee Date
Connaughts Cafe
Cup+Lid
Dorset Brasserie
Eddie's
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Coffee chains in Marylebone
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Starbucks
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- Marylebone
- Marylebone
- 111 Marylebone High St
- 126 Baker Street
- 14 James Street
- 26 Edgware Road
- 29 North Audley St
- 58 Baker St
- 85 Davies Street
- Baker Street StationMon–Fri 06:30–21:00 · Sat 07:00–20:30 · Sun 07:30–20:00
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Costa Coffee
Show 5 locations
- Marylebone
- 108 - 110 Edgware Road
- 33 Melcombe Street
- 69 Wigmore Street
- Bryanston StreetMon–Fri 06:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 07:30–20:00
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Caffè Nero
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- Café Nero, Victoria London
- Marylebone
- 184A Edgware Road
- Nero Express, 5 Cabbell StreetMon–Fri 06:00–19:00 · Sat 06:30–17:00 · Sun 07:30–16:30
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Joe & The Juice
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Pret A Manger
- Petit Pret, 5-5a Station Approach, Marylebone RoadMon–Fri 06:45–18:00 · Sat 07:00–16:30 · Sun 08:00–16:00
- Unit G15, West One Shopping Centre, 381 Oxford Street
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Black Sheep Coffee
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Blank Street Coffee
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Benugo
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WatchHouse
- 32-34 New Cavendish StreetMon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat 08:00–18:00 · Sun 09:00–18:00
- 60 Seymour StreetMon–Fri 07:30–18:30 · Sat 08:00–18:30 · Sun 08:00–17:30
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Hagen
- 26 North Audley Street
- Hagen Marylebone, 82 Marylebone High StreetMon–Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–18:00
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Soho Coffee Co.
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Caffè Concerto
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Notes Coffee
- 391 Oxford StreetMon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
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EL&N
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The Gentlemen Baristas
- 5 Marble ArchMon–Fri 08:00–15:00
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AMT Coffee
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Saint Espresso
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Attendant
- 55 Duke StreetMon–Sat 10:00–18:00
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Elan Cafe
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Arro Coffee
- Arro Coffee - The Temple of Coffee, 67 Chiltern StreetMon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat 07:30–21:00 · Sun 08:00–21:00
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Workshop Coffee
- 1 Barrett StreetMon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
The Monocle Café on Chiltern Street
The Monocle Café opened at 18 Chiltern Street on 15 April 2013, the magazine's London follow-up to a café in Tokyo's Hankyu Men's department store.2 It started with 15 seats, Allpress coffee and a fit-out drawing on Japan and Scandinavia, overseen by the magazine's in-house design team.2 Cakes came from Lanka, the shop of the Le Gavroche alumnus Masayuki Hara, a green-tea roll among them.2 The doors now open at 07:00 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends.
Filter by the lot at Special Guests
Paul Ross, a two-time UK Barista Champion, won the 2019 title with a natural-processed Gesha from Auromar.3 He left Watch House in 2023 and founded Special Guests as a boutique roastery for coffees he considers exceptional, selling at first through its webshop and partner cafés.3
The Aybrook Street bar is where those lots reach the cup. A March 2025 review of Special Guests counted 12 single-origin coffees as hand-brewed filter, rare Panama Geshas included, beside several espressos, one of them low in caffeine.4 Prices follow the lot: that visit cost £12 for a natural Colombian Gesha and £5 for a natural Papayo from Colombia.4 Weekday service starts at 07:30.
Picton Place and Barrett Street
Panadera, the Filipino bakery brand launched in 2021, opened its second site at 7 Picton Place on 6 September 2024.56 The counter is built around pandesal, a soft milk bun, and ube (purple yam), which turns up as a pie, a matcha latte and a jam spread on toast.6 Sandos carry fillings such as corned beef hash or crisp aubergine with hummus.56
For a longer sit nearby, Euphorium on Barrett Street has Wi-Fi and outlets, and stays open until 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Connaught Street and Edgware Road
Saint Aymes, on Connaught Street, belongs to the sisters Lois and Michela, who named it for their Barbadian grandparents, Thyra and Eric Aymes; the "Saint" points to Barbados, where every parish name begins with the word.7 Its signature is the blue Unicorn Latté, topped with whipped cream, a marshmallow horn and 23ct gold.7
Edgware Road follows a Roman route, Watling Street.8 Arab settlement here began in the late 19th century, Egyptians and Iraqis came in the 1950s and numbers grew sharply from the 1970s, which is why Londoners call the southern stretch Little Cairo and Little Beirut.8 Its shisha cafés and late bars set the hours: Mehmet Efendi 1953, at No. 81, serves until midnight every day.
Sources
- Marylebone, Wikipedia, accessed November 2026
- Monocle Cafe to open on Chiltern Street in Marylebone, Hot Dinners, accessed November 2026
- Special Guests from London wants people to drink exceptional coffee (February 3, 2025), The Coffee Vine, accessed November 2026
- Special Guests Coffee, Marylebone, London (March 26, 2025), Bex's Coffee Travels, accessed November 2026
- Maginhawa Group to open second Filipino bakery (July 17, 2024), Restaurant Online, accessed November 2026
- Panadera are opening a second bakery, next to Selfridges (2024), Hot Dinners, accessed November 2026
- Creating 'The Most Instagrammable Cafe In London', Connaught Village, accessed November 2026
- Edgware Road, Wikipedia, accessed November 2026
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FAQ
Marylebone cafés: questions
Who founded Special Guests coffee in Marylebone, London?
Paul Ross, a two-time UK Barista Champion who won the 2019 title, founded Special Guests after leaving Watch House in 2023. It began as a boutique roastery selling through its webshop and partner cafés. The Aybrook Street bar pours its lots by the cup, with 12 single-origin filter coffees counted in a March 2025 review.
When did the Monocle Café open in Marylebone, London?
The Monocle Café opened at 18 Chiltern Street on 15 April 2013, following the magazine's café in Tokyo. It started with 15 seats and Allpress coffee, and its fit-out draws on Japan and Scandinavia. The café now opens at 07:00 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends.
Why is Edgware Road in Marylebone, London called Little Cairo?
Arab settlement on Edgware Road began in the late 19th century, Egyptians and Iraqis arrived in the 1950s, and numbers grew sharply from the 1970s. Londoners call the southern stretch Little Cairo and Little Beirut, and its shisha cafés and bars keep late hours. Mehmet Efendi 1953 at No. 81 serves until midnight.
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