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Cafés in Shoreditch & Hoxton

A New Zealand roaster on Leonard Street, Redchurch Street cafés, Curtain Road coffee bars and Hoxton Street locals.

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Shoreditch is in the London Borough of Hackney, at the western edge of the East End, with Hoxton to its north-west.1 Its playhouses came first: in 1576 James Burbage built The Theatre, England's first, on what is now Curtain Road, and the Curtain opened about 200 yards south a year later; Shakespeare's early plays were staged at both.1

The coffee came with the offices. Web businesses began to gather around the Old Street roundabout in 2008, and the joke name Silicon Roundabout stuck; there were 85 startups in 2010 and about 200 firms by 2011.2 Two New Zealand roasters opened among them: Allpress on Redchurch Street in 2010 and Ozone on Leonard Street in 2012.34

Local tip: Ozone's roastery café on Leonard Street opens at 07:30 on weekdays; for a weekend morning, Sabretooth on Hoxton Street opens at 07:00 on Saturday and Sunday.

At a glance

111Cafés listed
26With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Bobo & Wild, from 07:00 (Mon 07:00–19:00 · Tue–Sat 07:00–22:00 · Sun 07:00–19:00).
  • Closes latest: The Leaf, until 00:00 (Mon–Thu 12:00–23:00 · Fri–Sat 12:00–00:00 · Sun 12:00–23:00).
  • Most listed streets: Brick Lane (8), Kingsland Road (8), Bethnal Green Road (6).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (18%), outdoor seating (16%), wi-fi (12%).

Alchemy Coffee

  • Paul Street
  • Mon–Thu 08:00–16:00 · Fri 08:30–15:00 · Sat–Sun Closed
  • 020 7329 9904
  • Takeaway
  • Card payment
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Curious Yellow Kafe

  • 77 Pitfield Street
  • Mon–Wed 08:00–18:00 · Thu–Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
  • +447436813443
  • Vegetarian options
  • Partial wheelchair access
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Long White Cloud

  • 151 Hackney Road
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–17:00
  • Takeaway
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
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Moko Made

  • 211 Kingsland Road
  • Tue–Wed 08:30–17:00 · Thu 10:00–17:00 · Fri 08:30–17:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00
  • +44 20 7502 6491
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air-con
  • Indoor seating
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Crosstown

  • 157 Brick Lane
  • Mon–Wed 09:00–20:00 · Thu–Fri 09:00–21:00 · Sat 10:00–21:00 · Sun 10:00–20:00
  • Air-con
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Oat Coffee

  • 154 Brick Lane
  • Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–19:00
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
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Coffee chains in Shoreditch & Hoxton

Ozone on Leonard Street

Ozone had been roasting in New Zealand since 1998 when it opened its two-floor café and roastery at 11 Leonard Street in March 2012, in a converted industrial building.54 The coffee is roasted in the basement on a 1975 Probat drum roaster.56

Ozone opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:30 at weekends, closing at 17:00 every day. Its neighbors keep similar office hours: Alchemy Coffee on Paul Street closes at weekends, and Dark Arts Coffee on Holywell Lane opens only Monday to Friday, 08:00–15:00.

Allpress and Redchurch Street

Allpress, founded in New Zealand in 1986, opened its original London roastery and coffee shop on Redchurch Street in September 2010.3 The roasting moved to Dalston in May 2015, and the Shoreditch site at 58 Redchurch Street carried on as an espresso bar.3

Redchurch Street has more coffee: Franzè & Evans at No. 101 opens daily 08:00–19:00, and Artful Blend is at No. 93. At the corner of Club Row, two Huguenot workers' houses were saved from demolition and protected from 2019.1 Shoreditch High Street station, on the Overground, is built on a viaduct close by.1

Curtain Road, Old Street and Great Eastern Street

The name Flat White Economy also started here: Douglas McWilliams, of the Centre for Economics and Business Research on Old Street, used it for his 2015 book about the area's tech and media firms.2 FWD:Coffee at 126 Curtain Road and 161a Whitecross Street opens 07:00–19:00 on weekdays. The Brush, at 84–86 Great Eastern Street, opens daily 07:00–22:00, and The Leaf at 96 Curtain Road serves until midnight on Friday and Saturday.

On Rivington Street, Project 44 at No. 44 opens at 07:00 on weekdays and Lift Coffee at No. 73 at 08:00. Westland Coffee & Wine, at 1 Westland Place, stays open until 23:00 on Thursday and Friday.

Hoxton Street and Hackney Road

North of Old Street, Sabretooth at 285 Hoxton Street opens at 07:00 every day, Mona at No. 189 bakes from Wednesday to Sunday, and Curious Yellow Kafe at 77 Pitfield Street stays open until 19:00 from Thursday to Sunday. On Hackney Road, Long White Cloud at No. 151 and Nkora at No. 21 both open at 07:00 on weekdays.

Sources

  1. Shoreditch, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Tech City, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Allpress Dalston, Brian's Coffee Spot (March 6, 2017), accessed October 2026
  4. Ozone Coffee Roasters Cafe opens up on Leonard Street, Shoreditch, Hot Dinners (April 12, 2012), accessed October 2026
  5. Ozone Coffee Roasters, Shoreditch, Cherie City (July 15, 2012), accessed October 2026
  6. Ozone Coffee Roasters Cafe, The Nudge (January 7, 2020), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Shoreditch & Hoxton cafés: questions

When did Ozone Coffee open on Leonard Street in Shoreditch, London?

Ozone, a New Zealand roaster since 1998, opened its two-floor café and roastery at 11 Leonard Street in March 2012, in a converted industrial building, with a 1975 Probat roaster in the basement. It opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:30 at weekends, closing at 17:00.

When did Allpress open on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, London?

In September 2010, when Allpress, founded in New Zealand in 1986, opened its first London roastery and coffee shop there. Roasting moved to Dalston in May 2015, and the Dalston site at 55 Dalston Lane has its own café. On Redchurch Street, Franzè & Evans at No. 101 is open daily 08:00–19:00.

Why is Old Street in Shoreditch, London, called Silicon Roundabout?

Web businesses began clustering around the Old Street roundabout in 2008, and Matt Biddulph's tongue-in-cheek name Silicon Roundabout stuck. There were 85 startups in 2010 and about 200 firms by 2011. In 2015 Douglas McWilliams, based on Old Street, named the area's economy after the flat white in his book The Flat White Economy.

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