Espresso Room - Camden

I found this tiny place opposite the sick house of the great ormand street. Literally tiny, as it was scratched with only five people. the tables are available on a good day outside, so it was usually a spot.

That brings me to another point – when did all the good coffee shops put their prices on the wrong side of 2,50? Probably because they know coffee addicts, snobs like I pay it because they can't do their own or get them somewhere else.

The coffee blend here is a bit like a lazy sunday. not hard edged but rounded and warm. its good on a friday afternoon in preparation for the beginning of the weekend but i’d probably need something stronger in the morning on weekdays. the barrista there recommended a piccolo if i wanted something stronger and t advised on a double shot of espresso in my flat white.

The Espresso Room is very small and not located anywhere near my flat. It is also annoying in that it is shut on the weekends so it is a struggle for me to get to it.

I am a caffeine fiend and find it very important to source cafes with good coffees, good service and good ambience. I look for a nice drink, yes, but also somewhere that is appropriate for both a drink as well as a catch up with a friend. Working only a stone's throw from the Espresso Room, I decided to check it out and was curious mainly due to the stories about the size of it; it is reputed to be one of the smallest coffee shops worth visiting, and it was indeed just that! Very tiny with simple wood decor and some indoor and outdoor seating, it is literally a room in which two friendly, hipster guys created that fluffy, almost sweet coffee that is often found in independent coffee...read more