Coffee & food
Clerkenwell
Prufrock Coffee
Leather Lane
Coffee, food made from scratch and a coffee shop that has called Leather Lane home since 2011.
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6 COFFEE SHOPS · ONE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Independent coffee
in Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross.
The streets between Farringdon and King’s Cross mix long-running coffee shops with newer ones. Prufrock has been on Leather Lane since 2011 and Catalyst is on Gray’s Inn Road. Redemption Roasters, which trains prison leavers as baristas, opened its first shop on Lamb’s Conduit Street in 2017 and has more by Lincoln’s Inn Fields and in Coal Drops Yard. Origin pours inside the British Library.
MAKE A MORNING OF IT
A little local direction.
For food, pick Prufrock or Redemption at Coal Drops Yard. Lamb’s Conduit Street and Lincoln’s Inn Fields suit a quieter cup, and the British Library works before a train from King’s Cross, St Pancras or Euston.
GOOD TO KNOW
Both Redemption shops in Holborn and Bloomsbury say they have wheelchair access. Origin’s British Library café opens at 10am on Sundays, and Coal Drops Yard is down a flight of steps from Stable Street.
The Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross coffee list
6 researched locationsRoaster
Holborn
Catalyst Coffee
Gray’s Inn Road
A Holborn café and coffee roaster with a speciality blend-led approach.
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King’s Cross
Origin Coffee
The British Library
Origin’s coffee bar inside the British Library on Euston Road, for a cup before a reading room, an exhibition or a train.
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Roaster
King’s Cross
Redemption Roasters
Coal Drops Yard
A Coal Drops Yard coffee shop under a Victorian viaduct, from a roaster that trains prison leavers as baristas.
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Roaster
Holborn
Redemption Roasters
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Redemption Roasters by Lincoln’s Inn Fields, with a basement for working, a large outdoor seating area and wheelchair access.
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Roaster
Bloomsbury
Redemption Roasters
Lamb’s Conduit Street
Redemption Roasters’ first coffee shop, opened in 2017 on Lamb’s Conduit Street, with espresso and batch filter.
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Online research checked 25 October 2026. Follow each shop’s official website for current menus and opening hours.
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Coffee in Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross: questions
Where can I find independent coffee shops in Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross?
We list 6 independent coffee shops in Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross: Prufrock Coffee, Catalyst Coffee, Origin Coffee, Redemption Roasters (Coal Drops Yard), Redemption Roasters (Lincoln’s Inn Fields) and Redemption Roasters (Lamb’s Conduit Street). Each listing gives the address, a link to the shop’s official website and notes for planning a visit.
Which coffee shops in Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross are run by roasters?
Catalyst Coffee, Origin Coffee, Redemption Roasters (Coal Drops Yard), Redemption Roasters (Lincoln’s Inn Fields) and Redemption Roasters (Lamb’s Conduit Street) belong to coffee roasters. The roasting does not always happen at the café, so check the listing if you want to visit a working roastery.
Where can I get coffee and food in Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross?
For something to eat with your coffee, try Prufrock Coffee and Redemption Roasters. Kitchen hours can end before the café closes, so check the shop’s own menu first.
Where can I get filter coffee in Clerkenwell, Holborn & King’s Cross?
Redemption Roasters lists filter coffee. Selections rotate, so ask what is brewing today.
When were these listings last checked?
We last checked these shops’ official websites on 25 October 2026. Listings are online research, not reviews from a visit, and hours can change.
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