Bakery
Islington
Pophams
Islington
A Prebend Street bakery for the days when a coffee break is really about the pastry, too.
N1 8PFGet to know it
3 COFFEE SHOPS · ONE PART OF LONDON
Independent coffee
in North London.
This north London selection has three different reasons to get off the main route: the bakery counter at Pophams in Islington, Coffee Circus in Crouch End and the seasonal coffee choices at Campbell & Syme in East Finchley. Each makes more sense as the centre of a neighbourhood visit than as a stop on a city-wide dash.
MAKE A MORNING OF IT
A little local direction.
Pick Islington for a coffee-and-pastry morning, Crouch End for a café with local arts connections or East Finchley for a more detailed look at espresso and filter choices.
GOOD TO KNOW
Campbell & Syme’s café is in East Finchley; its Kings Langley roastery is a separate, appointment-only production site.
The North London coffee list
3 researched locationsRoaster
East Finchley
Campbell & Syme
East Finchley
Two single-origin espressos and three filter choices at Campbell & Syme’s original East Finchley café, opened in October 2012.
N2 9JRGet to know it
Coffee & food
Crouch End
Coffee Circus
Crouch End
Musical-notation wallpaper, painted birds and local arts connections at this independent Crouch Hill café.
N8 9DXGet to know it
Online research checked 25 October 2026. Follow each shop’s official website for current menus and opening hours.
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