{"id":5501,"date":"2022-01-27T13:06:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aussiepizzas.com\/PIZZADELIVERY\/the-caffeine-chronicles-store-st-espresso-bishopsgate\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T13:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T13:06:53","slug":"the-caffeine-chronicles-store-st-espresso-bishopsgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aussiepizzas.com\/PIZZADELIVERY\/the-caffeine-chronicles-store-st-espresso-bishopsgate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caffeine Chronicles: Store St Espresso, Bishopsgate"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I was running some errands ahead of a work trip I’m taking later this week, I passed the new Store St Espresso<\/a> coffee bar on Bishopsgate, just opposite Liverpool Street station. The cafe only opened a week ago today so of course I had to check it out.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>I first visited the original Store St Espresso \u2014 located, funnily enough, in Bloomsbury’s Store Street \u2014 over a decade ago<\/a> and it featured in one of my earlier London speciality coffee guides<\/a>. When I was still living in Marylebone and working in King’s Cross, I often frequented the coffee shop and its second location on Tavistock Place<\/a>, which was originally called Continental Stores. The threequel is in Hammersmith, making the new Bishopsgate spot the fourth in the Store St family.<\/p>\n

Other than the A-board outside, the shopfront is currently in incognito mode. There’s a wooden bench, with a small, integrated table out front, and you can spot the espresso machine and grinders on the counter through the large front windows.<\/p>\n

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Inside, the space is small, sleek and with a minimalist aesthetic. There are a couple more of the same benches next to the front window, while at the back, there’s a speckled grey granite counter holding the espresso machine and grinders. You order and pay at the other counter, along one wall, which also holds the batch-brew filter coffee and the cakes. As soon as I entered, I was greeted by a friendly staff member, who asked if I was there to get a coffee, which I most definitely was.<\/p>\n

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The coffee menu focuses on espresso-based drinks and batch-brew filter coffee, with cold brew available in the summer. During my visit, they were serving coffee from two UK roasters, Square Mile<\/a> and Origin Coffee<\/a>. I started with a piccolo, brewed with a washed Kenyan coffee<\/a> from Origin. Served in a small glass, it was very well brewed and tasted delicious: sweet and smooth. <\/p>\n

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I drank my piccolo at one of the benches, which happened to be next to the batch-brew filter coffee that was sitting on the counter. The filter coffee was also brewed with a coffee roasted by Origin, a washed coffee from San Fermin, Colombia<\/a>. I’ve had and enjoyed the San Fermin before, and the orange and caramel notes came through nicely in the same the baristas gave me, so I had a full serving to take away with me.<\/p>\n

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There was a small selection of delicious-looking cakes on offer, including brownies, cookies and Nutella raw bars. They also had a few pieces of coffee-making kit for sale, and some retail bags of Square Mile beans; I particularly liked the sound of the M2 Mazateca<\/a> from Oaxaca, Mexico.<\/p>\n

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Although there is seating available at the benches, the space seems well-suited to the commuters and shoppers hoping to pick up a takeaway coffee while passing through Liverpool Street or visiting the Spitalfields area. It was fairly quiet when I visited, which meant I got to chat to the friendly staff, who gave me a very warm welcome on a very cold afternoon.<\/p>\n

Store Street Espresso<\/b>. 222 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4QD (Tube: Liverpool Street). Website<\/a>. Twitter<\/a>. Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For 150+ more of my favourite coffee shops in London, you can also check out my London speciality coffee guide<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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