looking for my new favourite London coffee shop

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22 күн бұрын

Wherein I decide I've been beholden to convenient chain shops and want to go exploring and support the brilliant independents we have in our city!
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@leenapalomaki 20 күн бұрын

One of my biggest dreams as a kid was to be able to go sit for couple hours in a coffee shop when ever I wanted to read and people-watch. I lived in the countryside and didn't have a chance to do that (don't even remember if the closest town had a coffee shop). Now as an adult I am a regular in a coffee shop and because of that I even got to taste new products before they were put on the menu. So I'm living my dream :D

@mellowgolld 20 күн бұрын

my reaction to seeing a new video from you in my feed is universally “oh, lovely”

@rochelle2758 20 күн бұрын

As a librarian I am contractually obligated to mention public libraries as OG third places…and I love the coffee shop Next Door Records in Shepherds Bush.

@bekah9344 17 күн бұрын

I love libraries so much

@mashthemtators 20 күн бұрын

Here yee here yee! Our Lord hath returneth when the peasants needs his utmost wisdom the most

@The_Curious_Cat 20 күн бұрын

It's so true that that small routine of going to the coffee shop is so important. Either seating down to drink/read/whatever or just getting out ofr a walk and then pick up something on it. It has been a life saver these last 10 years. Going through the weirdest phase of my life and just getting out of the house, walking for like 2km and then sitting down, sip a nice cup of coffee really helps clear the mind of all the bad stuff we over-think during the day.

@emilynolf 20 күн бұрын

what a lovely, cozy video! and what a fun, summery nail polish choice! (but is it dodie yellow though...?) also, having a "nemesis herb" just feels so on brand for danny j

@michaelzalavari8241 20 күн бұрын

What great timing - in London for the first time today and on the hunt for good coffee when I return in a few weeks time. Very happy to hear that Prufrock lives up to it's reputation!

@DanLayton 20 күн бұрын

It absolutely does!! I had a massive long list and ended up with three I managed to fit in in the day. Worst case, I thought, at least I’d had a n ie day out!! So go adventuring!

@GovernmentName95 19 күн бұрын

Dan! I hope this doesn’t come across as weird but I was just thinking about you earlier this week and how it had been a while since you’d posted. So happy to see this 😁 You’re definitely one of my comfort KZfaqrs.

@sophiealdridge5250 19 күн бұрын

There's a cafe in eastcote that I used to always meet up with friends in, called the bucket list. It's got a little fake garden seating area at the back and the best cakes. We've all moved away now, but I often think about finding somewhere similar in Herts. If anyone has any recs, that would be awesome.

@Babytherat 20 күн бұрын

I've had such a hard day at work but when I saw this in my notifications I said, "Oh, thank God." out loud to myself. 💙 Absolutely what I need right now.

@MattEvuns 18 күн бұрын

I've only just moved to London about 3 months ago, and trying to find homely little cosy spaces is so bloody difficult when everything is so vast and loud!! So thank you for this list of places to look. You're doing the lord's work as per

@Dr.Tectonic 20 күн бұрын

Lovely! It's quite strange to me, having watched lots of these kinds of vlogs before visiting London a year ago, to now watch new ones and think "wait, I know that view! I've been there!"

@nataliafoster1079 13 күн бұрын

As someone who has been watching KZfaq for 9 years now, I will always, always come back to Dan's channel. I live for wholesome videos like this. Best video out there 10/10. I'd love one about bookshops in London too! I hope you're keeping well Dan :)

@notanimposter 20 күн бұрын

Oh I can’t WAIT to annoy my friends with this tube station fact

@JamesMorfa 20 күн бұрын

The moment I heard "in a victorian public toilet" I thought: Gotta give that one a try when I'm next in London!

@EmilyJane14 8 күн бұрын

I LOVE WREN COFFEE! Such a beautiful hidden gem 🕊️

@cordeliagilbert7430 16 күн бұрын

Love the video and can’t wait to try all of these! My favourite haunt will always be Paperback Coffee, on 73 St Mary’s Road in Ealing. It’s full of books for sale that the owner has handpicked and their specialty pastries are to die for!

@aztecwrrior1997 20 күн бұрын

Dans version of a pub-crawl

@DanLayton 20 күн бұрын

Given that I now tend do get hungover WHILE drinking, it’s probably for the best

@Norway604 20 күн бұрын

@@DanLayton oh god is that what my 30s have in store for me

@aztecwrrior1997 20 күн бұрын

@@DanLayton hi Dan 👋

@bekah9344 17 күн бұрын

I’ve recently started trying to become a regular at a couple different places. There’s something so wholesome about having the staff know your name and order

@zoeosman8313 5 күн бұрын

Fork Deli on Marchmont St - a GEM!

@BangityYT 20 күн бұрын

heres your coffee

@DanLayton 20 күн бұрын

My finest work, honestly

@Beautyn0va 20 күн бұрын

After having the worst day, a slice of Dan is just what my mental health ordered

@autumn9571 20 күн бұрын

This made me want to plan my trip to London even more

@katy8887 20 күн бұрын

If you liked the vibe of The Attendant and are ever in Bristol I can recommend Cloakroom. Also a cafe in an old public toilets, with original tiling.

@heywhatupitsash7389 20 күн бұрын

This was so nice! I love trying new coffee shops, its my favourite hobby. And as a Londoner I, of course, feel obligated to insert an opinion I've not been asked for. I love popping into the De Beauvoir Deli (the name is crazy I know. Pretend you're french it helps) for a quick dash. (Tbh its less of a pop and more of a bull barelling down a china shop) Theyve got a dine-in option across the street, if you want to consume your Monmouth coffee sheltered. Highly recommend going in the morning and asking about their bagels. They've seen me weep literal tears of gratitute for them (a rough patch, veganuary). If I need to look at a set of walls that arent my own to accompany my work, I like the ones at the London Fields Ozone. Very vibey

@raeesahu1388 20 күн бұрын

Hello Dan! If you see this, I just wanted to thank you for this video and for all your videos really, they always radiate warmth and make me feel at ease :)

@DanLayton 19 күн бұрын

That means a lot!!! Thank you very much for telling me 💚

@MG-vw2qy 20 күн бұрын

Delightful little video, feels like getting recommendations from a friend! Will definitely check some of these out

@eggster3139 20 күн бұрын

I’m from Brighton and yes there is a LOT of coffee shops and yes I have been to many (and have my favourites ) loved watching you explore :)

@basicwhitegirl3558 18 күн бұрын

i want u to host a whole show where you explore london!! you really have a knack for this. *manifesting some higher executive at the bbc or something to see this video and recognize your talent and let you do this*

@user-pe3kg4ju8x 15 күн бұрын

cancelling my god forsaken pret membership has turned me into quirky-coffee-shop fanatic. thanks for the recommendations Daniel!

@hoojip5969 20 күн бұрын

vibing with the different outro music

@Tessothemorning 20 күн бұрын

Aaaaah. More Dan chill and loveliness.

@izzymoxham3269 19 күн бұрын

Am making notes for when I go to London for Taylor Swift in a couple of weeks! 📝

@KottaKitty 20 күн бұрын

Brilliant video Dan, really enjoyed the vibe and the vlog nature of it😊 would love to see more like this!

@lunarlakes 19 күн бұрын

Dan you uploaded this video at the perfect time. A friend of mine is coming up to London tomorrow and I want to take her to a cool coffee place so I'll definitely pick one of these lol

@scribblerat9083 20 күн бұрын

Yay for a new video! :D

@mikropluto 20 күн бұрын

god i miss prufrock :') ive been to london two times in the past few years and prufrock is pretty much the only place i absolutely wont forget to visit (oh and the huge waterstones) cuz its just so so good

@oishikaroy5149 18 күн бұрын

coffee and tea houses have historically also been spaces for talking about politics, publishing work about politics, and through these avenues, holding states accountable! They've been central to creating a 'public'. Now, as most things, they've been limited to commodities. But sth to think ab!

@hannasophia18 20 күн бұрын

I love coffee shops as communal spaces. Especially since most of my friends are allergic to my three cats😂

@pisto30 20 күн бұрын

I'm a little jealous that you have such great places to just sit and have coffee in or just walk around in nature. In my little corner of America you really need a car to get anywhere, and the closest thing we have to a coffee place is the local Panera

@DanLayton 20 күн бұрын

It’s one of the things that keeps me in town, for sure!

@Andy__H 20 күн бұрын

Drink coffee. Eat cake. 👍 Good plan. 😎

@swanhaven92 20 күн бұрын

Great idea for a summer day out in ant big city. I might try it in Athens

@DanLayton 20 күн бұрын

EXCELLENT idea!!

@xtreamchance 19 күн бұрын

It'd be awesome if Daniel would review G!RO in Sussex.

@Mollygregson 20 күн бұрын

I wish I knew about the wren cafe when I was doing jury service at the old Bailey like trying to find a nice not chain place around there for a coffee and lunch was difficult

@DanLayton 20 күн бұрын

This is it!! Sometimes we don’t have the TIME to go hunting when we know somewhere is super convenient. So on my days off, this is exactly why I wanted to go hunting!!

@CaffeineSpeltWrite 20 күн бұрын

This is going to sound weird, and I dont know if its still as good this side of the pandemic, but the sports centre on the south end of the bridge that runs through hyde park/kensington gardens will always be my fave coffee shop in london. The iced coffee I had there was one of the best Ive ever had, to the point where I didnt even complain that theyd obviously dropped rice into their ice (because it was in the bottom of my drink). I love that place so much I included it in a novella I wrote 😅 Also if you and the partner move to Wales I will have suggestions for nice coffee shops with lovely drives/walks 😉