Cafés & Tea · Our pick in London
Prufrock Coffee
Leather Lane coffee
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Image courtesy of © Prufrock CoffeeAbout Prufrock Coffee
Prufrock Coffee, on Leather Lane in Holborn, is one of London’s best-known speciality coffee shops, serving espresso, filter coffee and food from breakfast to lunch. On weekdays the street market along Leather Lane sells street food at lunchtime, and Hatton Garden’s jewellers are a block away. Chancery Lane and Farringdon are the nearest stations.
Why it's on our list
- Speciality coffee
- Leather Lane market
- Brunch
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Prufrock Coffee before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Prufrock Coffee are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Chancery LaneCentral0.1 mi3 min walk
- FarringdonMetropolitanCircleHammersmith & CityThameslinkElizabeth lineNational Rail0.2 mi4 min walk
- City ThameslinkNational Rail0.4 mi8 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Charterhouse Street0.3 mi5 min walk
- Taxi rank, Holborn Viaduct0.3 mi7 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- The British Museum0.8 miWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Covent Garden0.8 miWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Leicester Square1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Trafalgar Square1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- London Eye1.2 miWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Shard1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Westminster Abbey1.6 miWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Tower of London1.6 miWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Buckingham Palace1.9 miWalk 38 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Harrods2.7 miCycle 17 minCar or taxi 23 min
Main rail terminals
- King’s Cross St Pancras1.0 miWalk 20 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Charing Cross1.1 miWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)1.1 miWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Waterloo1.1 miWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Liverpool Street1.2 miWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Euston1.2 miWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- London Bridge1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Victoria2.1 miWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Paddington2.8 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 24 min