Electric Coffee Company

Leafy old Ealing’s Electric Coffee has ‘bean’ going for nearly nine years now, successfully building a name as one of London’s finest shops, Zone 3 locale be damned. It’s serious stuff: the business was founded to celebrate the entire coffee-making process, and all the beans – all direct-traded – are processed in their own roastery in West Sussex. They have three grinders: one for single origin beans (with which they make espressos and flat whites); one for filter blends; and one for decaf (as if!). What’s more, there’s a decent range of coffee-making gadgetry for sale and a tempting seasonal menu of sandwiches, soups, salads and sweet bits, either baked in-house or sourced locally. Make like the Pet Shop Boys and go west immediately.