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Londoners love coffee. In the summer, the city’s coffee shops are swarming with queues of thirsty commuters hankering for an iced latte. During the rest of the year, hot coffee pumps through our veins. Whether it’s a flat white or a chai latte, the capital’s cafés and coffee shops are here churning out caffeine-laden cups to keep you buzzing. There are plenty of spots for speciality drinks too, like pumpkin, turmeric or matcha lattes. Read on for our top picks of London’s best coffee shops, stands and stalls. Many of these super spots are also great for all the freelancers out there, acting as de facto offices – as long as you keep the rounds of cake coming.  RECOMMENDED: Best breakfasts in London.  Leonie Cooper is Time Out London’s Food and Drink Editor. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines.

Roasting Plant is a unique experience, with coffee beans whizzing over your head through the tubes on the ceilings. It offers a custom encounter with their Javabot technology - an in-store roasting and brewing system that freshly roasts coffee in every Roasting Plant café. They use micro-batches to prepare each cup to order, and allow you to choose your coffee beans from Jamaica to Peru. Definitely try their bold house blend with their perfectly thin and chewy choc-chip cookie. As well as London Bridge, there are branches on The Strand and by Monument.

When it comes to coffee, Hagen knows what’s up. Their Danish coffee is delish and really wakes you up. Step into any one of the many cosy Hagen stores in London, perfect for socialising or even a touch of laptops-out co-working. Don’t forget to try their gluten-free sweet treats, especially the brownie which pairs perfectly with a flat white. But a heads up, they are pretty popular, so prepare to face the crowds.