Goodge st.espresso

What a cute like hole in the wall style coffee shop! Been meaning to write this review for like forever, the staff are super friendly and really take the time to chat.
On my first visit, I ordered my standard coffee — soya flat white and it was made to perfection. The lady was super friendly explained all about the products and even let me sample the fresh hot chocolate, which was literally like liquid chocolate. Mmmm I’m getting hungry thinking about it and she gave me a churro, so I could have the full Spanish tasting experience. Yummy!
My only complaint is that it’s not bigger, so you can’t sit down, but it’s the ideal place to go during rush hour to get your caffeine fix!

best beans in Fitzrovia!

Recommended by Twenty Something London Blog:

Goodge Street Espresso is a great local independent coffee stop, best to take away.

What must be London’s tiniest coffee shop — a minuscule battle waged between this slip of a place and the hole-​in-​the-​wall that is StArt coffee on Columbia Road — opened today in the coffee mecca that is Fitzrovia (… it is said that all barista’s tampers in London are positioned to face towards this arabica-​dense area).
In yet another unorthodox venue — wedged, Senkaku-​like, in between a Chinese and a Japanese restaurant — Fitzrovians can yet again sate their desire for an espresso and a chat in non-​conventional environs. With Attendant having opened on Foley Street only months ago, the wise money is on the next coffee shop opening between floors 16 – 20 of the BT Tower, the daily menu scrolling across its expansive LED screen for your convenience.
Ridiculousness aside, this place pulls a decent shot from some serious kit (Nude’s ‘East’ blend via a La Marzocco), the flat white I ordered providing a muted citrussy-​zing and finish of toasted nuts. The interiors of the place could best be described as following TAP’s deconstructed flea-​market-​chic vibe (which arguably ‘fits’ this particularly small space better than a full-​sized café), with two stools optimistically placed outside for those braver and more garrulous than myself.
The man behind the operation, a smiling, personable chap whose name I didn’t manage to obtain, assures me he’s here for the long-​haul (as opposed to filling a gap in an under lease or similar) and seems pleasingly bullish about his chances in the area. When I mentioned the quality of the competition in the area, his response was «I know… good, right?». Excellent stuff.
This said, to assume direct competition with the likes of Kaffeine, TAP etc would be to miss the point: GSE fills a different, smaller niche (if you’ll indulge the metaphor) — and I’m sure the passing commuters and residents of the area will appreciate this newcomer for what it is.