Nude Espresso

I love Shoreditch. Found Nude Espresso while wandering around looking for pay day brunch. Walked into their coffee house 1^st, which was a very industrial open space where they roast their beans. They only do coffee and cakes so they directed me to the café across the road. Very convenient.
The café was nice and open, and greeted with yummy counter full of cakes. Great menu. Was tempted by the banana bread with honeycomb butter. As I was after brunch ordered poached eggs with sausage, halloumi and hollandaise sauce. Was delicious and can’t go wrong with halloumi.
Would defiantly go back to the café or try the coffee house across the road. Café was really cozy just to pass some time doing some work or reading.

Always love a good coffee, and when your Aussie friends tell you about a place you must try… You Must Try it!
Nude coffee is a lovely place at spitalsfield, Main Street with lots of seating. Comfortable and clean environment.
Not a big menu, but what else do you need besides coffee?!
Anyway. The coffee here is quite good. But today I think it wasn’t the best day so the coffee was a little under extracted. That said, still certainly recommend a try. It’s what I can actually call a proper coffee!

Great coffee and food, but slightly confusing.
First, the coffee, since that’s the best reason for coming here. It’s very good.
Their espresso is rich and flavorful, but balanced; the house blend doesn’t have quite as much depth as Monmouth’s, but it’s still plenty rich and has better top notes (to my palate, anyway). The only issue was that my wife’s latte was served kind of lukewarm, like the milk had sat in the pitcher after a previous shot was pulled and not reheated. Or something.
The food was also really tasty — we had banana bread and porridge with fruit compote. The banana bread was perfectly toasted on the outside, perfectly soft in the middle, and I could have eaten 4 more slices. It seemed a little expensive at £6 for two slices, but I’d say it was worth it for a treat. The porridge was also delicious, probably even better than the banana bread, with sweet-​tart compote and excellent oats. No complaints about the food.
The only minor downsides were the cold breeze that rushed in frequently as people shuffled in and out and the confusion around seating. In most coffee shops, you come in, order at the counter, and sit anywhere. Here, it seems like you might be able to do that, or you can get table service in the back, but the dividing line is not clear. We wandered in, started to try to order at the counter, and instead a passing barista (waiter?) directed us to a table. Oh. Okay?
This is obviously not a big deal, it just made us feel like we should order actual food instead of just coffee. Maybe this is the intent? In any case, some kind of small touch like a sign saying «please wait here» between the self-​serve and table-​service areas would be nice, if only to help out easily-​confused morons like me.
Overall, it deserves 4.5 stars for the food and coffee, but I’m rounding down to 4 for the slight oddness pending a return trip.

As I was a barista in the United States for nearly 7 years, I find a delicious cup of coffee in the UK pretty difficult!
I came into Nude Espresso with some friends and as they were peckish for a caffeine hit. I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the barista behind the counter. The Espresso was deliciously smooth with the right amount of bite.
I ordered a soy cappuccino and found it delicious. It was prepared just the way I would make for myself back in my barista-​days.
I highly recommend Nude Espresso to coffee-​lovers and I hope you have a great experience like I did!

Wonderful location and great little space. Unfortunately, after trying their flat whites a couple of times I can only think, ‘Nude Espresso? Oh, it’s OK.’ I’m one who likes a good kick in the mouth when it comes to coffee (though please don’t burn it!), but I am happy to have some smooth cuppas every now and then. I found Nude’s flat white to be too milky, leaving that sticky, sort of fatty after taste after each sip. Honestly, not ideal. I also tried some cake, though I can’t remember what the flavour was. I do remember finding it dry and very disappointing.
I’ve only been able to visit the shop during the weekends, so I’m not sure whether it’s just extra busy on Saturdays, but it was very hard to relax and have a nice chat. The place was full of buzz, but perhaps the space is so small that all the noises just kept amplifying and forcing us to shout so we could hear what we were saying.
I’m keen to try the food on a calmer morning, but at the moment, I’d much rather sit by the window of the roastery across the street… in peace!

I demand they bring back the toasted banana bread with honeycomb butter. I’m going to start a petition in fact. It was my utmost favorite ‘breakfast’ food here — I think they still do the banana bread… but sans the mind blowing butter. Coffee here is a dreamy as the hot baristas. God, I love this place.

Coffee, good, food, good
The Ethiopian chocolaty blend is great. Breakfast was so good. We had the smashed avocado on toast with hash and wild mushrooms #drool. The staff are super nice.

This is one of my favourite coffee places in London and I’m a bit reluctant to share the secret! The coffee here is perfect! It has a delicious flavour and leaves no aftertaste, it is pure and smooth. I had the flat white here and it was sooo good. I love this place!

Came here today and praise the lord i finally found good coffee in London !!! Loved this spot with the larger restaurant across the road. The staff were super friendly, the coffee and the avocado on toast was yum and the music made me not want to leave. Will definitely be going back.

I’m sure there are plenty of good coffees to be had in London but it took us a trip all the way out to Shoreditch to get a cup. The scene here is similar to that of any hipster coffee shops in the States (think Portland or SF) but coffee was as good as it gets. The hubs is obsessed with finding good coffee whenever we visit new other cities and I think he was content here.
The place gets packed but the workers were prompt in clearing up tables so the next patron can sit. The flat white (I’m sure there is a distinct difference however for me it was pretty much a small latte) was velvety smooth and certainly hit the spot since it was a cold and drizzly afternoon.
I’d like to go back the next time I’m in London.

This was my favourite coffee shop in London but there are so many to choose from nowadays and it’s fallen down the list. Coffee is still really good and we still buy our beans from them. Just not as kid friendly as other places so we don’t stay for coffee and food. Coffee to go is fine but we tend to go across the road to their roastery for that as it’s a bit more roomy.
Still worth popping in if you’re in the neighbourhood.

Had to pop in because of the name really. Was walking down the very hipster Hanbury Street to go to a meeting at Second Home and saw this on the way, so decided to drop by after. Had a decaf latte since I’m very sensitive to caffeine (turns out I can’t even drink decaf now which makes me sad!) They were just closing but still served me in a to-​go cup. The venue is small with wooden benches, there were a few people working on laptops in there. There’s actually what looks like their coffee roaster factory opposite and they were offering free tastings that evening. Definitely a cool little coffee shop if you’re in Shoreditch area.

Excellent quality coffee, and the Platonic ideal of the flat white. The Eggs Benedict were excellent (and I generally think Eggs Benedict are overrated) if served unconventionally over bread – good quality bread, mind you – rather than muffins. A pity they took the quinoa porridge off the menu.

I visited this establishment on a fairly recent trip to London! The service was great and the guy at the cash register was very knowledgeable about the components of each of their coffee beverages.
I will surely be back on my next trip to London! You should too :)

I’ve had their blend in as a guest when I owned my own coffee shop and liked it. Not great, but certainly in the good category. They’ve a very nice roastery over the road too. so hopes started high.
But I don’t like the ‘staff banter amongst ourselves is more important than you’ attitude we experienced as soon as we entered; the one guy not even acknowledging us as we stood there and the second fiddlin’ away at some ‘urgent’ (I’ve too busy) barista bull-​sh** around the machine. I nearly turned and headed to the rather nice Brick Lane Coffee just around the corner instead.
So anyway, two flat whites were eventually ordered. We got a bottle of warm tap water to ‘clean our palate’ but it smelt so like a musty fishtank I decided not to bother. The drinks arrived and each had different latter art (sic!) which was a nice touch I guess. Both had immaculately steamed milk, so they do know what they’re doing here. Taste wise I can’t say it was amazing, but it was a tad above the average with just a little bitter aftertaste. A hint of caramel was welcome on a mildly chilly Autumn day!
So looking around it’s stylish but boring in the extreme. The furnishing are good quality and it all works together — like a friends place when they’ve spent a big Ikea gift voucher without much taste or individuality. It’s ‘designed’, let’s say that. No higgledy-​piggledy styley at all. Plain. Dull. Wake me up!
Wasn’t very busy when we went in around 5.00pm, just a few laptop users. No wifi which sucks big time. When I encounter this I immediately feel a business has made the specific choice to major on customer turnover, i.e. dirty cash, rather than customer care.
This is another long term ‘must go to’ place that kinda disappointed. The cakes and salads are left out uncovered on the counter too — not hygenic in my opinion. Overall, not great, not specifically bad, just dull, charmless and a tad irritating. Next …

One of the best coffees in London, yes it’s strong but great subtle flavours. A nice place to chill amongst the buzz, plus they have great Portuguese custard tarts.

Nude has good coffee — great actually — but the service is glacially slow and designed to be as irritating as possible if you’re looking for takeaway. You wouldn’t think you could be in the way of a server looking to drop off dirty dishes AND another server looking to pick up table cutlery at the same time, but you’d be wrong.
Also, I could do without the dirty look and hipster attitude for wanting a little sugar in my latte.

I walked past Nude Espresso a couple of times, but it always looked very small and very busy. Since I actually was at Nude Espresso in East London a few weeks ago, I do not know why I always thought it is small — it’s not. For a coffee shop, it is actually pretty big.
Nude Espresso just off Brick Lane in East London is a great coffee place to enjoy a cup or two. Being a micro-​roastery and a coffee shop, Nude Espresso is for sure one of the best places for a coffee around Brick Lane. Besides coffee, they also do food, and they do the food as well as they do the coffee. What else to say? Not much! If you like coffee and haven’t been to Nude Espresso yet, should should definitely pay it a visit.
On a side note, Nude Espresso also supplied the #guardiancoffee pop-​up at Boxpark in Shoreditch, not far from this branch.

One of my favourite coffee shops off of Brick Lane, and my friends know that I am obsessed with finding good coffee wherever I live. This may not have been the first one I visited when I moved to the Big Smoke in September, but it is definitely the one I return to frequently.
The staff are friendly (although on my first visit I will admit they didn’t come off as very sociable), and the coffee is delightful! I’m also a huge fan of their toasted banana bread with honeycomb butter (and it tastes divine wrapped in crispy bacon).
If you are looking for a place to have a good coffee and sit down in a comfortable café, this is the place to go. They also have a roastery near Upstreet Market, where you can pop in for a take-​away coffee while taking in the aromas of their freshly roasted beans.

Hip coffee shop in one of my fave areas of London! Bustling, great décor, super sweet business cards.
Delicious flat whites but a word of warning — our 8oz cups were just over half full. I would prefer if you guys would fill the cup, seeing as it’s so small to begin with! Still, tasty, so I was in a forgiving mood ;)

BANANA BREAD AND HONEYCOMB BUTTER
WOWWOWOWOWOW
On voulait juste prendre un cappuccino avant de commencer la journée mais on s’est fait tenter par une assiette de banana bread et honeycomb butter qui se faisait servir.
Un truc de fou: 3 belles tranches de banana bread avec un beurre crémeux avec des morceaux de miel, tellement bon. £5 devorés bien comme il faut.
Les autres assiettes salées avaient aussi l’air excellentes, toutes freshly made, je reviendrai pour les tester.
Le cappuccino né decoit pas comme d’habitude (£2.50).
Musique: Ronnettes, Dirty Dancing, etc. on est bien dans l’est.
Je dirais meme, on est bien, dans l’est.

Eine weitere Espresso und Cappuccino Top-​Adresse in London ist nude espresso.
Direkt an der Brick Lane, herrscht hier eine entspannte Athmosphäre.
Sehr angenehm, besonders wenn man wie wir vom überfüllten Brick Lane Market «flieht».
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Man braucht keine La Marzocco oder eine Synesso: Auf einer WEGA wird erstklassiger Espresso extrahiert.
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