Forbes and Hamilton Coffee House

Every stick of furniture here is an antique church piece — pews and all — which gives this London Wall coffee house a wood-panelled calm that feels a world away from the City rush. On the menu, Monmouth coffee comes with organic Jersey milk, pastries arrive from Clarke's of Kensington and Cocomaya, and savouries span focaccia, chutneys, relishes and Neal's Yard cheeses. Open weekdays from 7am, it earned a Time Out staff pick in 2013 and holds a 4.4 rating from 386 reviews.