The Little Bread Pedlar and Coleman Coffee |
The shops and stalls are located in a series of small industrial estates and tiny warehouse/retail stores located under the railway arches near Maltby Street and Druid Street, running from Tanner Street down to Dockley Road. I headed out in search of Monmouth Coffee (yes, a branch where you don't have to queue for 20 minutes), but was waylaid by The Little Bread Pedlar, a lovely bakery and purveyor of fine caffeinated beverages. On offer this morning, were a selection of pastries and some delicious looking brownies. Although I was planning to bake brownies this afternoon, I couldn't resist. They deliver their sweet treats by bike (natch), and if you've ever had a great brownie in an independent espresso bar in central London, there is a high probability it will have been one of LBP's.
A fine macchiato |
In the same unit, Coleman Coffee, a sarth-east London roaster, is served. You can buy bags of beans or ground coffee, as well the usual drinks to take away. I tried the macchiato, of course, and it was great. Rich, creamy and flavoursome. The perfect complement to my brownie, in fact. There is a little room for perching outside the unit, but it was a bit drizzly this morning so I walked on and eventually found Monmouth, tucked away around the corner. It was a refreshing change to see a branch of Monmouth with only four people inside (including the baristas) and I'll definitely back both to pick up some ground coffee and for a Saturday morning macchiato treat.
Other Maltby Street temptations (Monmouth is top-right) |
And with a butcher, a baker and an ice-cream maker, among other vendors, there are many other reasons to return to Maltby Street soon.
Coleman Coffee and The Little Bread Pedlar. Unit 5, Dockley Road, London, SE16 (Tube: Bermondsey). Maltby Street website.
Hello Bexquisite - I've been enjoying your coffee posts and wanted to ask if I can borrow your photo of Coleman Coffee Roasters for my blog post, here: http://darktwitch.com/coleman-coffee-roasters-the-hair-dryer/
ReplyDeleteI forgot to tak a picture when I visited and yours captures the setting (as well as the weather I had on my visit).
Completely understand if you'd rather I didn't use the photo. If it is ok, then thank you very much! As you can see, I've credited you underneath & if anyone clicks on the picture it takes them through to your blog,
In any case, I've enjoyed your posts and hope you have a nice coffee in your near future.
Good to meet you, Scott
Hi Scott — Thanks for your message. Sure, I'm happy for you to use the photo on your post. I enjoyed reading some of Mr Coleman's tips, although I'm not quite at the home-roasting stage of coffee geekery just yet.
ReplyDeleteAny suggestions for other places to grab a great coffee? I'm currently working my way through this map.
Bex
Thanks Bex, much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool looking map, I'll take a look.
Here's a map of coffee shops worth trying that I cobbled together last Summer: http://goo.gl/maps/cipx
It's not been updated for a while - I'm currently enjoying Embassy East on Hoxton St (worth visiting if you're in the area, their filter coffee is very nice).