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WatchHouse

WatchHouse

Roaster · 25 shops in London

2014Founded
+58 origins
11Coffees

Twenty London-to-NYC cafes, Europe's Best Independent and Best Chain.

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About

Roland Horne left a luxury aquarium consultancy to open the first shop in 2014, in a 19th-century watch house where men once guarded a churchyard. Branches outside London now include Bath, New York, and Abu Dhabi.

The Maltby Street roastery runs a refurbished 1959 Probat UG22 bought from Bonanza in Berlin. Head roaster Nikol Novotna is a Q Arabica Grader and SCA Sensory Judge. Beans come from Ethiopia's Bensa highlands, Dongka farm in Yunnan, and Brazil.

Roasting

Roasts in-house · Sourced from Brazil, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Myanmar and Peru

Equipment

GrindersComandante C40 MK4
EspressoSlayer Steam LPx
Drippers3Temp Hipster

Beans

Own Shops

WestminsterSomerset House4.5(1.3K)·Open · Closes 18:00
City of LondonWatchHouse4.6(342)·Open · Closes 17:00
WestminsterCovent Garden4.5(1.1K)·Open · Closes 18:00

In the News

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal · 19 Aug

WatchHouse expands London footprint with new Borough coffeehouseWatchHouse opens a two-storey coffeehouse on Borough High Street near Borough Market.

Time Out · 3 May

Posh coffee shop chain WatchHouse is opening a new cafe in North LondonWatchHouse takes over a former Orée Boulangerie unit on St John's Wood High Street.

Living Etc · 25 Feb

WatchHouse's newest London coffee shop might be its best-designed yetWatchHouse opens its twenty-third London café at Millennium Bridge House.

Details

TypeSmall Chain
Founded2014
FounderRoland Horne
Websitewatchhouse.com
Instagram@watchhouse
Facebookfacebook.com/watchhouse