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FWD:Coffee

FWD:Coffee

Clerkenwell

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HoursOpen · Closes 18:00
TypeSmall Chain

Four London cafés serving an exclusive house blend roasted by Climpson & Sons.

The first shop opened on Whitecross Street in 2009, with Curtain Road following in 2011, Farringdon Road in 2021 and Kingsland Road in 2024.

The blend was tuned to carry milk drinks as well as espresso, and is sold online as FWD:Espresso beside a decaf. Baristas train at a dedicated coffee lab, in sensory and technical skills.

At this shop

The corner shopfront on Whitecross Street, at the Roscoe Street junction, is faced in glazed brick beneath a black fascia. Inside, a striped mural in red-orange, teal and navy wraps the back wall, a door and a ceiling beam, facing a sage-green tiled counter.

Brewing

Espresso
V60
Batch brew
Cold brew
Espresso MachineLa Marzocco

Good to Know

  • Food
  • Oat milk

Coffee From

Climpson & SonsRoaster

Around Here

St Paul's Cathedral0.7 miBarbican Centre0.2 mi

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Details

  • Monday07:00–18:00
  • Tuesday07:00–18:00
  • Wednesday07:00–18:00
  • Thursday07:00–18:00
  • Friday07:00–18:00
  • Saturday08:00–18:00
  • Sunday08:00–18:00
Websitefwdcoffee.co.uk
Instagram@fwdcoffee