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The Black Penny · Covent Garden

The Black Penny · Covent Garden

Holborn

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HoursOpen · Closes 20:00
TypeSmall Chain

Three central London coffee houses named for the 1600s Penny Universities.

A penny bought a cup of coffee in those first English coffee shops, and the group kept the idea in its name. The first opened on Great Queen Street in Covent Garden in 2015, and Sloane Square and South Bank followed.

All three serve breakfast, all-day brunch, lunch and cocktails alongside specialty coffee.

At this shop

On Great Queen Street, the shop sits behind a dark green Victorian shopfront with pavement tables under a black awning. Inside, a faceted copper bar faces a stone-arched fireplace set into the exposed brick, and a basement room lies downstairs.

Brewing

Espresso
V60

Good to Know

  • Food
  • Outdoor seating

Coffee From

Allpress EspressoRoaster

Around Here

Covent Garden0.2 miBritish Museum0.4 miOxford Street0.4 mi

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Details

  • Monday08:00–17:00
  • Tuesday08:00–17:00
  • Wednesday08:00–20:00
  • Thursday08:00–20:00
  • Friday08:00–20:00
  • Saturday09:00–20:00
  • Sunday09:00–17:00
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