Friday, 11 September 2009

Monmouth Coffee

I love coffee.  I usually have one every morning although caffein doesn't really have an effect on me unless I take more than 3 espressos or something like that.  It doesn't wake me up physically, but it wakes me up mentally I think.  

Anyway, the best coffee that I have tasted in London is definitely the one at Monmouth Coffee.  They have one in Covent Garden on Monmouth Street (where else?), and a branch at Borough market (my favorite market, which I will write about soon).  There's always a long que at borough market, but believe me, it is worth it.

i don't know what the difference is really, but the coffee there are fresh, has beautiful aroma and a very deep taste.  The milk they use too is different I think.  It's much richer than the coffee you would taste, for instance at starbucks.

The coffee at monmouth will be something that I will really miss from London.  But today I went to a cafe in Edinburgh near Old College called Black Medicine Coffee Co., and I really enjoyed their cappuccino.  They have many nice looking independent cafes here in edinburgh, and I look forward to visiting different ones throughout the year.  Maybe I can even try to start a novel at the Elephant House...