Eat Out London!Browns Of Brockley
Light and airy coffee shop for espresso and guest filter coffees plus homemade sandwiches and cakes.
Browns of Brockley
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The Caffeine Chronicles: Browns of Brockley
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This caffeine dearth is fairly standard for south-east London but a quick glance through The London Coffee Guide pointed me in the direction of Browns of Brockley.
Brockley is only about three miles from my place, but with its leafy streets and chilled-out suburban vibe, it feels further out.
, but it has been a bit of a meat-heavy week, so I went for a Fish Dog instead — Mark Hix's take on street food, with a chunky, posh fish finger served in a hot-dog bun with fancy mushy peas.
Browns is pretty small inside, but has a friendly, casual vibe that makes it easy to linger over a coffee and cake, and a copy of Caffeine magazine.
5 Coulgate Street, London, SE4 2RW (Brockley Overground).
South London café Browns of Brockley goes cashless | London ...
ES Food Newsletter A café in south London has become the latest business to go card-only as more turn their back on the “faff” of taking coins and notes.
Last year, health food brand Tossed was one of the first UK restaurants to go totally cashless, and now smaller independent stores are following suit in their droves.
The 29-year-old told The Times being cashless saved valuable staffing hours as workers no longer had to count coins at the end of the day, which he described as a “real faff.”
London's best independent coffee shops He said it also meant the risky task of taking money to the bank was eliminated.
Cashless payments overtook the use of notes and coins for the first time in 2015.
Browns of Brockley | Restaurants in Brockley, London
To accompany it are some surprisingly refined sweetmeats: greengage and lavender friands, apricot crumble, and some light and extremely addictive cinnamon doughnut muffins.
A light airy space, high wooden benches to sit at and welcoming service make Browns a popular local pit stop.