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199 Bermondsey St, London SE1 3UW
Monday - Friday 7:00 -18:00, Saturday & Sunday 7:30 -18:00
London Bridge
WatchHouse
We Do Coffee Business
With twelve sites under its name, WatchHouse is their morning coffee and lunch. The owner of WatchHouse
serious in doing business. The name WatchHouse came planned for a roastery from the very beginning, and that
from where everything started in 2014. The building that dream was finally realized in 2020. Each of the twelve cafes
the first cafe is in, was historically a shelter for men guard- has a distinguishing feature while the belief of serving great
ing the graveyard of St Mary Magdalen’s Church, it is this coffee is shared across sites.
building that sets the name, WatchHouse. WatchHouse has a bright future when looking ahead.
Though as small as only 25 square meters, the first Though being the youngest among the 5 cafes in this list,
WatchHouse is a unique and elegant space. The octagonal it has the most sites scattered in London. Coffee companies
building has a high ceiling, the original timbers are well like WatchHouse may not be pioneers in coffee sourcing
kept and there is also a wood fire burning inside a mod- or roasting or even brewing, but they are a good example
ernized fireplace. Serving good coffee and simple food, for a sustainable business model with a passion in coffee
WatchHouse soon became a popular spot for locals to have that is clearly demonstrated.
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