Cuppa @ Vive Living Café

you're on childers street in deptford, which isn't the kind of road you wander down by accident. se8 has been changing for years, and cuppa at vive living café sits at 82-84 in the middle of all that. locally, it's well regarded, and that kind of reputation in a neighbourhood this specific takes actual consistency to build. you won't find this one by following a map of obvious coffee stops. what's here is a café that's part of the everyday rhythm of the street rather than something dropped in from outside it. deptford mornings have a particular quality to them, and this is a reasonable place to spend one. finish with whatever they're pulling on espresso that day.