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Special Guests in London, specialty coffee roaster

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the editor visited· 17 May 2026

“you nearly miss the entrance. 8 aybrook street sits just off marylebone high street, a narrow doorway that could belong to a private members club. step inside and the space contracts around you, inti”

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notarás el espacio antes que el café: dos barras metálicas, limpias y deliberadas, una dedicada al espresso y otra por completo al pour over. paul ross, quien ganó el uk barista championship en 2019 y pasó años en origin, kiss the hippo y watchhouse, abrió este local en aybrook street en 2022 con una carta de filter coffee que suma alrededor de doce single-origin en todo momento. geshas panameños poco comunes, lotes experimentales, cafés sacados del archivo del congelador para una segunda tanda. es un lugar serio que no se siente serio. ross sabe exactamente lo que hace aquí.

curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated

nri score85
buzz29
local cred80%
what these three numbers mean

nri is our 0-100 quality index (review consistency, volume, web presence, specialty signals). buzz is social momentum right now. local cred is the share of reviewers who live nearby rather than visit. how the nri score works

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29/ 100

a consistent following around special guests. a trusted name in the london scene at buzz 29/100.

google reviews

422

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4.7

local cred

80%

google figures as of . the editorial copy above may predate them.

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