From Mayfair and Fitzrovia to Hornsey Road, these are the locations coupling standout drinks and baked goods with equally impressive interiors
The densely chocolatey, winding plaster interiors of Fitzrovia's Qima Café are the ideal background for storytelling, and founder Faris Sheibani certainly knows how to tell a story. Inspired by the life of his grandfather, the first member of the family to establish a tea and coffee business from scratch, today Qima Café takes the same people-first, community-building vision that distinguished his understanding of coffee trade in central Yemen to the heart of London. Launched two years ago, this glamorously decorated destination, reinventing Arabian hut decor through a desert Modernism lens, is home to one of the world's leading ethical coffee sourcing organizations, and partners with some 5000 global farmers to contribute to "creating a more equitable and enriching industry".
