{"id":11781,"date":"2013-04-08T10:45:21","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T09:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=11781"},"modified":"2013-04-08T10:16:52","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T09:16:52","slug":"a-good-strong-cup-of-capuccino-at-free-state-coffee-holborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-good-strong-cup-of-capuccino-at-free-state-coffee-holborn\/","title":{"rendered":"A good strong cup of capuccino at Free State Coffee, Holborn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Situated on\u00a0Southampton\u00a0Row (next\u00a0to Sicilian Avenue) is Free State Coffee,\u00a0a recently-opened spacious new independent coffee shop that is well worth a visit.<\/p>\n

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Unusually, Free State Coffee has taken over shop premises\u00a0formerly\u00a0used by the Pret a Manger chain, with a slightly shambolic collection of salvaged furniture replacing the corporate furnishings.<\/p>\n

In fact, they’ve gone to the other extreme when it comes to branding, with only an ‘A’ board outside advertising their presence.<\/p>\n

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Inside, you can find old chairs, mini rows of flip-up cinema seats, various sized desks and tables and even a\u00a0metal\u00a0grille from what looks like a school gym.<\/p>\n

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The cafe has enormous windows and a high roof making it airy and bright – and great for watching the world go by.<\/p>\n

If you’d sat here some sixty years ago, you would have just been able to catch a glimpse of the trams disappearing into the Kingsway tunnel<\/a>\u00a0outside.<\/p>\n

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The all-important\u00a0coffee was very good indeed (they use free trade beans from Union Coffee) and the delightfully coloured green\/blue cup was more generous size than many. I approve!<\/p>\n

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The food looked great too, but was certainly priced at the higher end, with rolls going for up to \u00a35.90.<\/p>\n

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A staff member gets trained at the Free State Brew Bar, which incorporates a v60 drip filter<\/a>. Coffee aficionados\u00a0tend to go a bit mad for them.<\/p>\n

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With lots of space inside, this feels like a place you can take your time and relax.<\/p>\n

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Free State Coffee is at 23 Southampton Row, London\u00a0WC1B 5HA.
\nSee map here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Follow them on Twitter\u00a0@FreeStateCoffee<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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