{"id":14513,"date":"2014-05-27T10:30:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T09:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=14513"},"modified":"2014-05-27T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-27T10:28:52","slug":"store-street-espresso-opens-up-in-continental-stores-in-tavistock-place-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/store-street-espresso-opens-up-in-continental-stores-in-tavistock-place-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Store Street Espresso opens up in Continental Stores in Tavistock Place, London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was rather impressed by the Store Street Espresso cafe in Bloomsbury<\/a>,\u00a0so was keen to check out their new premises at Continental Stores, on 54 Tavistock Place, WC1.<\/p>\n

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Although it’s only a jaunty ten minutes\u00a0walk northeast of the original Store Street Espresso<\/a>\u00a0(and a short stroll from Kings Cross station), it has quite a different vibe, being\u00a0much smaller than the original and\u00a0-at least when we were there\u00a0–\u00a0being nowhere near as busy.<\/p>\n

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For coffee geeks, there’s the same set of caffeine based pleasures on offer as before, with a pleasing\u00a0array of cunning brewing machines and a good selection of fine beans and blends\u00a0to choose from.<\/p>\n

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A tasty selection of cakes and pastries can be found hovering above\u00a0the counter on a glass display shelf, while we ordered a couple of toasted sandwiches which were ruddy delicious.<\/p>\n

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Like the original Store Street Espresso, the Continental Stores shop is also long and thin inside, with a separate seating area at the back.<\/p>\n

There’s plenty of big\u00a0windows at the front with a skylight and window at the back, making it a bright and airy place to imbibe a coffee or two, or whip out the laptop and get on with some work.<\/p>\n

There’s also some benches at the front for a bit of people watching.<\/p>\n

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The verdict:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I really liked this new branch of Store Street Espresso, and it’s certainly one I’ll check out next time in the area.<\/p>\n

The coffee was a good as you might expect, the ambience nicely laid back and the food was very tasty indeed.<\/p>\n

But do I prefer it to the original\u00a0Store Street Espresso\u00a0in\u00a0Bloomsbury? I think I just might!<\/p>\n