Taste of Bitter Love

 
 
ADDRESS
276 Hackney Road, Hackney, London E2 7SJ 
 
OPENING TIMES
Mon to Fri 7.30am-4pm, Sat & Sun 10am-3.30pm
 

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Taste of Bitter LoveLocated on Hackney Road, just beyond the Columbia Road Flower Market, Taste of Bitter Love is a cute coffee bar for connoisseurs who'll appreciate the choice of coffee varieties supplied by the local Square Mile coffee company. There are only a couple of bar stools but if you can manage to get one, take a pew and sample some of their food. The menu includes homemade soups, seasonal salads, tasty tarts and savoury muffins as well as a tempting range of
pastries from Clarkes. The decor is quirky and unique - think antique coffee pots and vintage finds - but the main attraction is undoubtedly the coffee: it's not bitter and for the Aussie owners this cute shop is clearly a labour of love.

 

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Underground Stations

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Old Street Tube Station
 
17 minutes walk
 
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Sclater Street Car Park
 
10 minutes walk
 
Great Eastern Street NCP
 
13 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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