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    Home / London Brunch Guide / The Towpath Cafe For Coffee, Breakfast and People-Watching

    May 8, 2015 · Last Updated: May 8, 2015

    The Towpath Cafe For Coffee, Breakfast and People-Watching

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    The Towpath Cafe is a beautiful outdoor space with a menu of simple and delicious fares. It's perfect for a brief stop while you stroll along London's iconic canal. 

    The Towpath Cafe - London | The Worktop

    Sitting outside, eating breakfast and watching people stroll along the canal is one of the most enjoyable ways to start a weekend in London. Especially now that the weather is warming up, The Towpath Cafe is on my list of top morning destinations. The Towpath Cafe sits along Regent's Canal, near De Beauvoir Town, between Angel and Kingsland Road. It overlooks a beautiful stretch of the water, with a simple brick bridge at the end of it.

    The Towpath Cafe - London | The Worktop

    When the sun is out, I'd suggest that you sit at one of the tables outside along the path where people-watching can provide hours of mindless entertainment. But even without the sunshine, you can tuck yourself into one of the shallow units, where rustic mismatched tables, benches and chairs give it a cottage-like feel.

    The Towpath Cafe - London | The Worktop

    Or if it gets too boring watching families walking with prams and children, joggers with headphones, and cyclists trying to dodge the foot traffic, it also wouldn't be hard to spend several hours just drinking coffee, relaxing and catching up with friends over a nice simple breakfast.

    The Towpath Cafe - London | The Worktop

    The menu is simple, but there was definitely enough choice that I didn't have a hard time choosing my breakfast. We ordered the granola and yogurt with a mix of berries, and the grilled cheese sandwich. Both were delicious and as expected - nothing fancy or frilly, just absolutely spot on.

    The Towpath Cafe - London | The Worktop

    The Towpath Cafe is closed during the winter months, but seeing how spring has just started, you have plenty of time to make your way over there again and again in the next several months! Maybe I'll catch you there next time?

    The Towpath Cafe - London | The Worktop

    Address: 42 De Beauvoir Crescent, London N1 5SB
    Opening hours: Tuesday – Wednesday: 8 AM – 8 PM; Thursday – Friday: 8 AM – 9 PM; Saturday and Sunday: 9 AM – 11 PM
    Tel: 020 7254 7606

     

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    By Tina Jui
    Filed Under: London Brunch GuideTags: london

    About Tina Jui

    A breakfast lover and food blogger. Tina develops everyday breakfast recipes on The Worktop, and writes about all things related to breakfast and brunch. Read more about Tina Jui or drop an email to say hi.

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    1. Alexandra says

      May 12, 2015 at 12:43 pm

      This place sounds lovely! Great views make everything better :)

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    2. Helen @ Scrummy Lane says

      May 10, 2015 at 10:42 pm

      This is what I love about London. Well, there are many things to love about London, but cool cafes is definitely one of them! This one looks great ... I would love to hang out there with my laptop doing some people-watching!

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      • Tina Jui says

        May 12, 2015 at 12:11 pm

        Yes, I love London too because of places like this cafe! It's so easy to spend an entire morning / afternoon just people-watching.

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    3. nicole (thespicetrain.com) says

      May 09, 2015 at 6:01 pm

      This place looks wonderful and you captured its heart and soul beautifully. London is high on my list of places to visit again in the future so hopefully I'll be able to check it out sometime! :)

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      • Tina Jui says

        May 12, 2015 at 12:10 pm

        I love this little cafe so much so it was easy to take photos and capture it for here. If you make it out to London again, do check it out :)

        Reply

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