great espresso from naked PF in East London

[Paragon]

Hey,
has anyone been there ->
http://climpsonandsons.com/

GOOD COFFEE

Try out!!!! They use naked PFs and the coffee is great - in fact, some of the staff have migrated from Flat White....

I love FW, really! ..They take money from me though... , and actually I always give extra 50p ...gotta appreciate good coffee - a rarity in london...

Anyway, just wanted to say a negative point about Climpson and Sons too - unfortunately, like with most cafes, the quality of the shot depends on the barista..... But the heck - nothings perfect - love them anyway.... just so eff difficult to get there...

Check them out and tell me what you think!

[kingseven]

Been meaning to go for ages - will try this week!

[Steve]

Do you get papped when your out now

[kingseven]

[toast21]

hmmm for those without a car or bike, its a little out of the way huh?

[lukas]

a shame that this bar was directly on the way to where we stayed in earlier this year for a week. grmbl. And Toast, you can drive by bus, it only takes thirty minutes two two hours depending on the time of day

[leecb]

Cheeky Steve

[Steve]

Thats me

[Paragon]

Eh, shut up about the distance...... WALK!!!!!!!!!! And the coffee is worth it!

My Sunday habits:
Get dark chocolate from Montezumas (Liverpool Street St),
Get SB from Climpsons (Broadway Market Road),
Get lost in East London.

.....Not necessarily in that order, and some may be done twice or so (and I don't mean chocolate or coffee)...... Did you know that you can't really use the Tower 42 and Canary Warf as a navigation method from every point in London????

[Melons]

As 'Flat white' is shut for a refurb I was at a loss as to where to go for a sunday fix. Read this thread & decided to give Climpson's a try, reckoned it had to be better than Costa.

I'm no coffee expert, but their 'flatwhite' had a really nice texture if a little light on flavour, but their 'Gibraltar' was absolutely gorgeous.

Didnt try their food, was too traumatised by the £5 pricetag for a pittabread pizza.

I now have 3 favourie coffee shops, thanks.

What is a naked porta filter by the way?

[fred25]

a portafilter without its clothes on

[leecb]

Flat White closed?
I'm really not sure I can cope with that news!!!

[bruceb]

What is a naked porta filter by the way?

Certainly a better name for it is a bottomless portafilter. It's nothing but a ring with a handle on it that holds the basket in the brew head of an expresso machine. Traditionally the portafilter has a bottom with a hole and screw thread to which a single or double spout is attached. The bottomless ones arer usually made from normal ones by sawing or turning off the bottom.

Many of us feel that being able to see how the coffee oozes out of the holes in the basket, then forming a stream provides us with information on how to optimize the grind and tamping procedure. Whether or not there is a taste difference between bottomless and normal portafilter is somewhat controversial, opinions ranging from better with bottomless to better with normal. There is, however, nothing controversial about the incredibly beautiful pictures that certain members here produce portraying the nectar flowing out of the basket. These pictures can only be made with a bottomless portafilter.

[CakeBoy]

Flat White closed?
I'm really not sure I can cope with that news!!!

Crikey, I spotted this comment first and panicked .... odd really as I've never been there! It was the thought that a decent coffee place had been lost. Thank goodness it's just a refurb

[bruceb]

Crikey, I spotted this comment first and panicked ....

Hmmmm, doesn't sound so groovy to me