Wren Coffee

Great coffee, beautiful space. I spotted this church from the top of St. Paul’s Cathedral and came by to investigate. I was delighted to find it was a coffee shop inside a church. Serving Workshop Coffee and yummy looking pastry, I definitely recommend stopping by and enjoying the ample seating.

Smashing flat white. Friendly service. All this in a pretty church near St.Pauls. Loads of tables and space. Take a seat and admire the stained glass or outside in the sun with your perfect coffee.

The Wren is one of my favourite coffee spots ever, and I’m a little loath to reveal it to others just because… Well, it’s the place I go to whenever I need to clear my mind or just let off some steam.
You see, The Wren is set in a church. It has wonderful stained glass windows and incredibly high ceilings. There is a lot of space between tables and there’s free wifi on offer too. This place is an oasis of calm in amidst the madness that is the City. I absolutely love it.
And the fact they make consistently good coffee? That’s just the icing on the cake. I’ve never had a bad coffee here ever. They are just that good.
And would you believe they operate a generous loyalty scheme too? Buy four coffees, and get the fifth one free. How awesome is that?
On top of all this, The Wren had some pretty smashing offers over Christmas, including several days where they had a «buy one, get one free» offer on all hot beverages for an hour, an offer my colleagues and I took full advantage of. Kudos to the staff for being so cool about the fact we were taking such a long time to figure out which drinks we wanted.
If you’re in the area, head to The Wren for a sit-​down coffee. Heck, even if you’re not in the area, come here for a sit-​down. You won’t regret it.

The Wren opened about 2 and ½ weeks ago in St Nicholas Cole Abbey just off Queen Victoria Street. Occupying the entirety of the Abbey, it must be one of the most spacious coffee spots in Central London and, with light streaming through the windows, makes a very pleasant spot on a sunny spring afternoon.
The staff are trained by Workshop (who also supply the beans) and as you would expect this makes for an excellent combination. I opted for a pour over which was well made and wonderfully fragrant. The turkey, brie and cranberry sandwich which accompanied it was also lovely.
There have been a number of welcome coffee developments in the City and The Wren adds to this. It will surely become added to my rota of coffee spots. The fact that it is open at the weekend is an added bonus!