Starfish & Coffee

You'll find yourself queueing on Egremont Place most weekend mornings—that's just the Starfish & Coffee tax. The room's deliberately unfussy: stripped back, light-filled, proper neighbourhood café energy rather than Instagram theatre. What keeps locals returning is the attention to detail. The coffee's clearly taken seriously, and the brunch menu reads like someone's actually thought about flavour combinations rather than just stacking avocado on sourdough. Expect solid eggs however you like them, house-made pastries that actually taste like butter, and the kind of service that feels genuinely warm rather than performed.