Tishka

Walk past the narrow shopfront on Chesterton Road and you'll spot the queue before you spot the sign. Tishka's got that rare thing: people genuinely queuing out the door because the coffee's good and the food actually tastes like someone cares. It's the kind of place where regulars know the staff by name, and you'll find yourself sitting elbow-to-elbow with postgrads, builders, and anyone who's worked out this stretch between the Fitzwilliam and Portugal Place is worth the trip. The kitchen keeps things straightforward—proper brunch, decent sandwiches, the sort of thing that justifies the early morning scramble.