Cafe Lime and Restaurants

You'll find Cafe Lime tucked into Watney Market in Shadwell, that brilliant stretch of independent shops and market stalls that actually feels like London still has some character left. It's the kind of place where locals prop up the counter with a flat white and a bacon roll, where the coffee's clearly taken seriously but nobody's making a fuss about it. The room's unpretentious—café tables, straightforward vibes—and it pulls a genuine mixed crowd from the neighbourhood rather than Instagram hunters. Come for reliable breakfast, stay for the sense that you've landed somewhere that cares about doing the basics properly.