Cafe Torelli

Walk into Cafe Torelli and you'll immediately clock the no-nonsense vibe—this is where locals come for their morning hit, not for Instagram angles. The espresso is genuinely well-pulled, with that bitter-sweet bite that tells you someone cares about their extraction, and the pastries rotate between proper Italian numbers and a few British staples. It's tight quarters in here, the kind of place where you'll probably bump shoulders with someone from the neighbourhood, but that's exactly the point. The counter staff know what they're doing and move quickly, which matters when you've got a commute to catch.