Coffee Academy Independent Artisan Cafe & Doughnuts

You'll find yourself wandering through the Oxo Tower Wharf complex, past the galleries and design shops, before stumbling on this proper independent operation. It's refreshingly unpretentious—the sort of café that takes its espresso seriously without the performative nonsense. The doughnuts are the real draw though: pillowy, generously filled, and made with actual craft. It's become something of a quiet favourite among south bank regulars who've clocked it as a genuinely good spot to properly caffeinate before browsing the wharf's shops and studios, or just lingering over something sweet and strong.