The importance of coffee both in my undergraduate and in my day to day life now is unquantifiable. These are my some of favorite venues (and rough closing times) within strolling distance of the college.
They are listed in order of walking distance from my office. the closest, cheapest (30p) and possibly even best being our group coffee machine. But its good to get away from the desk sometimes..
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“Level 8″ – Blackett Lab
Price coffee : 40p
Access: Mon-Fri Closes 4:30pm, only serves postgraduate and staff in the physics department.
Pluses: cheap, lots of places to sit and an amazing outdoor space with panoramic veiws of London. loved by the plasma physics group.
Minuses: coffee of instant variety and the snacks are limited and do run out.
tea and caned drinks also available.
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SCR (Senior Common Room)
Price of latte: £1.28 (regular + with student discount)
Access: mon-fri Closes 7pm, open only to postgraduate and staff
Pluses: Close, easy to get to, served in a real cup if you sit in. Also a great place to bump into other PhD’s and staff. Also a loyalty card (which can be used in the library or other venues on college) gets your 8th hot drink (any one, any size!) free.
Minuses: Coffee is so so and the queues can be very long.
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Library
Price of latte: £1.28 (regular + with student discount)
Access: Closes: Mon-Thursday 23:00, Friday 21:00, Saturday & Sunday 16:00
Pluses: its in the library? also has internet. but then everywhere in college does if you count WiFi ><
Minuses: can be quite crowded. Its in the library?
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Gloucester Road Starbucks
Price of latte: £2 ++
Access: Closes: Mon-Friday ***, Weekend:
Pluses: nice-ish. and they have cake. Also open lateish
Minuses: starbucks
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Gloucester Road little cafe opposite Waitrose
Price of latte: £2.**
Haven’t been there for a while but they did some great deals on scones and tea. lovely venue too.
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The Forum / house of coffees
Price of latte: £2 ish
Access: Mon-Sunday open late! never seen this place closed
Pluses: 2 for 1 on pizza till 8pm. woop! and free croissant with coffee in the mornings. double woop!
Minuses: food getting ever more pricey in this favored venue.
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By no means exaustive. but hopefully informitive. long live the buzz!
Tags: coffee, food, late nights