Arch 3, 14 Coalyard Lane · London E8 · Mon–Fri 7am–6pm · Sat–Sun 8am–4pm

Slow coffee
in a railway
arch.

Two baristas. Six tables. One drum roaster. We opened in 2019 and the menu hasn't changed much since.

See the menu

Our story

"We thought coffee culture had lost its sense of place. So we found a railway arch and did something about it."

— Tom & Harriet, founders

In 2019, two baristas who'd worked in specialty coffee for a combined 14 years left their jobs on the same week. They found a narrow Victorian railway arch in London Fields, installed a 15kg drum roaster that takes up most of the back room, and opened with six tables and a menu that fit on one card.

We source directly from small farms in Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala and Yemen. We know the farmers by name. We pay above Fairtrade rates because that's the floor, not the ceiling.

2019 Founded
15kg Drum roaster
12 Origins on rotation

Sourced direct. Roasted on-site. Poured with
a bit more care than is strictly necessary.

Find us

Come in.
Stay as long as you like.

Address

Arch 3, 14 Coalyard Lane
London, E8 3SE
Two minutes from London Fields station.

Hours

Monday – Friday
7:00am – 6:00pm

Saturday – Sunday
8:00am – 4:00pm

Get in touch

+44 207 123 4567

hello@emberandgrain.co

We don't take bookings for individual tables. Just walk in.