Bellboi

Dunno how I hadn’t reviewed BelBoi yet, and now dammit, someone else has the FTR!
Anyway, when I moved to Shoreditch, Belboi was the first coffee place I tried out.
There was a lovely Aussie behind the counter who talked to me for a while about his travels which was very interesting, while my espresso was pulling away.
The coffee was good, and alas, if only more hipster coffee houses were open earlier ie before…08:30am then I would be able to get my morning hit here instead of at work.
Nevermind.
If I am picky (which I am not), then I would say I actually prefer the roast at Vintage Bean around the corner, but for friendly service and interesting chat, Belboi gets my vote.
I would like to award 4.5 stars but as I canna, I have to round down.
I’ll try it again on Saturday and see if they can move it up a star ;)

Deeelicious coffee, continuing our tour of Shoreditch’s coffee stops now that my best friend lives in the area.
I can’t comment on the service here as he very generously went in to get the coffees for us (yay), but I think the flavour of said coffee is my fave around so far. There’s a smallish seating space inside but otherwise it seemed like most were in grab-​and-​go mode.
My mate’s treat also left me standing outside admiring the pretty winding pattern painted onto the frontage — it’s an arty design of vines and eyes that’s hard to explain but fits well into the graffiti-​ed street. I really liked it anyway, so was extra happy to find the same pattern adorned the coffee cups themselves :)
I’m sure I’ll be back, as it’s conveniently en route to the station.