"If you usually avoid the Carnaby Street area because of, say, tourists or O'Neill’s, Nagare will restore your faith in these hectic streets. It’s chic and serene, and imparts that feeling onto every person leafing through a dog-eared paperback while sipping on matcha lattes on the solid pine benches. There’s a tucked-away, quiet little room which is the unofficial book-reading nook thanks to squishy leather armchairs and dim lighting. But at the back things open up into a conservatory-like space with a big shared table that was made for aesthetically pleasing coffee catch-ups and laptop tapping. Like the original Spitalfields location, the coffee is excellent, as are the ceramics that are available to buy. photo credit: Nagare Coffee Carnaby" - Sinéad Cranna