"Batch Baby, near Haggerston station, specialises in feel-good mornings that only a well-made coffee and flaky pastries can bring. With their candy apple red La Marzocco coffee machine, the cafe showcases a rotating line-up of roasters. It's hard not to feel very cool and relaxed, leaning on the heavily stickered fridge as Blondie's Maria plays and you wait for your hand-brewed filter and gooey prosciutto toastie. Spend a couple of hours tapping away on a laptop, surrounded by a thriving plant collection, or lounge on the suntrap terrace." - sinead cranna, rianne shlebak