"The Allpress roastery on Dalston Lane has an excellent, surprisingly secluded outdoor patio. It’s just about the best spot in E8 to sit with a coffee on a sunny morning." - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"You can get Allpress coffee from many spots around London, but their Dalston Lane coffee shop and cafe is the mothership. Not only is there a coffee lab where you can learn all kinds of nerdy things, they also have a spacious and secluded patio which is perfect when the sun is shining." - sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
"You can get Allpress coffee from countless spots around London, but their two-storey Dalston Lane coffee shop and restaurant is the mothership. This August, their spacious and secluded patio isn’t the only thing that makes it perfect for a coffee stop. They’re also signed up for Eat Out To Help Out." - oliver feldman, rianne shlebak
"Well you had a good run. Thanks to your incessant Love Island viewing, you’ve convinced yourself that it’s physically impossible to dump someone if you’re not in close proximity to an OTT fire pit. Let us assure you that that’s simply not true. Might we suggest Allpress Dalston’s lovely patio to cushion the blow. A two-storey coffee shop (read as: many witnesses), they serve excellent iced coffee and there’s enough foliage to make it feel like you’re doing this in the classiest way possible. Here’s to good coffee. Here’s to solitude. And here’s hoping they don’t change their Disney Plus log-in." - heidi lauth beasley
"The patio at Allpress deserves some kind of coffee romance award. We imagine this would involve a giant, golden mug statue handed out by Claudia Winkleman and Paddy McGuinness dressed as cupid. But until we make that a reality, feel free to use this Dalston spot as your own perfect date setting. The huge secluded patio is complete with big potted plants, trees, and rustic benches. But don’t panic if the weather turns—there are two floors of seating inside and a coffee lab where you can nerd out on beans." - heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak