Scootercaffe

"By day, Scootercaffe is a chill coffee spot where you’ll see people nodding along to the ‘60s soundtrack while they get some emails done. By night, it becomes an Italian take on your classic dive bar with a back garden that demands a round of Campari cocktails. There’s nothing fancy going on. Just a few simple tables, views over Waterloo station, and if the cuteness odds are in your favour, you’ll see the cafe’s cat climbing along the roof tiles. " - heidi lauth beasley, sinead cranna

"There is a cat that lives at this day-to-night Lower Marsh spot and if you’re very nice to it, it might even share your stool on the little back terrace. Charming, we know. You know what else is charming? A spritz for under a tenner. The drinks here are your classic G&T and Aperol situations but it just works when you’re surrounded by old scooters and mismatched furniture. If you can’t find any seating in the cafe or out on the terrace, know there are more seats downstairs. " - heidi lauth beasley

"When you’ve had your fill of icily distant baristas, latte art, and the kind of tastefully bland music that soundtracks most London coffee shops, Scootercaffe near Waterloo is the place for you. This converted motorcycle garage is dusty and distressed, and is filled with old Italian posters, many of which feature nuns riding scooters, obviously. It plays excellent music—mostly from the 1950s—has a cute little patio, serves pretty good coffee, and is open late into the night when it takes on more of a dive bar feel." - Oliver Feldman