Independent café trail
The Streatham Café Trail is a relaxed guide to some of the best-rated cafés, coffee shops and brunch spots across Streatham. From long-established local favourites to newer specialty coffee stops, it’s an easy way to explore the neighbourhood one coffee at a time.
Streatham has a surprisingly strong café scene, stretching from Streatham Hill down the High Road and into the streets around Streatham Common and Streatham Vale.
The Streatham Café Trail brings together some of the best-rated local cafés on Google, with extra weight given to places that also have a substantial number of reviews. That means the list favours venues that are not only highly rated, but have been consistently reviewed by a meaningful number of customers.
You can treat it as a proper café crawl, pick two or three stops for a weekend morning, or simply use the list whenever you need coffee, brunch or somewhere relaxed to sit.
Top 10 Streatham cafés
- Monkey Leaf Brunch Restaurant
Unit 9, Leigham Hall Parade, Streatham High Road, London, SW16 1DR - Nila Café
1 Shrubbery Road, London, SW16 2AS - Green Cactus Coffee – Streatham
241 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6EN - Lala Cafe
90 Streatham Hill, London, SW2 4RD - I Love Coffee
126 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 1BW - Brooks & Gao
28 Streatham High Road, The High Parade, London, SW16 1EX - Café Barcelona
344 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6HH - The Goldfinch Cafe
235 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6EN - Griffin Coffee House
1 Drewstead Road, London, SW16 1LY - Snak Tank Coffee Shop & Restaurant Streatham
580 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 3QQ
The trail works especially well if you start around Streatham Hill, continue south along Streatham High Road and finish closer to Streatham Common. You do not need to visit all ten — three or four stops are more than enough for a relaxed morning or afternoon.
Highlights
- 10 highly rated cafés and brunch spots
- Strong Google ratings backed by meaningful review counts
- Coffee, breakfast and brunch options
- Route stretches across much of Streatham
- Easy to combine with a High Road walk
- Good for couples, friends or solo coffee stops
- Mix of established favourites and newer local cafés
- Suitable for a short morning trail or a longer weekend route