A lovely little independent café, run by a lady who does it all—serving quality coffee, baked goods, and brunch. The space is fairly big, with wooden furniture that adds a warm touch (though not the most comfortable)
August 2025
Overpirce rolls and pastisserie. Coffe good at London prices (£4 and beyond). The worst was the service of attitud, 30min before closing time at 4pm, she was already not keen on taking any customers. Was like doing us a favour when it takes 10min to drink a coffee. Place was totally empry except 1 guy at his laptop.... read full comment
August 2025
I just had a horrible experience with the owner. Walked in with my dog, checking first if they were dog friendly. Asked what toasties they had (referencing the board out front advertising them), I was told 'they're over there *vague gesture*' Kind of abrupt I thought, but OK. Chose the toastie I wanted but as I walked to... read full comment
Hand Cafe is an independent neighbourhood cafe, situated on Victory Parade in East Village, next to the Portlands water glades. Sister-cafe to 46b Espresso Hut (Est. 2012, Hackney), Hand expands a focus on well-made, well-sourced food and beverage, that allows the cafe and therefore the customer, to support local and small-scale producers who care about what they make.
Hand cafe's not a Greek cafe, but the food is inspired by the Greek approach to food, taking the values of simplicity, seasonality and good sourcing, into the snack context. The coffee is 'third-wave', and is made by disciplined baristas.
