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Coffee shop and community space in [[Locale Limehouse|Limehouse]], just across the road from [[Limehouse Station|the station]].

As well as coffee they do several types of tea, made with teabags rather than loose-leaf, including caffeine-free varieties such as rooibos and lemongrass &amp; ginger.  Plant milks are offered at no extra cost.  Food is a fairly limited selection including soup, daal and naan, filled baguettes, things on toast, and sweet and savoury pastries.

It's a fairly open-plan space, broken up with pillars and dividing walls.  The overall feel is of a renovated industrial space, with cast-iron radiators, stripped-back flooring, and functional lighting. However, daylight is encouraged inside by the large glazed section of facade at the front and a skylight further back.  Original art hangs on the walls, and bookshelves are placed here and there.  Seating is a combination of long communal worktables, individual cafe tables, and coffee tables flanked by low sofas.  In good weather, outdoor seating is provided by a roof terrace.

Although it's run by the London City Mission with the aim of [https://www.lcm.org.uk/blog/2015/03/03/city-vision "sharing the gospel"] in the community, there's no pushiness about this, and the casual visitor can easily remain totally unaware of any religious connection.

[[Kake]] first visited on a Wednesday afternoon in December 2015, due to needing somewhere with wireless to do a couple of hours' work.  It was fairly full when I arrived around 3pm; I got the last individual table suitable for laptop use, but there were still a few sofa seats, and there was room at the communal tables.  People were engaged in all sorts of activities: working, quietly reading books, and chatting. There were still quite a few people in even when it got towards closing time.  Music was playing, not too loud.  On another visit on a Wednesday morning in November 2016 it was again fairly full, and I had to sit at one of the communal tables.

In December 2015, broccoli mini-quiche (&pound;1.60) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23924391905/ photo]</small> was pretty good; the pastry was neither hard nor crumbly, the filling was well-flavoured, and it was just right for a small bite.  I also had a couple of generously-sized pots of tea, each costing &pound;2.20: English breakfast, and red berries.  The cups had a somewhat annoying design, with handle holes too small to comfortably get even one finger through.

In November 2019, avocado toast (&pound;3.80) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49145299493/ photo]</small> was pretty good, seasoned with salt, black pepper, and good-quality olive oil, though might have been better if the seasoning had been more evenly distributed instead of concentrated in the middle.  The bread was a good-quality sourdough, and thin slices of radish were added for textural contrast.

Service on all occasions was friendly and helpful, and the staff seemed genuinely happy to be working there; perhaps a reflection of its dual purpose as a Christian mission.  There was no pressure to order more tea after I finished my pot.

Free wireless is available; ask staff for the password.  The space also hosts various classes including yoga, poetry, coffee appreciation, and English for non-native speakers.

[[Kake]]'s verdict: A handy place to work for a few hours.

Child-friendliness: They have at least one highchair.

Accessibility: Step-free to get in, via a shallow ramp with a u-turn at the end.  Automatic push-button wide double entrance doors.  Once you're in, it's step-free to all areas except the roof terrace. There's a dedicated accessible toilet.

See also:
* Photos of the menu as of November 2019: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49145995212/ main menu], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49145995152/ specialty teas]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20170201201639/http://www.bumblebeefriday.com/blog/creative-spaces-2-husk-coffee Bumblebee Friday review]
* [https://steakandteeth.com/2016/12/24/husk-coffee-creative-space-limehouse/ Steak &amp; Teeth review]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], November 2019.  Opening hours taken from sign in window, November 2019.</div>

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