TAP Coffee (No. 193) (Soho) (Closed Permanently)

Buzzy and hip-lite Soho outlet of a duo of very central, high-quality coffee houses owned by East Yorkshire-born Richard Lilley, a former cocktail and champagne specialist. Positioned immediatly south of Oxford St and four minutesd north of Old Compton St, this is the buzzy mothership, opened in 2013, four years after the debut 26 Rathbone Place location, originally called Tapped and Packed (then called No. 26, until its sad 2020 demise). Coffee is roasted at the Wardour St location on Tuesdays, while tasty savouries (sandwiches, salads and frittatas) and desserts (brownies, friands and crumble tarts) are also prepared here. A second outlet, at 114 Tottenham Court Rd near Warren Street station, is slightly further afield, albeit within walking distance. In short, serious and yummy.