Fazenda UK

NB: it’s a cash only place! The nearest atm is a block or so away, so come prepared. I didn’t know this, and the waiter kindly let me run off to get some. The staff here are the bomb. Just sitting for 30 minutes, I saw them greet most visitors by first name! Everyone was given a warm welcome, and shown to a table. It’s definitely more of a brunch or sweet snack spot than a coffee shop, but the blends they have (and they change often) are great. There is also wifi, and a tempting selection of gf cakes. Highly recommend stopping by for a midweek brew and sugar kick.

Lovely cakes and nice variety of coffee. Very nice and helpful service. Perfect to have a break and have good coffee with some cake.

Good quality coffee. Popped in here en route somewhere else. Nice and quiet with cool décor. Standard east london

Excellent coffee, tried it for the first time this weekend and will definitely be back!

You could walk past Fazenda several times without even realising it’s there. That’s what I did. Despite living down the road for two years, it was only during the last 9 months or so that we started going.
Enticed one day by the sight of fresh cakes, tarts and pastries, I popped in to see what was going on. It’s like an Aladdin’s cave of treats and delights. Whether you want to pick a bag of fresh coffee beans to have ground to your liking, sample a still-​warm pear, almond and Nutella cake, or just grab a potent £2 coffee, Fazenda fits the bill.
As previous reviewers have mentioned, there is an unspoken take-​away policy if you’re purchasing coffee only — but how can you walk away without at least getting a slice of cake?! The reason being that, during weekdays, lunch is prepared for the city boys and girls who frequent. Deep dishes of slow-​cooked meat, baked pasta, salads and the like, are laid out for £8 a plate. If they want to sit down for lunch, they should get to sit down for lunch. And you know what? That’s fine. This isn’t Starbucks. Wifi is free and, understandably, they don’t want people turning up, buying a coffee and then sitting round for hours, stroking their beards and pretending to be doing something creative on a MacBook.
Turn up, bring cash, stay and enjoy the coffee, cake and all the other freshly prepared goodness.

This is a great Italian café. Service is friendly. They take pride in their espresso. Free wifi. Interesting characters stop by and banter with the owner.

Fazenda is a coffee shop that doesn’t feel the need to advertise.
No, not in a marketing kind of way. In an under-​the-​radar kind of way. In a way where their name is not written anywhere outside on the store. You just kind of have to know it’s a coffee shop or peek awkwardly into the window to find out. Or that the bathroom’s aren’t marked so you kind of look like an idiot finding it. And, the big one, it’s not really a coffee shop — it’s a restaurant that serves coffee. As I learned when I bought a coffee and tried to sit at a table.
«No no no no no,» the man behind the counter told me. «Coffee is take away only. You have to buy food to sit.» Of course, there’s no sign that says this, this is just their un-​advertised ruled.
I just wanted to do some work for an hour with my coffee at one of your many open tables. When I explained this, he went, «Oh, well, can you sit over there?» I looked where he was pointing. It was a 70’s-esq round soft couch-​like chair and a wood crate for a table. In the back corner. Next to the unmarked bathroom.
So I took my take-​away only coffee and sat banished in the corner while the other tables remained empty for the entire time I was there.
The coffee is nice and cheap (my cappuccino was only £2, damn), but if you’re coming, come to take away or be banished to the corner like I was.

I cannot speak highly enough of Fazenda. A hole in the wall that fills the hole in the soul.
Caffeinated delights of all varieties (check the photos.) and home-​made pastries and cakes that leave Nigella crying jealous tears of pure sucrose into her ample bosom.
But what makes the place is the guys that run it. They are so helpful; passionate about what they do, and how they do it. Roman through and through.
They also offer a poetry night that I was delighted to attend. It is Shoreditch after all… I didn’t have anything prepared, but had a great time trying something different — in a place that is awe-​inspiring in its attention to the important things.
Well done guys, and thank you for having me.
P. S. Feel free to use this review at your next poetry night. If you need me to beatbox, I’m available for a slice of cake.

after running errands that ended up more stressful than necessary, i found everyone at fazenda to be ridiculously nice and laid back. the free wi-​fi works great, the americano was probably the strongest i’ve had in london yet, and listening in on the conversations between the owner (?) and the customers was quite charming. the owner also blended me his own concoction of coffee beans after i gave him a very vague idea of what i like (dark… but not bitter? anything that’s good?), and ground the beans according to the type of coffeemaker i have (an espresso machine). it was great to get some work done in this laid back atmosphere, and hope they stay as charming and effortless as they are now!

what a nice little café. I stopped by last Sunday for an espresso and it was a lovely contrast to the loud and overfilled market that surrounds it. The food looks lovely and the coffe is of course from Fazenda, which is a coffee supplier — the café is more a sidekick which, besides featuring said coffee also has a little deli that I must have a closer look at during my next visit.
To anyone who works nearby fazenda is a lovely alternative to all the chain coffe shops in the area.

Great place!
Really nice and the people who run it are great.

Edited: I had a cappuccino and an incredible cherry tart here for £3.30. I couldn’t believe it. I even asked the guy if he’d made an error in calculating how much I owed. He hadn’t. He laughed. I paid. I went off happy.
Fazenda UK is an independent café and coffee roaster located just off Petticoat Lane market and a few blocks south of Spitalfields market. Despite being located near two very bustling places, the street the café is on is nice and quiet. The café itself is somewhat new, but the Italian family running it seem to have been in the business for quite a few years now.
In addition to coffee, Fazenda UK also sells an assortment of home-​made cakes and pastries (of which the staff are justifiably proud), as well as soup and sandwiches. I’d recommend the cherry tart if it’s available. There’s also a small deli in the café.
There’s a very cosy, homely feel to the café which I like. The walls lined with bags of coffee beans are oddly comforting. Plus, I love the smell of coffee beans and freshly ground coffee. The only thing is that the chairs seemed a little low, and just about did my back in after I had been sitting for close to an hour.
This is one of the few places which opens on Saturdays when the markets aren’t trading. Of course, there’s a reason why shops around this area don’t traditionally open on Saturdays, and the owner mentioned that they may revisit their decision to do so in the near future.
There’s free wi-​fi available here if you’re looking for somewhere to recharge and reconnect with the outside world. Otherwise, just take a seat, order a coffee, enjoy a home-​made cake or three, and relax.

Recently I was searching for a place to park it with the laptop and plug in. I saw the «free wifi» sign, and the large sacks of coffee beans along one wall. It seemed like a work in progress, but I decided to give it a try.
The staff are members of an Italian family, from near Rome. The café has a pleasant, slightly chaotic atmosphere. I found a table and settled in, ordered some coffee, and kept an open mind. Since this shop is in a «developing» part of Spitalfields, a few blocks south of the market, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
It turns out I discovered a place that fits the intangible profile of what I like: independent stance, its own atmosphere, definitely not your typical coffeeshop. The best thing to do is kick back, do your thing, and watch the proceedings over the top of your laptop screen or book. From time to time characters walked in and spoke to the owner and other customers about politics, business, whatever. Sometimes even in English. At one point someone pulled up in a Lamborghini and gave the owner’s child a ride around the block, I think.
They make food there, and they sell coffee beans, and grind them to your specification. They’ll ask you what you like in your coffee, suggest a blend, and even write down the percentages in a little book in case you like it and want to re-​order again next time.
I came away thinking this place has a certain attitude and character. I hope they keep it that way.
(The name stands for «fazenda», which means farm or plantation in portuguese, and «uk» which stands for… well, you know.)