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Thousands sign petition to protect London cafes from chain takeover (www.standard.co.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/london@feddit.uk

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[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Gotta say I much prefer a 500kcal Starbucks drink to any bitter swill for 10 quid most independent cafes can muster.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I never understand people who prefer the taste of Starbucks. McDonalds coffee of all chains serves better coffee than whatever harsh chokey liquid that S$ serves

[–] okwithmydecay@leminal.space 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

These existing independent, and often family run, cafes are not expensive third wave coffee shops, if anything they are comparable to a greasy spoon. I was at Parliament Hill Cafe the other day, and from memory a flat white was around £3.80. Compare that to Daisy Green, which charges £4.30 for a flat white.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

£4.30 for bitter swill then. At least Starbucks coffee doubles as brekky