Yellow Warbler in Hackney

Excellently ensconcable, nine stars. Count 'em: ⭐ 🌟✳️✨✴️💫*️⃣

If you want burnt coffee then this place is for you, I visited here twice and just wanted a nice americano however both occasions the coffee was burnt and undrinnkable. The barista was Tom and the guy just looked like he woke up and didn’t care about anything he was doing.

Really good coffe and service . And seriously the best and one kind toasties !

Great place, strong tasty coffee and really good home made sandwiches etc, lovely. Btw beef brisket toastie is the best I've ever had, 🤩

Best coffee in Stokey, severed at the perfect temperature and great quality.

The Yellow Warbler is that rare bird: a place that makes Londoners feel like they live in a village. The staff has an uncanny ability to remember your order after only one visit, juggling a sometimes very busy queue with humour and efficiency, the coffee is fabulous, the food too (the tosties were so good and I didn’t need a meal for the rest of the day after that!!). It’s cosy and homely and biggest bonus point for me, the playlist has me singing along to every perfect tune. My apologies to my fellow yellow warbler fans - there are many. A place that manages to get people to come back again and again when Stoke Newington is saturated with coffee shops must be doing something really right indeed.

We had 2 brilliant cheese and kimchi toasties teas and then a coffee each. Loved my flat white really well made. Lovely family friendly cafe. We will be back next time we visit the William Morris Gallery

Best coffee in Stoke Newington hands down. Both the owners Tom and Stuart are obsessed with quality and making all their customers feel welcome. Is always the first visit I make when I’ve been away from London, just a really nice community vibe that makes Stoke Newington such a great place to live. I’ve also seen them helping out the local homeless and selling products for local artists etc and declining commissions, nothing they brag about but just stuff you see if you sit there nearly every day like I do!

Best coffee and croissant in all of London.

What a great local café! Staff is so friendly and there is plenty of space than I expected when I got into. Food is also very delicious :) Tbh, I don't like udon noodle that much, but this ramen is to die for🤤

We had a light lunch in this charming cafe. Each had a ramen / toastie / bao with soup as well as a coffee. Quality of food was top notch (with smiling Two Chefs serving the food in person). Great friendly staff. Total bill came to only £36 for three. Highly recommended.

I have been coming here almost every day for the past 6 months. The coffee is outstanding and so is the service. The friendliest baristas I have ever met.

Haven of calm and banter if you want it. The food is ace (they do great ramen and toasties even in the morning Thursday-Saturday). The coffee is great. Tom the barista is a rare gem.

Great little coffee shop. Delicious coffee, friendly staff!

Best coffee in london, friendly team, great music and food. The kimchi toastie is magic!!Just the best ♥️

Lovely place for coffee and food. Great to work from as well. The staff are very friendly & relaxed and truly make you feel welcome.

Great cafe, Great coffee and food. Great team giving the best service to the local community and beyond. Great for kids. Great for dogs. Great for chat - we've made multiple friends with staff and people who also frequent the cafe. An excellent, excellent place where the management knows who to employ to set the right vibe. We love Yellow Warbler 💛

Nice down to earth café with good coffee, nice food, and a place in the community.

Best coffee in London with amazing staff who are very friendly and helpful. A neighbourhood/local feel

I visited for lunch with a friend and several small children. There is a generous children's area and completely relaxed atmosphere. We had a mushroom toasty and dahl; generously served, beautifully flavoured, wholesome and imaginative. Also pastries and coffee. The lady who cooked and served us was charming; welcoming the children and making our lives easier. As a visitor to London I was generally saddened by the customer service of most places we visited, but this cafe cheered me up - thank you!

Great coffee and the Barista (never got the name) was amazing. Had been once previously - came in like 2 weeks later and he somehow remembered my order. Repeated the feat about a month later on my 3rd visit, right down to the spoon of sugar. Worth the patronage alone.

Lovely coffee, lovely gent that runs it!!

Really nice place good atmosphere

Exquisite specialty coffee expertly made by a lovely owner in a great space.

You want a good coffee ? Its here One problem is phones, people talk over then phone and don’t respect others.

Brilliant breakfast, fantastic service and in the words of my 4 year old 'the best babycino'.

5 star coffee, 6 star service, amazing toasties. Will be my new regular.

To get a cup of joe and sit inside is to fully realise a physical embodiment of the Stoke Newington community, one that is microcosmic in what it represents — because in its modest size is a whole lotta heart. I especially enjoy the barista Tom’s easygoing conversations with the loyal customers. It’s delicate in how it kindly steps past ‘small talk’ and is revealing enough to feel like you can be part of something and looked after. Today I had the (sizeable!) kimchi and cheese toastie and, much like the other toasties I’ve had there, it delivered in its melty goodness. Big lunch, big coffee, big heart. Big thumbs-up!! (The music ain’t too bad too)

Nice place to have ur vegans foods with great service.

A wonderful, welcoming spot. Their butternut squash toastie was one of the best I’ve ever eaten, and the lovely barista offered to keep a second one warm for my friend whose bus was late. Great coffee too!

Been here a few times after it was recommended to us as the best coffee in Stoke Newington. Great coffee and always friendly service… today I was given a couple of free pastries to cheer up some very cold roofers working on my building, which was really sweet!

Friendly local gem serving great coffee

Thought it looked nice so went in to get some breakfast only to be told the kitchen was closed, tried again and the chef wasn't in. Might be good for coffee, but absolutely useless if you want some hot food.

Great coffee. We always go to get our coffee beans there - Dark Arts. Coffee is beatifully fruity. Service is amazing. Best coffee in town.

Lovely little place, with charming staff too ☺️

Eco conscious, and the staff are so warm and welcoming. Digital stamps and I love the small efforts around the place, but a book, the planting. It feels homely. Scarlett 🪴

Been here a few times now , and each time the food is banging ,toasties are the best in the area and the sausage rolls out of this world , and wrap this up stellar staff to serve you coffee , can't wait for my next visit when back in town ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Love this place. I visit every time I'm around and fancy a specialty coffee

Good coffee and great toasties for a reasonable price. A little loud and dark for me to work from, but a nice place to take a break in. Lots of people coming through which shows it's popular

These guys make the best toasties in London. Coffee is great too!

Off the beaten track with amazing staff. Lovely place

Staff are friendly but some do support Tottenham 😏. Cute deco 👍 and the egg and avocado sandwich is a must-try!

Lovely coffee shop great and friendly service and excellent coffee! I love the Church pew at the back!

The best coffee, the friendliest staff, and their Guiness cake is the food of gods.

Charming little nook, serves top quality coffee and locally sourced pastries. The owner is very friendly. Will visit again for the coffee

Coffee was good and it was my first time going there. Requested a lid and instead of placing it on my coffee, hand it to me or ask me to pick one they threw it to me on the counter… so bloody rude!!! I never experienced that before elsewhere. I’m a regular at Wynwood (next door). I’m going to only stick with them as they are so kind.

Extremely strong coffee with extreme prices for a small cup. Also croissant and all the other food extremely expensive, they are forgetting it's only hackney. Plus long queues to wait for a coffee.

Great little spot for food and coffee. Stu and his staff are really friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be calling in again!

We bought two cakes - one Chelsea bun and one cinnamon and the cinnamon one was completely stale. The other one was fresh and delicious but couldn’t eat the cinnamon one. Very expensive at £3 each to take away.

Very kid friendly and accommodating. Would definitely recommend

Fabulous dark arts coffee, a warm welcome, chill vibe, what's not to love?

Very nice coffee, creamy and delicious. I wish there were less vegan pastries but still best coffee in n16

TDLR: bad vibes, after-work-drinks-at-a-cheap-bar-level music (but very tasty coffee). I went for another coffee at the Yellow Warbler this afternoon, after a really bad experience with the rather rude female barista a couple of weeks back. I wrote the weirdly dismissive service off as the barista just having a bad day, so I decided to give the place another go, as it always smells delicious when you walk past. Alas, I should've learned from my first experience. The same dark-haired barista was working this time and she was, again, giving a very hostile attitude to anyone trying to talk with her, to then go on to say some quite mean things about several customers after they had left. Lovely! The French girl working with her seemed friendly, but that didn’t really make up for my mate basically being sneered at when asking a basic question about what was on offer. I have sympathy for café jobs sometimes being really tiring but I don’t get the need to be so rude and condescending for no reason, especially not to customers who are legitimately just trying to have a casual chat. Another noticeable drawback was that the music was so loud it was impossible to hold a normal conversation in the room, despite the café being rather empty. Does the café perhaps think it’s Heaven at 4am? Zero chill. It’s a shame, because the coffees and toasties I've tried here have all been delicious. It’s just a place you don’t want to hang out in for a long time, because it feels very likely the staff will first be rude to you, ignore you and/or then talk about you behind your back as you leave. 1/10.

Really friendly staff and amazing coffee

Really good coffee and toasties.

That's amazing place, Very comfortable, and children place, i think is the best of i know for my breakfast and lunch afternoon.

Very tasty V60 coffee! It's a fiver, but it serves two people, so you get decent value. Staff friendly, too

Yellow cups are wicked! Love this coffee place to go on the way to Abney Cemetery! Thank you :))

One of the best coffee shops in Stoke Newington for sure, they use Dark Arts coffee and its consistently made really well, good coffee options and the pastries and sandwiches are really nice too. The staff are always super friendly, and the inside of the cafe is cute and has a nice atmosphere. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars!

I've been going there for years but was recently made to feel really unwelcome. First, there was the 'looking at each other' and giggling from the 2 baristas when I walked in. This happened several times. Or, lucky me, the rolling of eyes when she was on her own, rude tone of voice included. I've also had the joy of witnessing her bad-mouthing a customer she didn't like (for whatever reason, that customer was lovely...oh wait, because she found her annoying) to another customer, only to find out through another regular, that she was doing the same to me. She was also rude to my friend who just wanted to pay the bill. Perhaps Miss Eye-liner should be reminded that it's the customers' money that goes towards her pay cheque.

I prefer this place to my own home. Thanks Stu, Ros & George!

OMG not only the best Coffee shop in N16 but the best chat ever!!!!! Owner Stuart and his two brilliant baristas Roz and George couldn't do a better job.. Always perfectly made coffee and amazing service.

Have always wanted to try this spot and it didn’t disappoint! Super friendly staff, delicious coffee and so beautifully presented in these lovely cups! 😍

Love the staff here, they're all so friendly and the coffee is gorgeous

We always pop in when in London and have one of the best vegan breakfasts I have ever had here. Coffee is really good, staff are friendly and the place is really trendy and welcoming.

One of the best coffee shops in the area, friendly staff and great coffee with some interesting sounding toasties.

Great little coffee shop serving excellent coffee.

Lovely staff who spent time to have a chat with you. Coffee was nice too.

Lovely coffee shop great staff and service

Wonderful and friendly cafe with community vibes. Coffee is amazing too. Been in the area for 8 years and this is has been my go to spot for quite some time now.

Love this place. One of the only places I'll make an effort to go out of my way to go there. Really nice coffee (served at a temperature you can actually drink when you get it), friendly and relaxed staff and the ace up the sleeve is the food - I had the crumble they've started doing and it's ridiculously good. A gem of a place.

Super friendly service, superb coffee and great treats inside. Among all the great coffee spots in this area, Yellow Warbler are still my #1. Support your local!

Amazing coffee, very good banana bread, dog friendly ☺️

This is by far the best coffee in Stoke Newington, lovely owners and great atmosphere.

Amazing coffee shop - delicious beautifully made dark arts coffee. Fab toasties and great pastries. Definitely recommend.

Cutest little cafe around! Ideal coffee and super friendly stuff.

Really nice coffee and run by lovely people. Best banana loaf ever made.

Great coffee and incredibly friendly staff.

Delicious coffee and THE BEST Vegan sausage roll and Cardamon bun I’ve ever had.

Really good coffee! I just wish they were open till 5PM as on most days I want my coffee just after 4.

Hands down best coffee in N16. Friendly staff, nice selection of cakes / pastries and 'full breakfasts' - can recommend the pork belly eggs benedict and also the avocado and chorizo on toast with poached egg (as cliched as that is!) 4 years on this is still the best coffee shop in the area, the new owners are super friendly, pastries are delicious and they also sell great bread and Dark Arts Coffee.

Delicious baked goods, good beans, friendly, down to earth staff.

My favourite local cafe. I’ve been visiting here since it opened years ago and the new owners are fab. Delicious coffee - best iced oat latte around! Yummy pastries, toasties and weekend brunch with excellent vegan options. Highly recommend.

Only ordered Cortado, was told that it was two shots - found the blend quite weak for my liking, but will ask for less milk next time. Coffee was made well by the barista. Small place, hard to find somewhere to sit when busy as there's only a few tables, nice friendly staff.... would definitely make a second visit and maybe try out their food next time.

Fantastic coffee shop serving Dark Arts Coffee. Friendly staff and great music playing. You get a free coffee if you buy beans from them!

Exceptionally smiley and attentive service. Despite the fact that we'd never been there before, the two chaps running the place treated us like old friends. As other reviewers have said, the coffee is very good. We were there for lunch and the food was excellent - tasty, nicely presented and plentiful. Choose a dish with golden beetroot - new to me but delicious. The reason I've not given this cafe five stars is because the place is rather small and cramped, and the seating is not very comfortable. (Basic wooden chairs and wobbley benches.)

Love this place. We come pretty regularly for their great coffee. We always get a friendly welcome and good service. Ownership changed recently but there have been some really positive improvements to the place, and the coffee is still great!

Ia very nice but fairly pricey coffee.

Best coffee in Stokey by a LONG shot. I've tried each shop in a few KM radius, have a coffee snobbery like no other (thanks, Australia) and now need to spread the word. BEST☕️☕️

Fantastic coffee, food and staff. Very relaxed atmosphere. The Mourne Breakfast is top notch. Home from home for me. Not very often you see soda bread and potato bread ( a Northern Ireland favourite) on a menu in England. Well worth a try. Would highly recommend a visit here.

coffe is banging....only place to get decent filter in stokey

Top notch coffee, lovely little spot!

great little place for a very delicious coffee

defending best coffee in Stokey!

Brilliant coffee. They use Dark Arts coffee beans which are one of the best coffee roasters in Hackney in my opinion. The baristas are also lovely and make you feel welcome. Overall great experience!

Speciality coffee which serves burnt coffee - better coffee shops in the area all day long - if you like Allpress try 215Hackney just opposite.

Place used to be so much better but the service and the coffee is very poor. Sadly won’t be returning. So many better places for coffee in the area

Great coffee and lovely staff. The sausage rolls with mustard baked in to the pastry are works of art.

I’ve been coming here for over a year on and off but always end up going else where due to the spectacularly rude staff. They’re grumpy and really make you feel not welcomed. It’s a shame it’s my nearest spot for coffee. There’s a new one round the corner which is much friendlier.

Lovely. Friendly staff, will offer suggestions when asked (i.e dairy alternatives). Nice coffee, nice atmosphere, doggy water bowl available. Bench for sitting outside. More seating downstairs (though I haven't seen it as I get take away). Would 100% recommend.