the journal

Field notes,
freshly pulled.

Dispatches from the corner of Redchurch Street — one post a month, published the morning we feel like it.

Field notes · March 2026

Slow mornings in a loud city.

A small love letter to the first hour of the day on Redchurch Street, and the rituals that survive a coffee shop opening at seven.

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More from the bar.

4 posts

Craft · 8 min read

The grinder from Brescia.

In 2019 we commissioned a custom burr set from a workshop run by two brothers and a dog. Here is what it taught us about patience.

Marco Hale · February 2026

Kitchen · 5 min read

What we bake at five.

The pastry case is a window into the day. Here is the order we lay it out in, and why the kouign-amann always goes top-left.

Yara Okonkwo · January 2026

House rules · 4 min read

The window seat rule.

Why one chair in our cafe is unofficially reserved for whoever needs it most that morning.

Esme Whitlock · December 2025

Letters · 3 min read

A letter to our regulars.

Eleven years in, a thank-you note to the people who know what they want before they reach the bar.

Marco Hale · November 2025