Host Café

Not Just a regular Coffee Shop. We serve Mission Coffee Works, artisan cakes, fresh pastries, sandwi Host is an enterprise by the Moot Community.

In a peaceful setting, we offer exquisite coffee, tea, hot chocolate, a range of cold drinks, pastries and cakes. For lunch, we have two foodstalls on our doorstep whose delicious souvlakis and burritos you can combine with a drink from us.

08/11/2024

Just a small reminder for those who forgot we're open this Saturday for Lord Mayor's Show!

Opening hours 9.30 am - 3 pm

You can grab a coffee on the way to the show and be back for our delicious focaccia right after!

04/11/2024

Introducing our November guest roast! Rozali Coffee brings us Enzo Sauqi, named after the man behind Central Sumatra Coffee Farm. This delicious natural process coffee from Indonesia has sweet currant notes with juicy raspberry-like acidity and raisin sweetness. Come to Host Café to try it as a V60 or get yourself a bag and get a free coffee with it :)

30/10/2024

We have new reusable coffee bottles! We've got green, pink, black, navy blue and gold. Choose your favourite and get a free coffee with your purchase :)

08/10/2024

We welcome our October 🍂 Guest Roast PRODIGAL Coffee This delicious Kenya coffee tastes like Peach, currant and white wine. You can try it as a V60 at Host or buy a bag to take home. 🤗☕

03/10/2024

Gong Bath is back at St Mary Aldermary 🛀

If you missed it previously now's your chance!
That's a one hour relaxation for your soul and mind. Treat yourself this winter and join us!

See you there ❤️❤️

Photos from Host Café's post 02/10/2024

We love latte art. Recently, we took a course on it with . We practice every day to make the best coffee for you☕️🤎

10/09/2024

Dear customers tomorrow on the 11th of September Host Cafe and the church close at 11.30 am. It's unusual for us but we're hosting DAC Annual Conference on that day.
Our apologies for any inconvenience.
Until 11.30 am we work as normal 🤗

02/09/2024

Introducing our Guest Roast for September… Climpson & Sons! From Rwanda, these beans were processed at the Musasa Ruli washing station and contain notes of Cranberry, Honey and Rhubarb.
Come to Host and try it has a V60 or buy yourself a bag to try at home!

27/08/2024

We're excited to announce that the original stained glass pieces have returned to St Mary Aldermary and are now permanently display. They were destroyed during the World War II and were discovered behind a wall in 2019. It's just amazing that they survived all those years! How lucky we are to have found them 😍

23/08/2024

Just a reminder Monday the 26th of August it's a bank Holiday and Host Cafe is closed. See you on Tuesday! 👋

Photos from Host Café's post 14/08/2024

Today we had an opportunity to see St Mary Aldermary from a different angle... look at that view 😍 Thanks to Tom and the newsroom team we got the tour of the Bloomberg building and finally we saw what's hidden behind the walls we're passing by daily. We need to admit it's a whole new experience the combination of technology, art and architecture is just amazing! Fr Paul even had his moment as presenter 🤭

06/08/2024

Are you a tea or a coffee person?

01/08/2024

Introducing our August Guest Roast... PLOT
These beans are from the first Ethiopian drop of the season, with notes of Peach, Apricot, Berries and Violets🌸
You can try it as a V60 or buy a bag to enjoy at home!

We are always open to suggestions, do you have any favourite coffee brands that we should feature as a guest roast at Host Cafe? Please leave a comment below 💁‍♀️

31/07/2024

We are located on the most beautiful street in the City of London 😊 Don't you think...? Come to Host Café and enjoy a coffee in the heart of the city!

Photos from Host Café's post 29/07/2024

When you hear the melodic sound of the milk frothing, you know it is gonna be a good day! :)

15/07/2024

We love dogs! 😍 Come to Host café with your pet, we have bowls of water and treats for them. is a regular 😊

Photos from Host Café's post 21/06/2024

Have you try our Matcha Latte? It is delicious 😋 You can have it hot or iced, perfect for the heatwave 🌞

11/06/2024

Come and try our delicious Cream Tea with our new scones, they are bigger and tastier than ever, with lots of raisins for the raisin lovers 😍

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Our Story

Host Café is an enterprise set up by the Moot Community in 2012.

We offer excuisite coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cold drinks, cakes, sandwiches, soup & bread and vegan paté at lunch times. All this can be enjoyed in a peaceful setting underneath a stunning Christopher Wren vaulted ceiling. We also welcome people who like to bring in their own food from outside and are looking for a quiet pew to take their lunch break.

Besides running the café inside St Mary Aldermary Church, we hire out the building as a venue for concerts, poetry evenings, meetings, art exhibitions, charity events, and so on. Are you interested in booking an evening at St Mary Aldermary? You can contact us at [email protected]. Are you interested in attending an event? Keep an eye on our events page.

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St Mary Aldermary Church, Watling Street
London
EC4M9BW

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
Friday 7:30am - 4pm

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