Artful Blend Shoreditch

Matcha, iced coffee and a frappe board

Read the counter through its drinks: matcha, iced coffee, frappes, chai and plant-based options. The frappe range is unusually specific, running Original Iced Coffee, Classic at 15% cocoa, Decadent at 21%, Indulgent at 30%, Exquisite White and Velvet Dairy Frappe, with a Plant Based Frappe beside them for anyone off dairy. The range is graded rather than random, with the cocoa content climbing step by step across the frappes. Aromatic Spiced Chai covers the spiced, milky end and the Creative Yoghurt Smoothie shows the playful side of the board. Matcha is the thread through all of it: the branch ran a matcha workshop in May 2025, which makes the leaf part of what the branch is known for as much as what it sells, and treats it as something to learn about rather than only to drink.

A bright counter on Redchurch Street

Artful Blend Shoreditch is the Redchurch Street branch of a London specialty coffee and brunch name that also has a site in Ilford. It sits among the independent boutiques, galleries and cafes that give the street its traffic, which is exactly how it gets used: as a pause inside a wider Shoreditch circuit rather than a destination in itself. Service is counter-led, orders placed at the front and drinks handed straight back, and the room is bright and modern rather than clubby. It works best as a daytime meeting spot: a short queue, a table for half an hour, then back out onto the street. Food is simple brunch rather than a restaurant menu, running to vegan toasties and baked goods in line with the plant-based direction that carries through the whole brand.

Order the matcha latte, or go colder

Start with a matcha latte, the drink most tied to what the branch chooses to put in front of people. If coffee suits better, go colder with the Original Iced Coffee, or pick a frappe by cocoa percentage, from Classic at 15% through Decadent at 21% to Indulgent at 30% for the most chocolate-led cup. Exquisite White and Velvet Dairy Frappe cover the sweeter end, and the Plant Based Frappe keeps the same format dairy-free. Add the Aromatic Spiced Chai when tea fits the hour better than coffee, and pair any of them with a vegan toastie or a baked good for the brunch version of a visit.