A small coffee shop on Caledonian Road serving coffee, crepes, pastries and sandwiches. You will find us at 469 Caledonian Rd, by the tube station.

Piccolo

The Piccolo Cafe shopfront on Caledonian Road, open doorway with the counter visible inside
Open seven days a week, from 7.30am on weekdays

A small room by the station

A cafe table with two espressos, water glasses and two pastries, someone seated behind

Piccolo Cafe sits at the front of Caledonian Road station, on a road that rarely stops moving. Inside it is calm, and the person behind the counter tends to remember you. People come in on the way to work and come back at the weekend.

An outdoor pavement table with a coffee and a sugared bun, the busy street behind

Early on weekdays, later at the weekend

Monday to Friday we open at 7.30am, in time for the commute. Saturday starts at 8am and Sunday at 9am. Every day we close at 5pm.

Rated 4.5 by our customers

From 63 Google reviews.

Ian S.★★★★★

“The owner is a gem. She’s a fascinating and intelligent woman who makes every cup, crepe, and croissant sandwich with care and attention. Prices are very reasonable.”

Angela G.★★★★★

“the coffee is like Italian coffee, the food is good, the lady is very kind, and the prices are reasonable.”

Nicola C.★★★★★

“I think the real gem is the owner, which is extremely kind and goes out of their way to make everyone feel special.”

Hia A.★★★★★

“It was so nice to have a chat with her and looking forward to be back to London to come and get one of her crepes!!”

J B★★★★★

“The coffee is exceptional, with rich, robust flavors that are truly a cut above the rest. It’s clear that they take their brew seriously.”

Carlito A.★★★★★

“Amazing Piccolo place, specialty coffee, great prices, interesting friendly staff .. worth a visit next to Caledonian Road station”