ABOUT
Hi we're MAKEMAKECOFFEE.
We make your day. Through beautiful coffee, moments, food, and culture.
We are on a mission to reinvent modern convenience, making everyday luxury the norm - by bringing you exceptionally delicious coffee, and curated, speciality goods in aesthetic, convenient spaces. In short, we only want good things for you.
We are an independent business based in South East London, run by Olivia and Jonny Mundey Abbatt. We put flavour, flair, friendliness, and strong ethics, front and centre.
Find us at KIOSK 1, our 'Coffee Bar + Good Things Store', 7 days a week. We are directly outside Surrey Quays station. Or online @makemakecoffee / @makemakecoffee.sq.
More about us:
KIOSK 1
Kiosk 1 is a 'coffee bar + good things store'. It is inspired by Australia’s coffee culture, Sardinia’s espresso bars, Lisbon’s Kiosks, and Cornwall’s village stores. Like our inspirations, Kiosk 1 is all about beautiful convenience. It's a welcoming place bringing together good coffee, good food, and other good things.
We offer the full range of speciality coffees, other delectable drinks, sweet and savoury pastries, a curated range of incredibly tasty independent foods for your kitchen - plus select art, books, cards, homewares, and other good things.
On the coffee side, we are proud to have served directly sourced, locally-roasted, speciality coffee from Climpson & Sons, from day one. We complement our coffee with Northiam Dairy Milk and Rude Health and Oatly alternatives. Everyday we receive delectable freshly-baked pastries, wholegrain sourdough and world-class doughnuts from St John Bread & Wine Bakery - and incredible white sourdough, banana bread, cookies seasonal pastries and vegan viennoiserie from Layers Bakery.
In the 'Good Things Store' it's our mission to bring you amazing produce from independent farms, dairies, chefs, artists, publishers and makers. To do this, we've visited farms, food halls, arches and warehouses where awesome independent businesses are making really good things - and we've brought the best flavours and designs back to our shelves. We’re talking food for your kitchens that is: incredibly tasty, local*, independent, ethically-produced, & packed plastic-free where possible. We focused on sourcing from farms in Kent & East Sussex, and producers in Southwark and Hackney. These are special places that have vibrant food cultures. But alongside the good food, you’ll also be able to find a book, magazine, art prints, cards, mugs, candles, and other special things for your home that you love, too.
We love flavours and the joy they can bring to the everyday, and we hope you love the tastes brought together on our store shelves as much as we do.
We look forward to seeing you for a coffee, among other good things, soon.
Olive and Jonny
Our Story
Speciality Coffee, Since 2014
From 2014 - 2020 MAKEMAKECOFFEE served some of East London's most delicious speciality coffee from a Piaggio van* outside Haggerston station in all weathers, with a smile.
In 2018 we ran 'Hangar 58', the coffee bar of Runway East's co-working building just off Old Street Roundabout. We waved a fond goodbye to that gang of good people when the building itself was demolished.
While the the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic put our Haggerston site on a permanent pause, it saw the launch of Kiosk 1 in November 2020.
We are proud to have always served directly sourced, locally-roasted, speciality coffee from Climpson & Sons - pioneers of London's third-wave coffee scene.
[*In the early years, we served from our much-beloved Piaggio van. In 2019 we replaced the Piaggio with a beautiful bespoke coffee cart, designed and built by David Jones.]
Delicious Deli Essentials, Since 2020
During the first Covid-19 national lockdown and for several months beyond, we ran a groceries + coffee HOME DELIVERY SERVICE to Haggerston and the surrounding areas. We delivered fresh, vibrant, heart-warming and mouth-wateringly tasty ‘chef-made meals’, plus seasonal fresh veg and key cupboard supplies from a range of amazing ethical suppliers to complement the dishes. (This service was uniquely suited to the time and is no longer live.)
Pay it Forward 2021 - Thank you!
In early 2021 we ran a successful online sales campaign (offering delicious coffee to make at home, delectable deli supplies, things to read, things to wear - and more). Thank you to everyone who got involved. All the delicious things you ordered helped us access match funding from the Mayor of London that is enabling us to weather the challenges of the pandemic, launch an online shop which was vital in for that period, and ultimately, come back stronger from the experience of the pandemic time.
London Coffee Festival 2024
We were delighted to accept Climpson & Sons invitation to represent them at the La Marzocco True Artisan Cafe at London Coffee Festival 2024, where we celebrated 10 years of making their outstanding coffee by premiering a signature drink named 'Double Oh 7', involving the same coffee made 7 ways. Read more about it over on Climpson & Sons Journal.
