For PlayGroup staff & client meetings we have a list of preferred venues where we can achieve creativity in quiet aspirational rooms, with net access, the daily papers and good coffee.

We use some of the following for our London based meetings.

Electric House
Portobello Road, Notting Hill. W11
(Notting Hill Gate tube 5 mins)
Great inspirational location. Part of the Electric Cinema – the oldest working cinema in the UK.
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Monmouth Coffee Company
Monmouth Street, Covent Garden WC1
Provides the very best coffee in London. Where Malcolm Gladwell wrote some of his book ‘Blink’. Unique location, suitable for small meetings only.
(Leicester Sq tube 5 mins)

The Lyric Theatre
Lyric Square, Hammersmith, W6
Artistic venue and great opening on to the square for observing consumerism in all its glory.
(Hammersmith tube 2 mins)
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The Curzon Cinema
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1
Artistic venue. Suitable for informal meetings.
(Leicester Sq tube 5 mins)
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Borders
Oxford Street, W1
A Starbucks inside Borders. Great for information gathering meetings as you can utilise all the latest books media & magazines and observe your market. Just like living inside Amazon.
(Oxford Circus tube 1 min)
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The Star Café
Great Chapel Street, W1
Authentic Italian café, watch Soho go by, watch Sky news and read the papers. Ideal for quiet meetings.
(Tottenham Ct Road tube 5 mins)
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Leon
Carnaby Street, W1
Currently London’s coolest café. Serving fast love food & good coffee. Ideal for quick snatched update meetings
(Oxford Circus tube 2 mins)
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Benugo
Great Portland St, W1
Good food & wireless access. Ideal for daytime working.
(Oxford Circus tube 2 mins)
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Café Progreso
Portobello Road, W11
Part owned by Oxfam. Providing papers, internet and books, Ideal for daytime working while watching Portobello market go by.
(Notting Hill Gate tube 5 mins)
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The Garden Café
Regents Park
Ideal for meetings on great sunny days. 60’s designed, now revamped. Next to the Rose garden and open air theatre.
(Baker Street 10mins)
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Snow & Rock
Mercer Street, Covent Garden, WC1
Third floor café, with free wireless access. The vibe of Chamonix in central London.
(Leicester Sq tube 5 mins)
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