Inhabition Coffee Shop

I have been going here for years the owner is a true gent who likes to make every customer feel like they are the most important person in the place. Lovely to sit in and relax inside or outside and do some people watching. Love the coffee and the food. Be warned it does get busy. That’s the only negative.

De l’extérieur c’est un café de quartier comme un autre, mais à l’intérieur c’est une autre histoire!
Le patron du lieu est un géant! Aimable et à souriant, dès le seuil passé il vous gratifie dans jovial «hello honey, have a seat!» Et on se sent comme si on était de retour à la maison!
Le café se compose d’une petite salle à l’étage avec son comptoir dernière lequel officié notre hôte, et d’une salle plus grande en rez de chaussée ou se situe également la cuisine. Car ici on né sert pas que du café,
non madame, non monsieur, ici on vous prépare aussi de délicieux English breakfast et autre petit plat salé typique de la gastronomie de bistro britannique!
L’endroit est idéalement situé juste en face de l’entrée du Camden Stable Market. Sur les murs des dizaines d’affiches de comédie musicale et autre spectacle et événement culturel nous mettent dans l’ambiance. Le patron à de l’humour et de la repartie.
Nous avons testé le petit déjeuner anglais donc. Copieux, délicieux et rapidement préparé, je n’ai pas été déçu.
J’ai aussi testé un chocolat chaud à la noisette. Absolument divin. Je vous le recommande!
Le seul bémol peut être fut le tempérament assez peu souriant et un peu speed de la serveuse qui semble plus blasé de sa condition qu’autre chose. Heureusement que la convivialité du patron sauve la mise !

Good food… Great sense of humour, love the elephant thing ! Looks a bit like a greasy spoon from outside, if you can call it that it’s a very good and clean one!
Good coffee (illy) great service with a smile !

I have been going to Inhabition for years now, and it really is the best. Breakfast is beyond yummy, and the owner really is fabulous. Upstairs really is where its at, unless you can be outside in the summer. 5* and then some.

This is still my favourite favourite favourite café in London. WHAT A FIND. For real. I had the chocolate and peanut butter milkshake and it was EPIC. The owner is also the loveliest man on the planet.

A slice of pure café heaven opposite the madness of the world food area of the market. You get a real welcome and freshly made food.

This is a cool little café! It was absolutely packed when I popped in for a hot chocolate so it must be pretty popular. The ladies waiting on everyone were pretty speedy and soon took my order. I had a vanilla hot chocolate which didn’t take too long at all. It was lovely and considering it was snowing outside, it really warmed me up. The prices weren’t too bad and the place was pretty basic but the atmosphere was lovely and the waitresses were very efficient! Great little place!

It may be because we were sitting downstairs but Inhabition felt more like a diner than a café. The people were nice and the service was quick but the food was just ok.
Granted i didn’t try the milkshakes but everything we ordered were just ordinary.
I guess i would go back if i was in the neighborhood and needed to get away from the crowd, but other than that, i will probably try other places or food stalls in the area.

Unilocal did not lead me astray!!! (it rarely does).
Looking for a spot around Camden Market for coffee and a bite, I picked this shop based on the musings of my fellow Unilocalers. And, it did not disappoint. Literally right across the street from the Stables Market entrance lies Inhabition Coffee Shop (I’d like the backstory on the name… anyone, anyone?) — a welcome respite from the inevitable throngs of people, stalls, wares, cheap knock offs and pedestrian hijinks. Sometimes you need to refuel… indoors.
My pal and I popped in, grabbed a table and decided that indeed we’d have a little bite to eat. I opted for the «regular» sized (small) English Breakfast and a Double Americano. My coffee arrived fresh in a few minutes and was just what I needed to finally, fully wake up. The English was AOK, nothing to write home about but was whipped up quickly and rang in at just under 6 quid, so not bad. Surely I was full for most of the rest of the day. The Double Americano’s size was hefty, just how I like it… and I enjoyed it with hot milk. My compadre had the chai tea (brewed with the milk, nice touch!) and a sandwich, approvals all around.
The staff was quite sweet and the place did start to really fill up around lunchtime… barely a seat left in the house. The owner gentleman runs the counter in the back issuing out coffee drinks with flair (that foam is something to write home about — worth ordering a foamy drink just to enjoy the show) — and a smile.
Also, they seem to showcase the «5 quid milkshakes» quite a bit, and though it wasn’t on my list for the day, seems worth a go. The folks next to us both had them and left empty glasses. Five quid actually seems like quite a lot to me for a milkshake, but perhaps they have magical powers, as milkshakes are sometimes known to do…
15 for breakfast and coffee for two, I’d call that a nice deal and rest in Camden. Escape the cold or the crazies here.

This is the best coffee shop ever!
Healthy and delicous food!
the best coffee you can have in London! I love those people.
Please contact me personally, I tried to email you but the email address was expired. I added some pictures we took in the summer 2010!
lot of love
Francesca

As cafes go — this is one of the best.
Super friendly staff, good strong coffee and the interior feels a lot like my cafes back in the Mission district in San Francisco. A little cramped when full but if you’re lucky enough to get a table, you can sit for hours and just get lost. Pop in for some food or just a drink, it’s a nice Oasis from all the madness of Chalk Farm.

Cozy place, friendly staff, great sausage, black
pud. Fresh made croissants. Good value!

I go there every time when in London!
Positively vibrating, relaxing, perfect to round off after a day in Camden Market. Good espresso, crumbled apple pie, tea choice, soups and breakfast too. You won’t be disappointed!
I love this place!
Paola

I flew in from Atlanta georgia visiting Camden for the first time and I found this café called inhabition with all the theatre posters on the wall and i got a sandwich and a chocolate cherry milkshake. I sat outside and watched the world go by. Next time i am in london will go back there again and try new milkshakes.
kenneth thomas

This menu is rich enough to keep anyone happy. I have some picky friends but Inhabition keeps them smiling every time.
The flavour infused hot chocolates and coffees make you feel like you’re searching through 32 –flavours of ice cream instead and the milkshakes are generous in size and so tasty.
The service is always reliable and if you’re quick enough to snag a table outside, you are perfectly positioned to watch Camden passers by.
I’m with Leon, the bruscetta really does keep me coming back.

It was so bloody cold outside that I probably would have been just as happy walking directly through the gates of hell to stay warm…
… it was just by pure luck that Inhabition happened to be fantastic.
The outside awning said «Hot Food» and we were drawn in like moths to a flame. Upon walking in, I was thrilled to feel an instant warmth from the owner who had us sipping curiously strong coffee before we could even manage to thaw our our wallets.
Once my eyes defrosted, I noticed the tiny coffee shop was quite homey; plastered with concert posters, most of which took place at one of the many near by venues. The outside bathrooms did prove to be inconvenient, but I did spy a small garden which would have proved all-​win on a day like today!

inhabitation
Pronunciation [in-​hab-​i-​tey-​shuhn]
–noun
1. a place of residence where deliciously strong coffee is served to people who woke up rather early to attend the Camden market on the coldest day in London in 8 years.
2. the act of inhabiting; occupancy by inhabitants who know that good coffee and a friendly owner makes for a definite return visit.
Yes, Inhabitation is a winner and the rock posters all over the walls and the friendly folks soaking up the strong caffeine goodness around you make for a pretty sweet little spot.
The only downfall is that the bathroom is outside. On the morning we came here it was record breaking cold and trying to do your business while shivering is, well, it could leave a girl quite mardy :)

Inhibition is a great café. The food is always of a high quality and the service is prompt and efficient. Try the bruschetta it is divine and big enough to share.
If you really want to spoil yourself you must try their milkshakes. They are huge and taste amazing. From experience I can say the banana and strawberry flavours are excellent. The prices at Inhibition’s are moderate, but the standard is high.
The café is directly opposite Camden Market so if the weather is permitting, sit outside so you can people watch.

Yeah I actually quite liked this one. Odd because Camden Lock isn’t my favourite part of the city, normally ends with me filled with dread and loathing. The Inhabition Coffee shop is only just far enough away from all that market nonsense.
The walls are covered in posters for local events, which is a touch I like. And the atmosphere is just really friendly and pleasant. Best thing to get would be a milkshake, girl I was with took me here and insisted and it turns out, they are actually really good.
The the little window display about a missing elephant — last seen getting on a bus, with a ‘photo’ — was actually quite funny. Yup, we came, ordered milkshakes, drank them, chatted, and it was nice and not too pretentious… So I’m a fan of Inhabition Coffee Shop

Inhabition isn’t even a word god damn it! A hybrid of ‘habitation’ and ‘inhabit’ perhaps, both words with succinct little meanings that could lean towards preference of this coffee shop. to ‘inhabit’ the coffee shop, to make going their your ‘habitation’. When I am in Camden, this will probably be true! A nice garden round the back of the shop really brightens up your day in the brutal urban grime of Camden Market, and is somewhere you can sit and take your bearings. The milkshakes are immense in size and are pretty cheap as well — good for my girlfriend! I’m slightly allergic. Oh well, at least SHE enjoyed herself…

Un petit café comme on les aime avec le patron qui vous accueille a bras ouvert comme si vous etiez un ami de longue date (il est vraiment adorable ce monsieur), du bon café, des petit dejeuners anglais pour un prix raisonnable a vous couper le soufflé (et l’appetit pour 3 jours), des milkshakes geants delicieux, que dire d’autre? Ah oui, des tables dehors sur la rue mais aussi a l’arriere. Apparement, il né faut pas aller s’asseoir en bas mais plutot a l’etage. A verifier

Surprisingly good little breakfast café in Camden. You’re obviously in here looking for a full english, and it doesn’t disappoint. Breakfast is £6.50 for a normal, or £7.50 for the «London Breakfast» which includes bubble and squeak (which was excellent) and the all important black pudding. So what’s the lowdown:
2 poached eggs — nice touch, you can also have them scrambled
Beans — served in a separate container — don’t panic when they’re not on your plate like I did…
Great sausages, 2 of them
3 rashers of bacon
Mushrooms
Black pudding
Bubble and squeak
Grilled tomato
Mountains of undercooked toast (just how I like it)
Loads of tea in teapots
It’s basically just what the doctor ordered. Especially my doctor — after all — a full English a day won’t kill you right?!