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Forty Eight · Cafe, bakery & speciality coffee

Butter-grilled on our 48-hour sourdough.

Brunch, speciality coffee and toasties made on the sourdough we ferment for two full days. 7am–6pm daily.

Dog friendly (treats at the counter) · Heated, covered garden — bookable

308 King Street, London W6 0RR

THE SALT BEEF — butter-grilled sourdough sandwich in the Forty Eight garden
THE SALT BEEF · butter-grilled to order
7am–6pm daily308 King Street, London W6 0RRDirections

Pull up a chair

Brunch plans, sorted.

Brunch, speciality coffee and something worth staying for. Start with the menu.

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The brunch

Turkish eggs, smashed avocado, the Forty Eight Big Breakfast — all served on the same 48-hour sourdough.

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The toasties

A full 48 hours in the bread. Butter-grilled until crisp.

Meet the toasties ↗

Allergens: ask any of the team or see our allergen guide in the Cafe.

Forty Eight sourdough loaves in a basket at the Cafe

The 48-hour sourdough

Two days in the making.

48 hours of cold fermentation. Organic flour and a wild starter. No commercial yeast, nothing artificial.

Every loaf is dated — started and baked. Two days apart, always.

Pre-order the bakery

Choose your ready day when you order. Free collection from the counter.

Out the back, under the bamboo

The neighbourhood’s worst-kept secret.

Our hidden garden under the bamboo is heated and open all winter. The heated area is covered and rainproof, with an open section for sunny days.

Book the heated garden

Groups of up to 20. Available garden table times are shown when you book. Walk-ins welcome too.

Explore the garden ↗
The covered garden under bamboo at Forty Eight
The heated garden · bookable
A coffee beside the espresso machine at Forty Eight

The coffee, by the cup — and by the bag

Your next coffee is already here.

The cup you drink here is the same coffee we sell in the bag — roasted to our profiles, rested to each profile's clock, cupped before it goes on the grinder.

Order coffee online and collect here free, with a coffee on us when you pick up.

Coffee for your business? Explore wholesale ↗

One standard, two clocks

Fresh is a date. Ready is a decision.

Our sourdough ferments for a full 48 hours. Our coffee rests for days — each to its own clock — and is released only when the cupping table says it's ready. We don't sell the in-between.

Make yourself at home.

Dogs are welcome, and there's a treat for them at the counter.

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Find us on King Street.

Two minutes from Ravenscourt Park, on King Street between Hammersmith and Chiswick.

Forty Eight
308 King Street, London W6 0RR

Monday–Sunday · 7am–6pm

The whole menu is halal and the Cafe is alcohol-free.

Office catering: breakfast boxes, sandwich platters and the Salad Table. Order by 3pm for the next open day.