Italian restaurant near Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell
Exmouth Market is one of Clerkenwell's best-loved streets, lined with cafes, restaurants and independent shops. It also has a surprising Italian connection. ...
Read the storyBreakfast meetings near King's CrossFiena on Judd Street
A breakfast meeting needs three things: a table you can actually talk across, coffee that keeps coming, and food that doesn't get in the way of the conversation. If the cafes around the station are too busy, there's an easy alternative. Fiena, our family-run Italian cafe, bar and restaurant at 4 Medway Court, Judd Street, London WC1H 9QX, is a few minutes' walk south of King's Cross St Pancras on a quiet residential street, and we open at 08:00 every day.
In this story
A room you can talk in
Maria came in for a late breakfast after giving up on the busier cafes around King's Cross, and summed up the room like this: spacious, music not too loud, decor is not over the top
(Maria M., Google review) and, she added, excellent coffee
(Maria M., Google review). There's more about the space in our post inside the room.
Times that work around the working day
- Doors open: 08:00 every day, Monday to Sunday.
- Breakfast and brunch: served until 14:00.
- Running long? The main menu starts at midday, so a meeting that turns into lunch doesn't need to move anywhere.
What to order when you're doing the talking
Some dishes are easier to eat between sentences than others. From our breakfast menu:
- Granola bowls (V): granola, Greek yoghurt, chia seeds and seasonal fruit.
- Poached eggs on avocado (V) on toasted bread, with chilli flakes, sunflower seeds, balsamic dressing and dukkah.
- Scrambled eggs on toast with smoked salmon.
- Classic Benedict: poached eggs and hollandaise on a toasted muffin, with ham, Florentine (V) or Royale (smoked salmon). Our post on eggs Benedict three ways has more.
- Breakfast bap: a brioche bun with fried egg, sausage and bacon.
If the meeting can wait while you eat, the Fiena English breakfast is the full works. G. wrote: Great breakfast and warm service from the staff. Enjoyed the English Breakfast and Eggs Benedict
(G., Google review)
The menu says it plainly: the eggs are free-range and the sourdough is proved overnight. Gluten-free bread is available too.
The coffee
Espresso, macchiato, cortado, flat white, cappuccino and latte, plus chai, matcha, turmeric and rose lattes, and iced coffee if it's warm out. Oat, almond and coconut milk are available. Loredana, who has been in twice, wrote: The coffee is excellent, the staff are friendly and professional
(Loredana S., Google review) Read more in our guide to Italian coffee at Fiena.
“Great brunch place: good quality, reasonable price, friendly staff.”
Pol, Google review, August 2026
Booking a table
Tables for up to eight can be booked online, which is the safest bet if you're meeting someone at a set time. Walk-ins are welcome whenever we have space. For a larger group, please get in touch.
Visit Fiena
Book a table on Judd Street.
Coffee's on from eight. Book a table or walk in at 4 Medway Court, Judd Street.
More from the journal
All stories
What is gin?
Few drinks are as tied up with London's history as gin. It was blamed for a public health crisis in the 18th century, gave its name to a whole style of spiri...
Read the story
What is Inzolia?
Ask for an Italian white and most people think of Pinot Grigio. But Italy has hundreds of local grapes, and some of the most interesting come from Sicily. On...
Read the story