On Sunday we decided to go for a wander in Knightsbridge and stumbled across Carpo, a cafe selling Greek coffee, nuts and chocolate, the perfect pit stop after wandering through Hyde Park on a cold, sunny afternoon.
As soon as you approach Carpo, you can tell that it is Greek as there are people standing outside sipping on Greek Coffee (Elliniko café) and iced coffee (freddo-cappuccino).
Greece has a huge café culture, hours and hours are spent with friends, drinking coffee watching the world go by. I have never seen it anywhere else in the world - Greeks know how to live!
Greek Coffee is very similar to Turkish
coffee. It is made using a
briki which is basically a small steal saucepan with a long handle. It is drank
without milk and is very strong and smells delicious. Definitely go to Carpo
and try it!
Carpo don’t just serve coffee they have a
vast selection of nuts, chocolate and honey all sourced from Greece. At the very back of the cafe, there is a large oven where they freshly bake sweet treats and the smell is just divine. Their pasteli is delicious and they kindly showed me how they prepared it - it wasn't to dissimilar from my recipe.
There are two Carpo cafes in London, one in Knightsbridge and the other by Piccadilly Circus, both handily located right next to the shops so a great place to pop into for a pick me up after doing some retail therapy.
www.carpolondon.co.uk
Carpo is the perfect place to pop into during the festive period to buy sweet treats for loved ones or even a gift or two for yourself!
Carpo is the perfect place to pop into during the festive period to buy sweet treats for loved ones or even a gift or two for yourself!
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