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See opening hours →Homerton · Since 2017

Mad CatCoffee Bar

Specialty coffee at Homerton station, run by a painter and a black cat. Following a dream, one cup at a time.

Homerton Station · Barnabas Road · E9 5SB

Coffee, art & a little attitude

01 · The Ritual

The barTHE BARTHE BAR

Wedged by the platforms at Homerton — black-painted, cream-lettered, cat-approved. This is the place.

02 · The Ritual

The dunkTHE DUNKTHE DUNK

Flat white, a cake slice, zero rush — the ten honest minutes before your train.

03 · The Ritual

The craftTHE CRAFTTHE CRAFT

Eighteen grams, a clean extraction, crema like syrup. The small things, done right — every cup.

Milena Angelova

04 · The Ritual

The makerTHE MAKERTHE MAKER

Painter by night, barista by day — and a black cat who hired himself.

05 · The Ritual

The catTHE CATTHE CAT

The actual Mad Cat. Runs the place, judges your order. Watch — it watches you back.

I sell an addictive substance to strangers every morningIt's OK to have a third coffeeSome people doRun by a painter and a black catSpecialty beans, zero small talk requiredFollowing a dream, one cup at a time
03Signatures

The ones regulars
order without looking.

Pulled, poured and iced in-house. The four worth crossing the bridge for — in motion.

01Iced

Iced Caramel

Caramel over ice — swirled, not stirred.

£4.20

02Iced

Iced Matcha

Matcha, poured over ice.

£4.20

03Milk & More

Dirty Chai

Spiced, with a shot pulled through it.

£3.90

04Espresso

Flat White

Microfoam, leaf-poured.

£3.40

The full board ↑
04Around the bar

More than a coffee stop.

Coffee, art and familiar faces. A little corner of Homerton with a life of its own.

The noticeboard

See what’s brewing.

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The Mad Cat counter, with pastries and its hand-lettered sign
At the hatch · Homerton
05Regulars

The third-coffee club.

Your usual, a new favourite, or that third coffee. Come as you are, order at the counter, and keep up with life at Mad Cat on Instagram.

Follow @madcatcoffeebarOr just ask at the counter
Find your way

A little stop in Homerton.

Find us by Homerton station on Barnabas Road. Check our usual hours and plan your next coffee stop.

  • — Homerton Station
  • — Barnabas Road
  • — London E9 5SB
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06Find Us

By the station,
follow the smell.

The real place — no stock photos

The Mad Cat coffee cart parked under the railway arches in Homerton
Under the arches
Mad Cat's counter — pastries under glass beside the hand-lettered MAD CAT sign
The counter
A little outdoor table and crate seat by the cart, a succulent perched on top
Pull up a crate
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Where

Homerton Station

Barnabas Road, London E9 5SB

Hours

  • Mon 07:00 – 14:00
  • Tue 07:00 – 14:00
  • Wed 07:00 – 14:00
  • Thu 07:00 – 14:00
  • Fri 07:00 – 14:00
  • Sat 07:00 – 14:00
  • Sun Closed
A flat white from Mad Cat, a leaf poured in the crema
What you'll get
The black Mad Cat kiosk beside Homerton station — look for the cat sign
Look for the cat sign

Your next coffee stop

Find the hatch.

Homerton StationBarnabas Road, London E9 5SB