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Walcot Stores Revisited

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We last visited Walcot Stores shortly after it opened in March, 2024. We rated it highly, but that was in its infancy so we recently popped over again to check on the evolution of the establishment. This time around we weren’t burdened with Phil from Accounts, who had a very different interpretation of having a drink on a Sunday. Walcot Stores is tucked away the top of the rather lovely Walcot Square.

Female owned and operated, chief Barista Milly has given Walcot Stores a recycled, repurposed and sustainable look that’s clean and appealing. They sell a good collection of things that you don’t need but nevertheless want such as swishy notebooks, frames, tote bags and gift cards. They also have a selection of cakes and pastries to accompany your drink. The most recent develop are lunchtime sandwiches, made on site daily.

On the drinks front, we saw a number of overworked yet attractive folk popping in for a flat white, latte, matcha, macchiato, or their range of teas in addition to juices. There was probably a shot of turmeric popping around somewhere to make the experience even more on trend. Most importantly, Milly told us that it is perfectly fine to take your laptop and use their wifi (just don’t hang around all day. We know what you lot are like). You can see people working from there in a photo that looks like it was taken after we’d just fallen on the floor.

If you happen to be a fan of gangster movies then you might recognise Walcot Stores from the cameo role it makes in the 1990 film ‘The Krays’. It could have been chosen for the film because even in 1990 this kind of ‘Are you Being Served’ corner shop was almost  extinct. Only watch the second half of this gruesome clip if you have a very niche interest in watching that guy out of Spandau Ballet (kids, ask your parents who they are), beating the daylights out of someone.

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In Greater Kennington we are blessed with a complement of independent coffee shops such as Change Please in Elephant Park, Kennington Coffee Shop, Urban Botanica, newbie Capheum, and of course the mighty Bouquets and Beans. We’re proud to announce another has joined our serried ranks and is located in an oft looked overlooked part of our area, at the top of Walcot Square near Brook Drive. 

We made our surreptitious trip to Walcot Stores coffee shop on a Sunday morning. On the Lords’ day it’s difficult to entice Runoff staff to work, so we asked our accounts guru and self confessed party boy Phil if he’d like to join us for ‘a drink or two’ on Sunday morning. He arrived looking confused and crestfallen, but willing to act as our additional pair of eyes. Walcot is very clean, bright, and inviting. They sell gift cards and crafting things, with chirpy owner Millie defining her gaff as a ‘creative café’. She also confirmed it as a place where people can take a break if they want to work outside of the home. Dogs are allowed. 

We came for a caffeine kick, and Phil had an Americano which he described as rich and smooth, and your scribe had an Earl Grey. A variety of milk and substitutes were also offered, and presented in 60’s retro crockery. Of special interest were the fresh and tasty pastries. Phil had the GF coconut and almond ‘mini mouthful’, where your scribe opted for a blueberry oat crumble bar. The bar was moist and sweet with a big hit of ground almond. There were a range of good looking pastries with Millie explaining that savoury items, such as overnight oats and foccacia bread, are also available. Isn’t this sounding so of the moment! 

Walcott Stores is located in an old neighbourhood grocery shop and we have stolen unearthed a photo from its earlier incarnation, below. Walcot is a fine place to work, catch up with friends, or grab a quick coffee/bite on the go. And Phil, if you’re reading this, we hope you’ve taken away a valuable lesson from this experience, as things aren’t always what they appear to be. Except quality coffee.