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London Coffee. Naturally Honey.

42 Rivington Street, Shoreditch · Open daily from 07:00

Honey being drizzled into a ceramic cup of espresso

Hive & Bean · Shoreditch, London

London Coffee.
Naturally Honey.

Specialty coffee paired with exceptional honey. Seven honeys in rotation, poured by origin, texture and intensity.

Where Coffee Meets Honey

Honey is not an alternative sweetener here. It is the second craft on the bar — chosen by origin, texture and intensity, then paired deliberately with coffee, matcha, tea and pastry.

Read our coffee philosophy
Raw honey on comb with a wildflower
Sara, founder of Hive & Bean, behind the bar in Shoreditch

My story

Rooted in Iraq.Crafted in London.

I was born in Iraq, in a home where hospitality was a way of life. My earliest memories are filled with the aromas of cardamom, strong coffee and the sweetness of natural honey.

Those simple moments taught me the beauty of using honest ingredients and sharing them with the people you love.

Life took me to London, a city that embraced my dreams and shaped my journey. Here I discovered specialty coffee. Here I deepened my knowledge of honey. Here, Hive & Bean was born.

Sara

Founder of Hive & Bean

“Hive & Bean is my way of bringing my heritage and my life in London together — a space where everyone feels welcome.”

Rooted in Nature

We honour the natural harmony between coffee, honey and the earth.

Crafted with Care

Every detail matters. Every cup is made with patience and precision.

Honest Ingredients

Exceptional coffee and pure, raw honey. Nothing more, nothing less.

Made to Connect

From our hive to your cup, we create moments that bring people together.

Three honeys presented as a tasting flight

Tasting · 25 minutes

The Honey Flight

£14

Three exceptional honeys served as a guided tasting, each with a card covering origin, botanical source, texture, intensity and its recommended coffee.

Three miniature coffees paired with three honeys on a walnut tray

Flagship · 40 minutes

The Golden Flight

£18

Three coffees. Three honeys. One Hive & Bean experience — each pairing shows how a different honey reshapes the same cup.

Reserve a flight

From Hive to Bean. From Bean to Cup.

01

Flower

A season, a soil, a single botanical source.

02

Bee

Foraging within a few miles of the hive.

03

Hive

Slow ripening. Nothing added, nothing rushed.

04

Honey

Texture, viscosity and aromatic weight.

05

Bean

Single lots chosen for clarity, not power.

06

Roast

Profiled to leave room for sweetness.

07

Coffee

Extraction tuned to the honey it will meet.

08

Cup

One ratio. Two crafts. A London ritual.

Pale London stone façades on a wet morning street

Born in London.

Coffee inspired by the city. Honey inspired by nature.

A bar built for the pace of a London morning — stone, brass, ceramic and warm ivory. Made to be returned to, daily.

Find the Hive
Interior of the Hive & Bean bar with stone counter and brass fittings
The Golden Flight gift box with three honey jars and a coffee bag

Gifting

Take the Hive home.

House espresso, rare single-origin honeys and the Golden Flight boxed in ivory and brass. Delivered across the UK.

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The Hive Club

Join the Hive.

Member rewards, a birthday drink, early access to seasonal collections and invitations to private honey tastings.

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