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The Poetry Cafe

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Address: The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9BX

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020 7420 9887/8

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The Poetry Cafe is in the London Borough of Camden

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The Poetry Cafe is a friendly cafe/bar/restaurant with live poetry performances. Quaff coffee in the company of artists, lyricists, poets and performers as the delicate strains of sonnets and similes, quatrains and couplets, ballads and blank verses float through the air. Hidden away on an unassuming Covent Garden side street, this cosy hideaway offers customers a gentle introduction to poetry combined with a tasty, warming afternoon tea. Toast, cakes and a selection of leaf and herbal infusions can be munched on in a delightful atmosphere of unassuming creativity. Managed by the Poetry Society, this cafe/bar/restaurant also doubles up as a performance space with a varied programme that includes the odd floor-spot - so if you're feeling inspired by your cup of Darjeeling to pen an ode to 'Tea' this is the place to recite it. On Saturday evenings they hold a regular event in the Cellar highlighting the best in poetry and performance so why not follow-up afternoon tea with some of their excellent vegetarian food and then an hour or so discovering the best new and existing talent on the scene. A warm and welcoming, funky and friendly environment this isn't one of those exclusive, high-brow joints. You don't need to be a poet or even a liker of poetry to appreciate its charm - come and read the paper, contemplate life or simply sit back and sup - but here's betting you'll be writing sonnets before the teapot's dry.

Best for:
Cosy hideaway, poetry, papers and performances, tea and toast.

Visiting The Poetry Cafe

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Underground Stations

Covent Garden Tube (3 minutes)

Holborn Tube (6 minutes)

Railway Stations

Charing Cross Railway Station (12 minutes)

City Thameslink Station (21 minutes)

Docklands Light Railway

Bank (35 minutes)

Opening Times

Mon to Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 6.30pm-11pm

Car Parks

Drury Lane NCP (2 minutes)

Holborn NCP (2 minutes)

London Location Map of The Poetry Cafe

Betterton Street

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Circus

27-29 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

1 minutes walk from The Poetry Cafe

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Rock & Sole Plaice

47 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

2 minutes walk from The Poetry Cafe

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High Holborn Hall

178 High Holborn London, WC1V Map

2 minutes walk from The Poetry Cafe

This impressive building, set at the top of Theatreland’s Drury Lane, puts you right in the midst of London's West End. With 494 beds it ... More

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Kingsway Hall Hotel

Great Queen Street, London, WC2B Map

3 minutes walk from The Poetry Cafe

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Covent Garden Real Food Market

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Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, WC2E Map

5 minutes walk from The Poetry Cafe

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Great Christmas Pudding Race

4th December 2010

Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, WC2E Map

5 minutes walk from The Poetry Cafe

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Elms Lesters Painting Rooms

135 Flitcroft Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

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The Cartoon Museum

35 Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A Map

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Aveda

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Birkenstock

70 Neal Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

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English [Out There!]

10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A Map

4 minutes walk from The Poetry Cafe

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Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design

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The Hospital Club

24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

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35 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H Map

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The Hospital

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