I’ve organised this by sections: click on the areas to go straight there. I particularly recommend Prufrock, Kaffeine, Rapha Cycle Club and Dunne Frankowski.
My coffee map
20 Rathbone Place
114 Tottenham Court Road
193 Wardour St
closing the 24th 25th 26th 31st & 1st
Notes Music Coffee
31 St Martins Lane
Christmas Eve 24th 7.30am-4pm, Christmas Day 25th Closed, Boxing Day 26th 10am-8pm, 27th-30th Normal hours
New Year’s Eve 31st 7.30am-5pm, New Year’s Day 1st January Closed, Back to normal from the 2nd onwards
Notes Covent Garden
36 Wellington Street
Christmas Eve 24th Closed, Christmas Day 25th Closed, Boxing Day 26th Closed
27th-30th Normal hours, New Year’s Eve 31st 7.30am-5pm, New Year’s Day 1st January Closed
Back to normal from the 2nd onwards
Rapha Cycle Club
85 Brewer St
24th – 10-4pm, 25th, 26th – closed, 27th-30th – normal trading hours, 31st – 10-6pm
Closed 31st Jan – 4th Feb for refurbishment
Kaffeine
66 Great Titchfield Street
Closed Sunday 23rd at 5pm – reopen January 2nd 7:30am
Workshop Marylebone
http://www.workshopcoffee.com/
75 Wigmore St
December 24th/25th: Closed, December 26th – January 1st: 10am – 5pm, January 2nd: Business As Usual
Lantana
13-14 Charlotte Place
“our last day is 23rd dec and we open again on 3rd jan”
The Counter at the Delaunay
http://www.thedelaunay.com/counter
55 Aldwych
Closed from 23 December and re-opens on 3 January 2013.
Flat White
17 Berwick St
No news yet but usually closed only 25th/26th 1st only
Milk Bar
3 Bateman Street
No new yet but usually closed only 25th/26th/1st
Speakeasy Espresso
3 Lowndes Ct, Carnaby St
24th: 09.30 – 17.00, 25th: Closed, 26th- 28th December: 10.00 – 19.00, 29 December: 10.00 – 20.00,
30 December: 10.00 – 18.00, New Year’s Eve: 10.00 – 17.00, New Year’s Day: Closed,
“We resume normal hours on Wednesday 2 January 2013”
Fernandez and Wells
http://www.fernandezandwells.com/
Somerset House, 43 Lexington St, 73 Beak St, 16a St Annes’s Ct
no information yet received
Taylor St Baristas
22 Brook Mews Mayfair
“We will be CLOSED from the 22nd of December until the 1st of January.”
Taylor St Gallery and Training Centre
2 Botolph Alley, Monument
“We will be CLOSED from the 22nd of December until the 1st of January.”
Nude Espresso
19 Soho Square
closed 22nd Dec – 6th Jan
3 Little Pigs at Black Truffle
52 Warren St
http://www.blacktruffle.co.uk/
Information not yet received
Damson Cafe
64 St Giles High St
Closed 4pm sunday 23 dec and reopening 8am thurs 3 jan
Store Street Espresso
http://twitter.com/storestespresso
40 Store Street
We’re closed from this Monday and open on the 3rd January. Standard opening hours
Flat Cap St Giles
Central St Giles
https://twitter.com/FlatCapStGiles
Closed from on 21st today until 7.30am on 7th
Ginger and White
1 Silver Place
Closed 25, 26, 30th, 31st, 1st
Association Coffee
10-12 Creechurch Lane
http://www.associationcoffee.com/
“We close 1pm Friday and open again at 7:30am on the 2nd.”
Curators Coffee
9a Cullum St
“Our last day will be Friday the 21st Dec and we will reopen on the 2nd Jan”
Workshop Clerkenwell
http://www.workshopcoffee.com/
27 Clerkenwell Rd
December 24th-26th: Closed, December 27th – December 30th: 8:00am – 6:00pm
December 31st: Closed, January 1st: Closed, January 2nd – January 5th: 7:30am – 6:00pm
January 6th: Business as Usual.
Prufrock
http://www.prufrockcoffee.com/
23-25 Leather Lane
Last open day sat 22nd, first day open on the 3rd
Dose Espresso
70 Long Lane
Closing on the 21st from 2pm. Reopening on the 3rd of Jan. 7am
The Espresso Room
31-35 Great Ormond Street
closed from 22nd-6th inclusive
Giddy Up Angel
https://twitter.com/GiddyUpAngel
Islington Green
“Here at Angel we’ll be closed from the 24th til the 27th. Then closed on new years day. Open otherwise!”
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs
http://www.departmentofcoffee.co.uk/
14-16 Leather Lane
Christmas Eve: 10.00 – 17.00, Christmas Day & Boxing Day: Closed, Thursday 27 to Monday 31 December : 10.00 – 17.00
New Year’s Day: Closed, “We resume normal hours on Wednesday 2 January 2013”
Flat Cap Cannon St
https://twitter.com/FlatCapCannonSt
Abchurch Yard
Closed from 2.30pm 21st until 7.30am on 2nd
Chancery Coffee
http://www.coffeesmithscollective.co.uk
90 Chancery Lane
“Our last day open for the year is Friday 21 December 2012, we resume normal hours on Wednesday 2 January 2013”
Fred and Fran
55 Kynaston Rd, Stoke Newington
closed 23rd dec thru to 7th jan
Giddy Up Guild
https://twitter.com/GiddyUpGuild
Guild Yard, Guildhall
Closed til 7 Jan
Caravan
http://www.caravankingscross.co.uk/
http://caravanonexmouth.co.uk/
Granary Square, 1 Goods Way and11-13 Exmouth Market
closed from 24th Dec to 3rd Jan
Camden Coffee House
http://www.camdencoffeehouse.co.uk
30 Camden Rd
“open through out at all branches apart from xmas day, boxing day and new years day”
CoffeeWorks Project
http://coffeeworksproject.com/
96-98 Islington High St
We close Sunday 23rd at 4pm, re open January 3rd at 7:30 am
Maison d’Etre
http://www.maisondetrecafe.co.uk/
154 Canonbury Rd
Our last day is Friday 21st and we are opening again on Monday 7th Jan.
Vagabond N4
Unit 20, Charter Court, Stroud Green Rd
https://twitter.com/VagabondN4
closed on the 25th 26th and the first of new year
The Liberty of Norton Folgate
Norton Folgate, Broadgate
http://libertyofnortonfolgate.co.uk/
Our last day open for the year is Friday 21 December 2012. We resume normal hours on Wednesday 2 January 2013
Ginger and White
4a-5a Perrins Ct, Hampstead
2 Englands Lane, Belsize Park
Closed 25, 26, 1st.
Information not yet recieved
Beas of Bloomsbury
http://www.beasofbloomsbury.com/
St Pauls One New Change and 44 Theobolds Rd
closed 24-1st at theobalds road, 12-7 at onc, closed 25/26/1st
Flat Cap Fleet Street
https://twitter.com/FlatCapFleetSt
Fleet St/Fetter Lane
Closed from 2.30pm 21st until 7.30am on 2nd
Prufock at Present
http://www.prufrockcoffee.com/
140 Shoreditch High St
Open for normal trading hours over the xmas period except for xmas, boxing and new year’s day
Dunne Frankowski
http://dunnefrankowski.tumblr.com/
18 Hewlett Street
Protein by DunneFrankowski is going to be closed from the 21st of December to the 6th of January
Giddy Up Floripa
https://twitter.com/Giddyupfloripa
93 Great Eastern Street
open 21st then closed ’til 3rd
Timberyard
http://www.timberyardlondon.com/
61-67 Old St
“We will be open up to and including Christmas Eve (8am-5pm), before closing for the festivities and re-opening on Weds 2 Jan. On all other days we will be operating our usual trading hours of Mon-Fri 8-8pm and Weekends 10-4pm.”
Tina We Salute You
47 King Henry’s Walk, Dalston
24th open 10am-1pm, 25th-1st closed, 2nd re-open 8-6
Taylor St Baristas
1A New St, Unit 3 125 Old Broad St, 110 Clifton St Shoreditch, 8 South Colonnade Canary Wharf, 1 Harbour Exchange Square
New St open 24/12 8-4pm, 27-28 8-4. 31/12 8-4; Bank/Shoreditch/Canary Wharf/South Quay closed 22 until 1st, Shoreditch closed 22 until 1st
Giddy Up Fortune Park
https://twitter.com/GiddyUpCoffee
Fortune Park
Open every day 10-4 except xmas, boxing and NY
Look Mum No Hands
http://www.lookmumnohands.com/
49 Old St
“We’re closing on Sat (22nd) at 6pm and then re-open as usual on the 2nd”
Climpson and Sons
67 Broadway Market
cafe last day 24th, re-open 2nd
46b Espresso Hut
https://twitter.com/46b_espressohut
46b Brooksby’s Walk
We are closing on the 23rd at 5pm and reopening on the 5th at 10am
Allpress
http://uk.allpressespresso.com/
58 Redchurch St
“we are closed in the cafe from December 24 to January 3”
Salvation Jane
http://www.salvationjanecafe.co.uk/
Unit 2, 1 Oliver’s Yard, 55 City Rd
“our last day is 23rd dec and we open again on 3rd jan”
Ozone
11 Leonard Street
“we are closed 25-28 reopen for brunch 29-31 10am-4pm. Closed 1st, biz as usual from 2nd.”
Carmelite Cafe
https://twitter.com/CARMELITECAFE
181 Bow Rd
open till 23rd reopen 5th
The Pavilion Cafe
http://www.the-pavilion-cafe.com/
Victoria Park
tbc
The Counter Cafe
7 Roach Rd, Hackney Wick
tbc
Nude Espressso
26 Hanbury St
closed 24th-26th Dec & 1st Jan
Federation Coffee
Unit 46 Brixton Village Market
24th 10-4, 25th-27th closed, 28th-29th 10-5, 30th 31st 10-4, 1st closed, 2nd 10-4, 2nd back to normal
Browns of Brockley
5 Coulgate Street
https://twitter.com/brownsofse4
“We’re normal hours until 24th which is 10am – until I want to go home, then closed until the 7th”
Flat Cap Victoria
Strutton Ground
https://twitter.com/FlatCapVictoria
Closed from 2.30pm 21st until 7.30am on 2nd
Flat Cap Borough Market
Borough Market
https://twitter.com/FlatCapBorough
see http://boroughmarket.org.uk/celebrate-christmas-at-borough-market (closed 25, 26, 1st only)
Bambino
30 Church Rd, Crystal Palace
https://twitter.com/BambinoCoffee
“My hours normal Thurs & Fri 11-5 and Sat & Sun 10-5 as xmas and NY fall on my closed days…I’m now opening on Monday 24th 10-4 for last minute xmas coffee.”
Craft Coffee
Maltby St Market
https://twitter.com/craftcoffee
‘open every Saturday over Christmas/new years 9-3’
Bambuni Nunhead
143 Evelina Rd
Friday 21st 9:00 am — 5:30 pm, Saturday 22nd 8:00 am — 5:30 pm
Sunday 23rd 10:00 am — 5:30 pm, Monday 24th 8:00 am — 3:30 pm
Christmas Day Closed, Boxing Day Closed, Thursday 27th 9:00 am—5:30 p
Friday 28th 9:00 am — 5:30 pm, Saturday 29th 9:00 am — 5:30 pm
Sunday 30th 10:00 am — 4:00 pm, Monday 31st 9:00 am — 3:00 pm
Bambuni will be closed from January 1st for winter break.
We shall reopen on Wednesday January 16th
Elliots
Borough Market
Closed 24-26th Dec and 31st Dec – Jan 2nd.
Birdhouse
123 St John’s Hill, Clapham
We are closed from the 16th Dec – 7th Jan
Taylor St Baristas
Unit 3 Westminster Hse Kew Rd Richmond
25th, 26th and 27th of December – closed, 28th and 29th of December – open 10am – 4pm, 30th of December – closed
31st of December – open 10am – 4pm, 1st of January – closed, 2nd of January – open 10am – 4pm
3rd of January – back to the usual opening hours
Camden Coffee House
http://www.camdencoffeehouse.co.uk/
208 Balham High Rd
Unit 1142, The Whitgift Centre, Croydon
“open through out at all branches apart from xmas day, boxing day and new years day”
The Dish and the Spoon
http://www.thedishandthespoon.co.uk/
61 Cheltenham Road SE15
We will be open on Xmas Eve 9-3pm & then closed till January 8th.
Franklins SE22
http://www.franklinsrestaurant.com/dulwich/
157 Lordship Lane
open until 24th and from 28th onwards
Cafe Viva
44 Choumert Road, Peckham
“we will be closed from xmas eve for 2 weeks! Reopening tues 8th Jan.”
No67 at the SLG
http://www.southlondongallery.org/page/cafe
65-67 Peckham Road
We are closed for dinner 22nd, open for brunch 23rd, then closed til the 2nd
Anderson & Co
http://andersonandcompany.wordpress.com/
139 Bellenden Road
24th til 4pm; closed Christmas & Boxing Day; open from 8am on 27th
It will probably also be worth checking out Harris and Hoole if you live in the outskirts of London. http://www.harrisandhoole.co.uk/
If I’ve missed you out, please add in a comment or tweet me at @philwbass
Phil Wain 
Phil, you are a hero!
Bless you, Phil, for compiling this survivor’s guide to the last week of 2012. Merry Merry!
Only the finish left a faintly bitter note: Harris & Houle is hardly an indie.
Thanks Daniel. It took a while but several people asked for it. I know what you’re saying about Harris and Hoole but many, many ‘Indies’ have financial backing from who know’s where… one of the less discussed aspects of the independent scene – the difference with H and H is that it is public knowledge who their funders are – much as I despise Tesco I don’t know what dodgy dealers are involved with the others. And I do know Harris and Hoole are committed to direct trade.
harris and hoole are committed to direct trade, but perhaps the point is that tesco aren’t, so shouldn’t be supported. personally i think h & h are going to be super dominant on the high street.
Yeah, I am torn though… For three reasons, firstly by a large corporation (however ethically dodgy) backing a company using direct trade that then makes a bigger market for direct trade farmers; secondly it raises awareness of consumers of direct trade and thirdly (significantly for me), very many of the independent coffeeshops have significant financial backing from inverstors. How do we know that the bankers of some of our favourite cafes are not even more ethically dubious…I guess we don’t.