Ray's Jazz Cafe at Foyles Bookshop
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The Cafe is located on the first floor.
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113-119 Charing Cross Road, St James, London, WC2H 0EB
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+44 (0)20 7440 3205
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Ray's Jazz Cafe at Foyles Bookshop
- Address
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113-119 Charing Cross Road
St JamesLondonWC2H 0EB - Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7440 3205
- Public transport:
- Tottenham Court Road, Underground
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Latest 5 reviews of Ray's Jazz Cafe at Foyles Bookshop
The Cafe @ Foyles is a pretty cool place to hang out for a few hours. The drinks are reasonably priced and there's a nice busy, but not too loud feel to it. I normally think cafes in bookstores lack some necessary character, but this one does its best with rustic-looking tables and a jazz stage.more
Was there waiting for a friend to finish some business around the corner. Was going to check out the bookstore but found the side entrance to the cafe first. Quirky, hep place with church pew seating and wobbly tables. Crowded but was able to grab a place by the window, then eventually my own coffee cup filled table. It was nice because I was able to slip by the concession line and just grab...more
This used to be a favorite place of mine, then the Jazz CD shop moved out of the cafe, the volume went up, the service became hit and miss. I used to feel that you could rely on Ray's Jazz Cafe, now I brace myself before I step in. And sure enough: often it's loud and not that great. I had my best and worst coffees here.more
i gotta say, i love this place. i come here when i want to be anonymous and re-energized by a good crowd atmosphere (as opposed to a bad one - COUGH /Piccadilly Circus/ COUGH)
maybe it's because i'm not *really* a londoner, maybe it's because i am a total sucker for anything related to bookstores or reader culture, maybe it's because i love jazz music, or maybe it's because i'm into cute...more
Bookshops make me poop. Don't know why, it might be an association thing, but they do. So I'm quite grateful that Foyles has a café in it, which also means they have a loo.
I love Foyles, and have been going here since I was a kid. I remember my dad buying me a hot chocolate while we read through our books on our annual trip there. But The Café @ Foyles just isn't what it use to be. Dirty...more