When we open the shop in a cold December of 2000 the coffee we were serving was only for customers who came to buy Vespas, Labrettas, spare parts, helmets and whatever our messy shop could offer. But the italian 1957 Faema espresso machine brewed an excellent drink and soon the word was spread: people started to come to enjoy a good cup of coffee in the relaxed athmosphere of this hidden place called Scooterworks.
We are still not a café. This is primarily our office and our shop, but we can't deny any longer that something else is happening here.
SCOOTERWORKS UK Shop & Café is open from Monday to Saturday: 10 am - closing time varies between 6 pm and midnight / 132 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7AE / tel. 0044 (0)20 7620 1421 / tube: Waterloo or Lambeth North Click here to see the SHOP & CAFE / MAP
SCOOTERWORKS UK WORKSHOP 67-68 Enid Street, London SE16 / tel. 0044 (0)20 7237 7223 / tube: Bermondsey / Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm / Saturday 9am-2pm Click here to see the WORKSHOP / MAP
Who I'd like to meet:
His identity erased. His loved one murdered. His past stolen. A cup of coffee will put him right. Jason Bourne visits Scooterworks Cafe (from THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM)
Hay Craig - long time! how's your bag? I've been working in Jo'burg so not been around much but I'll be scootin' around town once the gales stop and will pop in and say hello. How about a Mojito in Cubana sometime?
Thanks for a great night last Thursday. Really enjoyed the poetry. Well done for putting on such inspiring events as well as serving such fantastic coffee. See you soon, Jean-Paul - www.londondossier.com
The Not-Applicable artists say: "Scooterworks is a cozy shop hidden just a walk away from Waterloo and Westminster Bridge. During the day they sell vintage Vespas, Lambrettas and Vespa paraphernalia, and they serve arguably the most delicious espresso in town.
On some evenings, in the knowledgeable hands of house mistress Fifi, it turns into a stylish lounge, where poetry reading, masterful cocktails, tapas and daring live music regularly attract a dainty selection of discerning Londoners.
On the Summer of 2006 some of the artists from the Not-Applicable label joined forces with Fifi, and put together The Asymmetry of Three, an evening of electro-acoustic improvised music that packed Scooterworks beyond expectation and left fond and long standing memories in everybody who was there.
Ever since that day we all knew we wanted to do it again..."
When I looked down into the water in the toilet bowl, I realised it was actually an aeroplane window. I saw we were descending down into London, and people on Tower Bridge were pointing towards us as we headed towards Canary Wharf
