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So this is a sneaky entry before I leave for my holiday to Austria and South Africa...finally African entries inbound!
Fresh off the boat from South Africa, I landed in Fulham and found myself living there for 6 very happy years with my dear friend Tams. Tams and I have many things in common not least of which is a shared love of coffee and lazy Sunday's at home.
Almost on day one of moving in, I met one of my nicest neighbours...Tinto's.
Tinto's is a tiny, crazy little coffee place owned by a Colombian called Paul. Paul fills Tinto's with amazing Spanish and Colombian Staff who, if like me you are as much of a fixture as the papier mache deer head on the wall, will become firm friends within 3 visits.
Tinto's is to coffee what Cheers was to beer. Everyone in there knows your name and what you want without you even asking. Provided of course you've been there before...they aren't psychic (yet).
The coffee is amazing - let's face it who knows coffee better than Colombians? As by now you might have gathered I have a weird fixation with weak sweet coffee and so I always go for a single shot - two shots is guaranteed to put hair on your chest and quite possibly even your upper lip. They do all the usual great coffee options including iced ones for Summer and as Tinto's is located deep in Nappy Valley they also do BabyChino's to keep the Fulham Yummy Mummies happy.
Food wise, it's more sandwichy than hot plates but they do delicious bagels (my favourite is the egg mayo), toasties, quiche, muffins and bagettes. Iain swears but the Breakie Bagette. All guaranteed to fix hangovers.
So for 6 plus years I was in Tinto's a minimum of 5 times a week. Sometimes in my pajamas to pick up a desperate coffee fixer. Sometimes to meet friends for breakfast or coffee and cake. No matter what time of day It is always warm, friendly and full of happy people, dogs, laptops, kids and laughter.
Dropping in there today was like visiting and old dear friend that I miss loads. Do yourself a favour next time you are near the Thames in Fulham and pop in. Paul might even draw a heart on your cup for you.
...Oh and even after and 8 week absence they still remembered my order :0)
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