Kaffeine, Soho, London

Hurrah the Antipodean revolution. Another fantastic coffee stop, and a stone's throw from the crap coffee-toting cafes of the Oxford Street strip.

Kaffeine is cute and classic of the new genre of Australian/New Zealand-owned independent cafés. There's an open-top counter of colourful sandwiches, fresh salads and cakes with hand-written labels. The Anzac biscuits are top notch coffee dippers, although the dense, rich brownies are a delight too. The music is groovy, the vibe relaxed, and I even saw a minor celeb in there (Lillie Allen and man), if that's your bag.

It prides itself on local food and the Square Mile coffee, naturally, is superb: nutty, soft, smooth and divine. A welcome glowing light in the dingy dark of Oxford Circus coffee shops.

Details: Kaffeine, 66 Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, London; W1W 7QJ; tel. 020 7580 6755.