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Liam Clifford

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Coffee nerd. Started at @rosslyncoffee, owner of @moonstruck.cafe // Design / Architecture / Running / Cycling / London

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@moonstruck.cafe came into existence through a love of coffee and café culture, which I define as the beautiful feeling of a café space and the experiences you can have there.

My partner and I spent over a decade exploring and enjoying the evolving café scene in London. It was our hobby. Whenever we had a chance to check out a new place or visit an old favourite, we were there.

I think this is what has made us a little different. Coming from the customer side of the scene, combined with the fact that we have our own interior design studio, means it’s a very customer- and design-centric café.

We’re based in a residential location, so a lot of our customers live nearby and are regulars. We get to know everyone and feel like we’re building a community.

Also, a lot of care was taken with the ergonomics of the bar during the design process, so the baristas very much enjoy the ease of flow when working in the café.

We have an excellent reputation for our filter coffee, which comes highly recommended, especially for customers who are used to ordering espresso-based black coffee, such as Americanos or long blacks, from their regular spot.

We found very quickly that our seats were filling up and that we needed more space.

A room at the back, which was initially imagined as a cloakroom, was transformed into an informal seating area with low benches, stools, a rug and paper lanterns to soften the mood.

It also became the place for my long-gathered sticker collection to live and is therefore now known as the sticker room.

I had the opportunity to explore local cafés in Madrid, which were excellent. It was inspiring to see their approach, from cool interiors and delicious coffee to their brewing methods.

We have an art gallery in the basement called @underthespell_artspace, which a lot of visitors never realise exists despite the signage we have.

The art space is run by my friend @jvarrichio, an art curator from Brazil now living in London.

–Liam Clifford // @liam_coffee

Photos by @davidwilman_studio taken in Moonstruck Cafe by @liam_coffee

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It’s Coffee Festival time! 🎉 Moonstruck Cafe will be getting involved with all the fun..

☕️ MOONSTRUCK Coffee Festival Week ☕️

Thu 14th, 10:45am - 11:15am, London Coffee Festival
Liam on The Lab stage for the “Ones to watch in 2026” panel talk. Such an honour to be invited onto this session, a great chance for Liam to talk about the origins of Moonstruck is and what sets us apart ✌🏻
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@londoncoffeefestival

Fri 15th, 9am - 12pm, Moonstruck Cafe
Standout bar takeover, direct from Stockholm brewing up pourovers. These guys consistently release some of the world’s best coffees, so we can’t wait to see what they will be brewing up! The two founders and legends will join us Alexander & Oskar 🤩
@standoutcoffee
@alexanderruas
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Sat 16th, 2:15pm - 3:30pm, Bloomtown Festival
Liam representing Moonstruck on the Coborn stand. The beautiful people at Coborn have invited Liam to brew up some of their delicious coffee at the inaugural Bloomtown Coffee Festival - a celebration of coffee created by Coborn and Batch Baby, happening in the space above the cafe in the Rose Lipman Building.
@bloomtownfestival
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Sun 17th, 9am - 12:30pm, London Coffee Festival Liam representing Moonstruck on the PLOT stand. The festival wouldn’t be complete without us teaming up with our favourite roastery, the coffee we serve everyday in the cafe - PLOT roasting based in Woolwich, with their now legendary stand on the ground floor at LCF. Liam will be helping out Sunday morning, so come say hello and try some of PLOT’s amazing new releases. 🩷☕️
@plotroasting

📷 Photo credit to the super talented David Wilman @davidwilman_studio taken in London, United Kingdom by @liam_coffee

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5 months ago

New episode of the London Coffee Podcast is out 🎙️ This time we spoke with Liam Clifford about his passion project @moonstruck.cafe

From coffee enthusiast to café owner in just two years, Liam shares his journey, his purist approach to coffee, collaborations with fellow geeks, and yes… turbo shots.

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Listen now via the link in bio. taken in London, United Kingdom by @liam_coffee

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7 months ago

Ready.

Photo by David Wilman @davidwilman_studio

Hasselblad / Tri-X 400 taken in Moonstruck Cafe by @liam_coffee

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8 months ago

Occasionally enjoying things other than coffee 🌙✈️ taken in Elephant and Castle by @liam_coffee

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a year ago

I had a lovely Ecuadorean filter at @greytonecoffee today, sweet and silky with a honey finish. Nice to chat with @ernestho317 and @xhar____ about the drama and joy of opening a cafe, super inspiring ☕️✨ taken in St Pauls, Bristol by @liam_coffee

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London Coffee Festival ‘23 (2nd attempt). Such a great time catching up with friends and getting to taste some excellent coffee! #lcf #londoncoffeefestival taken in London, United Kingdom by @liam_coffee

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3 years ago

Just had a very fun nerdy coffee evening, like a mini Christmas boxes everywhere 😄 by @liam_coffee

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4 years ago

Had fun today helping out at the @sca_uk Barista Championships, lovely to meet coffee people, such a nice community! Congratulations to @ian_kissick amazing performance 🙌🏆☕️ #ukbc taken in Cimbali Group UK by @liam_coffee

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4 years ago

A while back in Sheffield got the chance to pop into @coffeeatmows lovely place and excellent coffee ✨☕️ taken in Mow's Coffee by @liam_coffee

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Back home making the regular pilgrimage to @swevencoffee - always a pleasure and great coffee 👌🏻 thanks @jimmydimitrov taken in Sweven Coffee by @liam_coffee

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Great fun cheering on Mel @cursedespresso at the Aeropress Championships! Well deserved win! 🏆💥 taken in Caravan Coffee Roasters by @liam_coffee

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