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The Attendant's finished interiorIf the thought of sipping an espresso amongst urinals doesn't gross you out, then we've got a café for you: <a href="http://www.the-attendant.com/" target="_blank">Attendant</a>, the newest arrival on London's booming coffee bar scene. When owners Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell noticed a "for rent" sign on an abandoned, underground, Victorian-era public toilet in London's posh Fitzrovia neighborhood, they checked it out and decided it would be the perfect place for an espresso bar. Talk about <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/adaptive-reuse/" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/londons-hip-new-cafe-used-to-be-a-victorian-era-public-toilet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Countertop seating at the AttendantIf the thought of sipping an espresso amongst urinals doesn't gross you out, then we've got a café for you: <a href="http://www.the-attendant.com/" target="_blank">Attendant</a>, the newest arrival on London's booming coffee bar scene. When owners Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell noticed a "for rent" sign on an abandoned, underground, Victorian-era public toilet in London's posh Fitzrovia neighborhood, they checked it out and decided it would be the perfect place for an espresso bar. Talk about <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/adaptive-reuse/" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/londons-hip-new-cafe-used-to-be-a-victorian-era-public-toilet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
London's Attendant cafe before renovationIf the thought of sipping an espresso amongst urinals doesn't gross you out, then we've got a café for you: <a href="http://www.the-attendant.com/" target="_blank">Attendant</a>, the newest arrival on London's booming coffee bar scene. When owners Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell noticed a "for rent" sign on an abandoned, underground, Victorian-era public toilet in London's posh Fitzrovia neighborhood, they checked it out and decided it would be the perfect place for an espresso bar. Talk about <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/adaptive-reuse/" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/londons-hip-new-cafe-used-to-be-a-victorian-era-public-toilet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Attendant sign at the Attendant cafeIf the thought of sipping an espresso amongst urinals doesn't gross you out, then we've got a café for you: <a href="http://www.the-attendant.com/" target="_blank">Attendant</a>, the newest arrival on London's booming coffee bar scene. When owners Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell noticed a "for rent" sign on an abandoned, underground, Victorian-era public toilet in London's posh Fitzrovia neighborhood, they checked it out and decided it would be the perfect place for an espresso bar. Talk about <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/adaptive-reuse/" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/londons-hip-new-cafe-used-to-be-a-victorian-era-public-toilet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
Original urinals from the Attendant cafeIf the thought of sipping an espresso amongst urinals doesn't gross you out, then we've got a café for you: <a href="http://www.the-attendant.com/" target="_blank">Attendant</a>, the newest arrival on London's booming coffee bar scene. When owners Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell noticed a "for rent" sign on an abandoned, underground, Victorian-era public toilet in London's posh Fitzrovia neighborhood, they checked it out and decided it would be the perfect place for an espresso bar. Talk about <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/adaptive-reuse/" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/londons-hip-new-cafe-used-to-be-a-victorian-era-public-toilet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
Attendant cafe wrought-iron entranceIf the thought of sipping an espresso amongst urinals doesn't gross you out, then we've got a café for you: <a href="http://www.the-attendant.com/" target="_blank">Attendant</a>, the newest arrival on London's booming coffee bar scene. When owners Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell noticed a "for rent" sign on an abandoned, underground, Victorian-era public toilet in London's posh Fitzrovia neighborhood, they checked it out and decided it would be the perfect place for an espresso bar. Talk about <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/adaptive-reuse/" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/londons-hip-new-cafe-used-to-be-a-victorian-era-public-toilet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>6
Urinal countertop at the Attendant cafeIf the thought of sipping an espresso amongst urinals doesn't gross you out, then we've got a café for you: <a href="http://www.the-attendant.com/" target="_blank">Attendant</a>, the newest arrival on London's booming coffee bar scene. When owners Pete Tomlinson and Ben Russell noticed a "for rent" sign on an abandoned, underground, Victorian-era public toilet in London's posh Fitzrovia neighborhood, they checked it out and decided it would be the perfect place for an espresso bar. Talk about <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/adaptive-reuse/" target="_blank">adaptive reuse</a>!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/londons-hip-new-cafe-used-to-be-a-victorian-era-public-toilet/'>READ ARTICLE</a>7