Café Fit-Outs in London
From empty shell to opening-ready café. Fixed price, deadline-focused, and built to Environmental Health and fire safety standards.
- Full strip-out and removal
- Commercial kitchen installation to Environmental Health layout
- Commercial ventilation, extraction and make-up air
- Gas supply and pipework (Gas Safe registered)
- Commercial equipment connections
- Full commercial rewire
- Lighting design and installation
- Plumbing — sinks, hand wash basins, WC facilities
- Counter and service bar construction
- Joinery — shelving, display units, seating booths
- Floor installation
- Fire safety and disabled access compliance
- Environmental Health pre-opening inspection management
Opening a café in London is expensive enough without your fit-out running over budget or over time. The build needs to be right first time — the kitchen designed for the workflow, the extraction signed off, the front of house finished to a standard your customers expect.
Lavington Build carries out café and coffee shop fit-outs across London. We've delivered projects from full strip-out and rebuild to incoming-tenant fit-outs in shell-and-core units. Your opening date matters. We build the programme around it.
All London boroughs — we've delivered café fit-outs in Muswell Hill, Crouch End, Highgate, Marylebone, Shoreditch and across the wider London area
Opening-date focus. Every part of the programme sequenced around the date you need to open.
Environmental Health experience. We know what inspectors look for and build to that standard from the start.
Fixed price. No surprises after the build starts.
Commercial kitchen coordination. We work with your equipment suppliers and kitchen designers throughout.
One contact throughout. Same project manager from first visit to handover.
How much does a café fit-out cost in London?
Between £40,000 and £120,000 depending on size and kitchen complexity. A small coffee shop can come in at £35,000–£55,000. A larger café with a full commercial kitchen runs £60,000–£120,000+.
How long does a café fit-out take?
6 to 10 weeks from strip-out to handover, ready for Environmental Health inspection.
What compliance does a café fit-out need?
Environmental Health requirements, Building Regulations (fire safety, disabled access, ventilation), Gas Safe standards, and EICR electrical certification.
Planning a café fit-out in London? We work across London and respond to every enquiry within 1 working day.