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Restaurant or café · London Borough of Camden, London

Cabmen's Shelter

Russell Square Cabmen's Shelter

Today
Closed today
Visit duration
≈ 1 hour (estimated) Category default — not a measured value
Accessibility
Step-free
Price
£1-£10 per person; a filled breakfast bap listed at £5.50
Standing
Notable · Heritage site
Rank
Rank 9,778 of 18,189
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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Closed today, Sunday. Next open Monday at 07:00 — the planner will not place a stop here on a Sunday.

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Opening hours

Sunday Closed
Monday 07:00 – 14:00
Tuesday 07:00 – 14:00
Wednesday 07:00 – 14:00
Thursday 07:00 – 14:00
Friday 07:00 – 14:00
Saturday Closed

Checked 2026-09-04 · Source

Access and facilities

  • Step-free access · Available

Read from the OpenStreetMap access tags; anything not listed has no tag recorded.

Set the group type to family in the planner and the day window contracts to about three quarters of a solo day.

About Cabmen's Shelter

Russell Square Cabmen’s Shelter is a small historic café kiosk serving taxi drivers and passers-by. Public listing information describes an inexpensive breakfast and takeaway operation with bacon rolls, sausage and eggs, rolls, tea and coffee. It is listed as open Monday to Friday during daytime hours and closed at weekends. The charity fund confirms that shelter tenants provide food and refreshments.

Some details come from search previews and were not checked on the source pages.

Practical details

Full address
23 Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Sunday
Closed
Monday
07:00 – 14:00
Tuesday
07:00 – 14:00
Wednesday
07:00 – 14:00
Thursday
07:00 – 14:00
Friday
07:00 – 14:00
Saturday
Closed
Typical spend
£1-£10 per person; a filled breakfast bap listed at £5.50

Notable dishes

  • Bacon roll
  • rolls
  • sausage and eggs
  • breakfast sandwiches
  • coffee
  • tea

Sources

Information collected 2026-09-04

Place details and sources

Address
Russell Square, WC1B 4JP, London OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage grade
Grade 2 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place
Cafe OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation
Grade II listed building Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09

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