[vilmosi]

Sorry, I should have mentioned I'm not OP you replied to.

I moved to London in early 2013, and it definitely wasn't that popular. I had my own group of coffee buddies but I was the only one drinking it. Even today only 1 in 10 coffee drinkers have it [0].

Note that I did drink flat white all the time back then, it just didn't always appear on the menu. You just had to ask nicely and most people would make you one (or try anyway).

Note that Starbucks and Costa do not make flat white IMO, even if they sell a drink called that.

That said, today is way different and flat whites are everywhere.

[0] https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/flat-white-coffee-c...

[mikekchar]

OP here. Yeah, I arrived in 2012 and left in 2014. I also roast my own coffee, so I don't drink in cafes very often. When I wanted good espresso (no way I can afford a decent set up), there were a couple of good shops near where I worked, but they were very small and they served black espresso only :-) I am surprised, but then I should have realised that I was never hooked into mainstream coffee culture in London (which is not nearly as nerdy as I am).