Two of London's legendary booths serve coffee after confinement



Two of London's famous red telephone boxes have been reborn as a coffee stand, and their owners say the lack of interior space, which was inconvenient when they opened a week before confinement, could now be an asset to a capital that seeks social distancing.

The couple Loreinis Hernández and Sean Rafferty said that the Café Amar, which operates in two adjacent disused telephone booths in West London, began operating just a week before the city was paralyzed in late March due to the pandemic of COVID-19.

"We were so excited to start this business ... and then the confinement came," said Hernandez. "We close for six weeks."

The relaxation of restrictions this week has encouraged them to reopen this particular cafeteria, specializing in coffee from Hernández's native Colombia.

"We invested everything in these cabins before confinement," said Rafferty.

"We always thought it was going to be coffee to go, and maybe now it's even better because people prefer to be outside, sitting in the park."

Although the stocks they currently have are sufficient for at least a few weeks, Rafferty and Hernández hope that confinement in the South American country will not prevent future deliveries.

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