The Yurt Café

We opened in 2016 as London’s first Yurt café and have evolved over the years to include the community hub and stretch tent.

Our aim is to create an affordable café offering locally sourced food and a great atmosphere to connect with others. Any profits we make from the Yurt café goes towards providing activities for the local community.

We hope that everyone who walks through our door has a pleasant time and wants to come back again. Our commitment to ethical and sustainable practices extends beyond the plate. We aim to provide food for the soul, wanting you to feel renewed and refreshed so that your Yurt experience continues when you leave. 

We are currently fundraising to rebuild the Yurt. Read on below if you can help us secure the future of this vital community hub that helps combat loneliness, supports mental health, and provides an affordable, welcoming space for people from all backgrounds to come together. 

Share the Yurt experience with someone special and support our community work. Give the gift of locally sourced flavours, community spirit and food for the soul. Click here to purchase your voucher.

2 Butcher Row, London, E14 8DS

info@rfsk.org.uk

We're 1 minute from Limehouse DLR station, you can't miss us.

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Our Summer Evenings are back from 2 April | 5–8pm, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Come and enjoy our new pizza menu, with some delicious new pizzas and tasty arancini.

On Thursdays, there will also be music to accompany the evening.

We’re so excited to welcome you back for another season of great food, warm evenings and good company.

Over the years, the Yurt has evolved into a vibrant hub hosting arts, music, community gatherings, health and well-being workshops and opportunities for people to connect in an increasingly isolated world.  The Yurt is more than a café, it is a place where people connect, friendships grow, creativity flourishes, and support is found.   It is a social enterprise funding our work in the community and operates under the charity, The Royal Foundation of St. Katharine.

Today, this much-loved space faces an urgent challenge. After nearly ten years of use, the structure is reaching the end of its life and must be replaced.  

This is particularly important in Limehouse, where many residents continue to experience poverty, social isolation, and limited access to affordable community spaces. 

We must raise £80,000 by September to build a new sustainable home and secure a community space for all to use. We are inviting supporters to ‘buy a piece of the Yurt’ to invest in a stronger community, greater wellbeing, and a place where lives continue to be transformed every day. 

The Yurt Café is the perfect spot for private hire! With its unique and quirky atmosphere, it’s an ideal venue for any celebration, whether you’re planning a birthday celebration, a staff party, a wedding, a hen party, or any special occasion, we’ve got you covered! We offer complete flexibility, customising the private hire to fit your preferred timing and food requirements.

Our cosy space is perfect for hosting up to 35 guests for a seated meal or up to 70 guests for a more informal standing reception. 

Start planning your Yurt Café wedding, click here to learn more.

Click here to discover our social gathering packages.

The Yurt Café is a vibrant hub for community connection, where conversations flow, reflections are shared, and creativity thrives through art, music, and food.

We’re proud to be a space that brings people together, creating a sense of belonging and collaboration across diverse communities.

Since 1950, St Katharine's has been at the heart of Limehouse, nurturing relationships and building lasting networks in this dynamic area. Our rich history of community service continues today, and we invite you to explore the exciting projects that bring us all closer.

Discover more about our ongoing work here and join us in making a difference!

At The Yurt Café, we care about serving great coffee because we believe every cup is a little treat to enjoy and look forward to each day. 

We proudly serve coffee from Mission Coffee Works, a speciality roaster that sources beans from smallholder farmers. Their coffee is ethically sourced within a sustainability framework, ensuring minimal environmental impact while maximising economic support for the communities that grow it.

We offer an extensive menu for breakfast, lunch, and brunch with a variety of drink options. Our breakfast menu includes light and healthy options like granola with coconut yogurt and hearty options like full English breakfast.

Our lunch menu includes a variety of delicious options such as fresh, house-made salads, mouthwatering focaccias, and freshly made soups. Perfect for those on the go or looking for a quick bite during lunchtime. And of course, you can wash it all down with our selection of refreshing iced coffees or a selection of cold drinks.

We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy a delicious meal, regardless of their dietary preferences or restrictions. Our vegan and vegetarian options are just as delicious and satisfying as our regular menu items.

We offer vegan and vegetarian breakfast options such as avocado toast or vegan sausage sandwiches.

We also have a selection of plant-based milk options for those who prefer non-dairy alternatives.

We host a Community Repair Café, where household items in need of a new lease of life can be brought to be fixed by a team of volunteers.  

Whether it’s clothing, small electrical appliances, bicycles, or IT equipment, we’re here to help you mend and repair your items.

Bring them along, and we we will do our best to show you how to fix them. 

The last repair café was on 27th June from 11am-1pm, we'll add the next dates here - sign up to the newsletter to hear about future dates. 

Repair, reuse, recycle.