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Chasing the sun, one coffee at a time
Sonnen Café London helps you find a café with outdoor seating that's actually in the sun. We look for cafés with tables outside and then check which of them the sun reaches, today or tomorrow, with the weather taken into account too.
Finding outdoor seating
We find cafés with outdoor seating, so you don't have to wander around looking for a spot where you can soak up the sun.
Checking the sun
For every café, we work out when the sun actually reaches its tables, so you know when to go where.
We sort outdoor seating into four kinds
PavementTables out front
TerraceRaised or marked off
CourtyardBetween buildings
GardenPlanted outdoor space
How we work out the sun
Where the sun isIts exact direction and height, any time of day.
What's in the wayWhich way the seats face and how much the buildings around them block.
The forecastHour-by-hour cloud and rain, so a grey sky isn't called sunny.
Café details, photos and opening hours come from Google. Building outlines are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Building and tree heights come from Environment Agency LIDAR surveys, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.