Clutch Cafe

Clutch Cafe opened in February 2018 in a Grade II listed building just off Oxford Circus, a quiet Fitzrovia spot given real weight by its backer: Atsushi Matsushima, editor-in-chief of Clutch Magazine, the Japanese heritage title published by Ei Publishing since 1973. That editorial background shows in the edit, which leans hard into amekaji, American workwear and denim reworked with Japanese precision. Expect Belafonte, Clinch by Brass Tokyo, Cushman, Jelado, Duke Kahanamoku and Gold by Toyo Enterprise alongside reproduction specialists like Big Yank and Brown's Beach, plus leather from Fountain Head and Himel Bros.

It's a shop for people who care about fabric weight, stitching and provenance rather than logos. Denim bought here comes with complimentary chain stitching, a small but telling detail for a store built around authenticity.