Coffee shops, prices and ratings

Each shop page records the address, opening hours, drink prices, the roaster being poured and the date we last checked it. We publish a shop’s details once they have been verified, and show you when that was, so you can tell fresh information from stale.

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• Coffee shops in LondonLondon has more specialty coffee per square mile than anywhere else in Britain, and the widest price range to go with it. This directory records what each shop charges, which roaster it pours and when we last checked.6 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in BristolBristol had four cafés on the Best Coffee Shops in the UK list for 2026, level with Manchester and behind only London. A lot of the coffee poured here is roasted in the city, and several of the best-known cafés are attached to a roastery: Wogan in St Jude's, Greytone in St Paul's, Sweven on North Street and Full Court Press in the Old City.6 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in EdinburghThree of the best-known names in Edinburgh coffee are roasters that run their own cafés: Artisan Roast, Fortitude and Cairngorm all pour the coffee they roast. Lowdown, a basement brew bar on George Street that buys from roasters across Europe, was the only Edinburgh café on the Best Coffee Shops in the UK list for 2026.5 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in GlasgowGlasgow had three cafés on the Best Coffee Shops in the UK list for 2026, more than any other Scottish city: Ottoman Coffeehouse in the West End, Zennor's Langside café on the Southside and Through the House on High Street. Some of the best-known cafés here belong to local roasters, Zennor and Papercup among them.4 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in CardiffMost of Cardiff's city-centre coffee sits in a few streets between the castle and the Central Market, in and around the historic arcades. Two local roasters run their own counters here: Hard Lines roasts at Gwaelod-y-Garth, north of the city, and runs a market counter and a café in Canton, while Uncommon Ground roasts outside the centre for its bar in the Royal Arcade. Mec Coffee was Cardiff's entry on the Best Coffee Shops in the UK list for 2026.4 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in BrightonBrighton has been roasting its own coffee for a long time: Redroaster has roasted coffee in the city for 25 years and still runs its café on St James's Street, and Small Batch roasts in Portslade for its café in Hove. Bond Street Coffee has served single origins since 2014 and now pours beans roasted by its owner's Sussex roastery, Freda.4 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in ManchesterMost of Manchester's independent coffee sits in the Northern Quarter, a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station, with a second cluster in the converted cotton mills of Ancoats. Several of the shops listed here opened between 2013 and 2015, and Ancoats Coffee Co still roasts on site in Royal Mills.5 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in BirminghamBirmingham's independent coffee is spread out rather than packed into one district. There is a cluster around New Street and Colmore Row, another in the Jewellery Quarter, and student cafés out in Selly Oak. Java Roastery, which began as Java Lounge in Moseley in 2005, roasts in the city and runs four coffee houses.4 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in LeedsLeeds has had a specialty coffee scene for well over a decade: Laynes opened beside the station in 2011 and is still barista owned. Two of the shops listed here, North Star and Kapow, roast their own beans, and all but one sit within about ten minutes' walk of Leeds station.6 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in LiverpoolLiverpool's independent coffee runs from the Ropewalks streets around Bold Street down into the converted warehouses of the Baltic Triangle, with a second cluster on Lark Lane by Sefton Park. Crosby Coffee, roasting since 2014, and Press Bros, which began as a coffee van at Baltic Market in 2017, opened on Lark Lane within a week of each other in October 2021.5 venues · verification in progress
• Coffee shops in Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle's city centre is compact, and every shop listed here is within about fifteen minutes' walk of Central Station. Pink Lane Coffee opened its café opposite the station in 2012 and still roasts its own beans in the city.4 venues · verification in progress

What a coffee costs out

A flat white on a British high street generally runs £3.40 to £4.60, against roughly 40p to 75p to make the same drink at home once you count the milk. Neither number is the “right” one, but knowing both is what makes the choice yours.