Dive into the speciality coffee scene in the North, Midlands and East of England

We’ve scoured the scene for coffee experiences worth your precious daily caffeine allowance, so consider this your passport to the best spots from Newcastle to Norwich and Cumbria to Coventry.

For brew freaks and bean geeks

This guide is your key to unlocking 158 of the best independent speciality coffee shops, cafes and roasteries in these regions. Explore coffee shops serving whistle-clean pourovers, cafes crafting exquisite brunches and silky flat whites, and roasteries selling high-grade speciality beans.

Learn of cafes leaning into the sourdough baking era, and brews served in locally crafted ceramic cups. Stumble over coffee-shop running clubs and discover roasteries hosting after-hours events. Seek out ‘coffice’ work and coffee spaces, and cafes that offer a smorgasbord of rare coffees via frozen bean menus.

Every venue has been handpicked by coffee experts and make the grade to be in the guide based on their use of speciality-grade beans, being independently owned and providing a top-notch coffee experience

Includes maps and write-ups with need-to-know details such as coffee beans used, food offering, brew kit, multi-site locations and opening hours.