A field guide to British coffee roasters.
65 independent roasters, from Cornwall to Caithness — sorted by what’s in the cup, not who paid for the listing.
Bean catalogue refreshed weekly · last updated 12 October 2026
Issue 01
12 October 2026
12 October 2026
Assembly✦Climpson & Sons✦Origin✦Ozone✦Square Mile✦Workshop✦200 Degrees✦Allpress Espresso✦Atkinsons✦BAD coffee✦Balance Coffee✦Blossom Coffee Roasters✦Campbell & Syme Coffee Roasters✦Carnival✦Casa Espresso✦Catalyst Coffee Roasters✦Clifton Coffee Roasters✦Code194✦Colonna✦Curious Roo Coffee Roasters✦Curve✦Dark Arts✦Dear Green✦Droitwich coffee culture✦Elsewhere Coffee✦Extract✦Fireheart✦Flying horse✦Formative✦Foundry✦Girls Who Grind✦Glass coffee co✦Hard Lines✦Has Bean✦Horsham Coffee Roaster✦Jet bean✦Kiss the Hippo✦Luckie Beans✦Machina Espresso✦Mission Coffee Works✦Ninth Coffee Roasters✦North Star✦Nostos✦Notes✦Old spike✦Pact✦Perky blenders✦Plot✦Quarter Horse✦Rave Coffee✦Redemption Roasters✦Rish coffee roasters✦Rosslyn✦Round Hill✦Saint espresso✦Scenery Coffee Roasters✦Small Batch✦Special guests✦The Gentlemen Baristas✦Union Hand-Roasted✦Urban baristas✦Volcano Coffee Works✦Watchouse✦Wood Street✦Yallah✦Assembly✦Climpson & Sons✦Origin✦Ozone✦Square Mile✦Workshop✦200 Degrees✦Allpress Espresso✦Atkinsons✦BAD coffee✦Balance Coffee✦Blossom Coffee Roasters✦Campbell & Syme Coffee Roasters✦Carnival✦Casa Espresso✦Catalyst Coffee Roasters✦Clifton Coffee Roasters✦Code194✦Colonna✦Curious Roo Coffee Roasters✦Curve✦Dark Arts✦Dear Green✦Droitwich coffee culture✦Elsewhere Coffee✦Extract✦Fireheart✦Flying horse✦Formative✦Foundry✦Girls Who Grind✦Glass coffee co✦Hard Lines✦Has Bean✦Horsham Coffee Roaster✦Jet bean✦Kiss the Hippo✦Luckie Beans✦Machina Espresso✦Mission Coffee Works✦Ninth Coffee Roasters✦North Star✦Nostos✦Notes✦Old spike✦Pact✦Perky blenders✦Plot✦Quarter Horse✦Rave Coffee✦Redemption Roasters✦Rish coffee roasters✦Rosslyn✦Round Hill✦Saint espresso✦Scenery Coffee Roasters✦Small Batch✦Special guests✦The Gentlemen Baristas✦Union Hand-Roasted✦Urban baristas✦Volcano Coffee Works✦Watchouse✦Wood Street✦Yallah✦
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Editorial pick · 6 roasters
Where to start.
001 · London
est. 2014
Assembly
London (Brixton)
“Precision sourcing, no shortcuts.”
Signature
Assembly Blend
Roast
Medium / Light
Best for
Filter, Espresso
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeB CorpFloralFruity
Subscription· Shop/Café
002 · London
est. 2005
Climpson & Sons
London (Hackney)
“East London craft, two decades deep.”
Signature
Estate Espresso
Roast
Medium
Best for
Milk, Espresso
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
003 · South West
est. 2004
Origin
Helston, Cornwall
“Two decades of direct trade, before it was a slogan.”
Signature
Resolute Espresso
Roast
Medium / Light
Best for
Filter, Milk, Espresso
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeB CorpChocolateyFruity
Subscription· Shop/Café
004 · London
est. 2012
Ozone
London (Shoreditch)
“New Zealand soul in EC1.”
Signature
Empire Blend
Roast
Medium
Best for
Milk, Espresso
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
005 · London
est. 2008
Square Mile
London (Bethnal Green)
“The roaster other roasters quote.”
Signature
Red Brick Espresso
Roast
Medium / Light
Best for
Filter, Espresso
From
£12 / 250g
Direct TradeFloralFruity
Subscription· Shop/Café
006 · London
est. 2011
Workshop
London (Clerkenwell)
“Clerkenwell's quiet operator.”
Signature
Cult of Done Espresso
Roast
Medium / Light
Best for
Filter, Espresso
From
£12 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyFruity
Subscription· Shop/Café
Catalogue · 644 in stock
What’s in the cup.
Dark matter · London
"O Bruxo"(the Wizard), Colombia, Thermal Shock Washed, Sidra
“lavender · rose · citrus · crisp”
Colombia · Thermal Shock · £20/250g
Colonna · Bath
027 Elida Washed Gesha
“Floral aromatics · Tropical fruit · Syrupy”
Panama · Washed · £70/250g
Saint espresso · Hackney Wick
12 Years Edition - Capulinero
“cherry · port · dark chocolate · wine”
Costa Rica · Other · £16/250g
Clifton Coffee Roasters · Bristol
25th Anniversary Coffee - Colombia
“lychee · blackberry · cardamom · creamy”
Colombia · Anaerobic Natural · £23/250g
Perky blenders · London
Acacia Blend
“hibiscus · citrus · clean · vibrant”
Nicaragua · Washed · £10/250g
Plot · London
ACACIA HILLS, AB Washed
“strawberry · citrus · milk chocolate · juicy”
Tanzania · Washed · £11/250g
Elsewhere Coffee · Deptford
Afterglow SL9/Inca Gesha
“peach · tea · juicy · floral”
Peru · Washed · £30/250g
Dark Arts · London (Hackney Wick)
ALL COFFEES ARE BEAUTIFUL - Peru
“fig · red apple · dark chocolate”
Peru · Natural · £18/250g
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