Roastery
A field guide to British coffee roasters.
Forty independent roasters, from Cornwall to Caithness — sorted by what's in the cup, not who paid for the listing. Filter by roast, flavour, and ethos.
Updated
10 May 2026
10 May 2026
Origin✦Square Mile✦Assembly✦Workshop✦Kiss the Hippo✦Climpson & Sons✦Ozone✦Volcano Coffee Works✦Union Hand-Roasted✦Redemption Roasters✦Notes✦Dark Arts✦Wood Street✦Mission Coffee Works✦The Gentlemen Baristas✦Clifton Coffee Roasters✦Extract✦Rave Coffee✦Yallah✦Colonna✦Quarter Horse✦200 Degrees✦Foundry✦North Star✦Has Bean✦Pact✦Balance Coffee✦Carnival✦Luckie Beans✦Dear Green✦Machina Espresso✦Blossom Coffee Roasters✦Atkinsons✦Round Hill✦Hard Lines✦Horsham Coffee Roaster✦Small Batch✦Curve✦Girls Who Grind✦Casa Espresso✦Origin✦Square Mile✦Assembly✦Workshop✦Kiss the Hippo✦Climpson & Sons✦Ozone✦Volcano Coffee Works✦Union Hand-Roasted✦Redemption Roasters✦Notes✦Dark Arts✦Wood Street✦Mission Coffee Works✦The Gentlemen Baristas✦Clifton Coffee Roasters✦Extract✦Rave Coffee✦Yallah✦Colonna✦Quarter Horse✦200 Degrees✦Foundry✦North Star✦Has Bean✦Pact✦Balance Coffee✦Carnival✦Luckie Beans✦Dear Green✦Machina Espresso✦Blossom Coffee Roasters✦Atkinsons✦Round Hill✦Hard Lines✦Horsham Coffee Roaster✦Small Batch✦Curve✦Girls Who Grind✦Casa Espresso✦
40 roasters
001 · South West
est. 2004
Origin
Helston, Cornwall
"Two decades of direct trade, before it was a slogan."
Signature
Resolute Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
B CorpDirect TradeChocolateyFruity
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Visit →002 · London
est. 2008
Square Mile
London (Bethnal Green)
"The roaster other roasters quote."
Signature
Red Brick Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£12 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityFloral
Subscription
Visit →003 · London
est. 2014
Assembly
London (Brixton)
"Precision sourcing, no shortcuts."
Signature
Assembly Blend
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
B CorpDirect TradeFruityFloral
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Visit →004 · London
est. 2011
Workshop
London (Clerkenwell)
"Clerkenwell's quiet operator."
Signature
Cult of Done Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£12 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
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Visit →005 · London
est. 2018
Kiss the Hippo
London (Richmond)
"Carbon-negative roasting, no asterisks."
Signature
Mission Blend
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk, Filter
From
£13 / 250g
B CorpCarbon NeutralFruityChocolatey
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →006 · London
est. 2005
Climpson & Sons
London (Hackney)
"East London craft, two decades deep."
Signature
Estate Espresso
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →007 · London
est. 2012
Ozone
London (Shoreditch)
"New Zealand soul in EC1."
Signature
Empire Blend
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →008 · London
est. 2010
Volcano Coffee Works
London (Brixton)
"Antipodean blends, full supply transparency."
Signature
Mount Blend
Roast
Medium / Dark
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£9 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription
Visit →009 · London
est. 2001
Union Hand-Roasted
London (Hackney)
"Pioneers of UK direct sourcing."
Signature
Revelation Espresso
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk, Filter
From
£9 / 250g
Direct TradeSocial MissionChocolateyNutty
Subscription
Visit →010 · London
est. 2015
Redemption Roasters
London / Aylesbury
"Prison-to-roastery training, world-class beans."
Signature
Caia Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£10 / 250g
Social MissionDirect TradeChocolateyFruity
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →011 · London
est. 2010
Notes
London (Covent Garden)
"Coffee by day, wine by night."
Signature
House Espresso
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
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Visit →012 · London
est. 2013
Dark Arts
London (Hackney Wick)
"The most metal roaster in Britain."
Signature
Black Magic
Roast
Medium / Dark
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyEarthy
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →013 · London
est. 2014
Wood Street
London (Walthamstow)
"E17's neighbourhood roastery."
Signature
Walthamstow Wonder
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →014 · London
est. 2012
Mission Coffee Works
London (Peckham)
"From Peckham street van to roastery."
Signature
Mission Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription
Visit →015 · London
est. 2014
The Gentlemen Baristas
London (Borough)
"Coffee with civility."
Signature
Top Hat Blend
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →016 · South West
est. 2013
Clifton Coffee Roasters
Bristol
"Bristol's quietly excellent B Corp."
Signature
Suspension Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
B CorpDirect TradeChocolateyFruity
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Visit →017 · South West
est. 2007
Extract
Bristol
"Bristol's flame-keeper."
Signature
Original Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeCarbon NeutralChocolateyFruity
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →018 · South West
est. 2011
Rave Coffee
Cirencester
"Speciality grade, not speciality priced."
Signature
Italian Job
Roast
Light / Medium / Dark
Best for
Espresso, Milk, Filter
From
£8 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription
Visit →019 · South West
est. 2014
Yallah
Wadebridge, Cornwall
"Cornwall coast, Yemeni heart."
Signature
Coast Espresso
Roast
Medium / Dark
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyEarthy
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →020 · South West
est. 2009
Colonna
Bath
"Competition-grade coffee, home delivered."
Signature
World's Best Espresso
Roast
Light
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£14 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityFloral
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →021 · Midlands
est. 2014
Quarter Horse
Birmingham
"Birmingham's flagship roaster."
Signature
Mustang Blend
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyFruity
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →022 · Midlands
est. 2012
200 Degrees
Nottingham
"Approachable speciality, 20 cafes deep."
Signature
Brazilian Woodsmoke
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£9 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →023 · North
est. 2012
Foundry
Sheffield
"Sheffield steel, slow-developed roasts."
Signature
Press Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityFloral
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →024 · North
est. 2013
North Star
Leeds
"Leeds' flag-bearer for filter."
Signature
House Blend
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
B CorpDirect TradeFruityFloral
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →025 · Midlands
est. 2002
Has Bean
Stafford
"The OG of UK online speciality."
Signature
Jailbreak
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£9 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityFloral
Subscription
Visit →026 · London
est. 2012
Pact
London (operations)
"The subscription that made speciality mainstream."
Signature
Planalto Brazil
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk, Filter
From
£8 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription
Visit →027 · London
est. 2018
Balance Coffee
London
"Speciality coffee, lab-tested for purity."
Signature
Best Brew
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeOrganicChocolateyNutty
Subscription
Visit →028 · Scotland
est. 2014
Carnival
Glasgow / Edinburgh axis
"Scotland's bright, expressive roasts."
Signature
Carnival House
Roast
Light
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityFloral
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →029 · Scotland
est. 2013
Luckie Beans
Berwick-upon-Tweed
"Borderlands roasting, big personality."
Signature
Aurora Blend
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →030 · Scotland
est. 2011
Dear Green
Glasgow
"Glasgow's B Corp flagbearer."
Signature
Folk Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
B CorpDirect TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →031 · Scotland
est. 2013
Machina Espresso
Edinburgh
"Edinburgh's espresso engineers."
Signature
Machina Blend
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →032 · North
est. 2017
Blossom Coffee Roasters
Manchester
"Manchester's quiet competition force."
Signature
Honeycomb
Roast
Light
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£12 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityFloral
Subscription
Visit →033 · North
est. 1837
Atkinsons
Lancaster
"Roasting since 1837. Still ahead."
Signature
Prototype Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
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Visit →034 · South West
est. 2013
Round Hill
Radstock, Somerset
"Quietly one of the UK's best."
Signature
Horizon Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityFloral
Subscription
Visit →035 · Wales
est. 2016
Hard Lines
Cardiff
"Cardiff's design-led roastery."
Signature
Standard Blend
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →036 · South East
est. 2012
Horsham Coffee Roaster
Horsham, West Sussex
"Sussex's small-batch specialist."
Signature
Mountain Magic
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription
Visit →037 · South East
est. 2006
Small Batch
Brighton
"Brighton's coffee establishment."
Signature
Espresso Blend
Roast
Medium
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£10 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →038 · South East
est. 2017
Curve
Margate
"Margate's seaside speciality scene."
Signature
Tide Espresso
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
Direct TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription· Shop/Café
Visit →039 · South West
est. 2017
Girls Who Grind
Warminster
"Female-grown coffees, full stop."
Signature
Dark & Stormy
Roast
Light / Medium
Best for
Espresso, Filter
From
£11 / 250g
Social MissionDirect TradeFruityChocolatey
Subscription
Visit →040 · North
est. 2013
Casa Espresso
Bradford
"Italian heart, Yorkshire roastery."
Signature
Calabria Espresso
Roast
Medium / Dark
Best for
Espresso, Milk
From
£9 / 250g
Direct TradeChocolateyNutty
Subscription· Shop/Café
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