Coffee Stops

Coffee worth the detour, all over Britain.

The places I've found a properly good cup while travelling around the UK. No chains and no rankings for the sake of it, just the spots worth a detour.

Latest stop · West End, Glasgow, Scotland

Eusebi Deli, Glasgow

Eusebi Deli is on Park Road at Kelvinbridge, at the bottom of Gibson Street in Glasgow's West End. It's an Italian family business with deep Glasgow roots: the family's grandparents came from near Formia, and the walls…

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Go forAn espresso and something from the deli counter

Map of Great Britain divided into its eleven regions, with a numbered pin for each coffee stop 123456·7·89
Numbered pins match the stops below, north to south.

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Eleven regions. 9 stops so far.

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The stops

All 9 stops, north to south · updated 7 Nov 2026

1Carbost, Isle of Skye · Scotland

Café Cùil, Isle of Skye

Café Cùil (say it "cool") is in Satran, by Carbost on the west side of Skye, on the way to the Fairy Pools and close to Talisker. It's run by Clare…

Go forA coffee and the brisket rarebit

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2West End, Glasgow · Scotland

Eusebi Deli, Glasgow

Eusebi Deli is on Park Road at Kelvinbridge, at the bottom of Gibson Street in Glasgow's West End. It's an Italian family business with deep Glasgow…

Go forAn espresso and something from the deli counter

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3Durham · North East

Flat White, Durham

Durham's best-known coffee is really two places a few minutes apart on the peninsula under the cathedral. Flat White Café on Elvet Bridge opened in…

Go forFlat white, pancakes at the Kitchen

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4Sharrow Vale, Sheffield · Yorkshire & Humber

Tonco Bakery, Sheffield

Tonco Bakery is at the eastern end of Sharrow Vale Road, with its run of independent shops, on the site that used to be Seven Hills Bakery. It's an…

Go forA coffee and a pastry, and a sourdough loaf to take home

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5White City · London

Flying Horse Coffee, White City

Flying Horse roast their own beans at Mare Street Market in Hackney and have been at it since 2018. The White City café sits in the old BBC…

Go forFlat white, a bag of beans

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7Guildford · South East

Sorrel Social, Guildford

Sorrel Social is at the castle end of Tunsgate, just off the High Street, in the café that used to be Krema, long one of Guildford's most dependable…

Go forA flat white and brunch

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8Hambledon, near Godalming · South East

Hambledon Village Shop & Café

Hambledon is a small, scattered village in the Surrey Hills south of Godalming, and its shop is the heart of it. It's run by the community as a…

Go forA coffee and one of their sandwiches

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9Cocking, near Midhurst · South East

Cadence Clubhouse, Cocking Hill

Cadence Cycle Club was set up by cyclists, and its clubhouses sit along the South Downs Way, right where riders and walkers need a stop. The Cocking…

Go forA flat white and a toastie

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