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
Read the stop →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…
Go forAn espresso and something from the deli counter
What earns a place
Great coffee, and a reason to stay for another.
Every stop here serves great coffee, but that alone isn't enough. Each one also has the atmosphere to match: the kind of place where you finish your cup and order another, just to stay a little longer.
I've visited far more coffee shops than you'll find here. I haven't written them all up yet, so the list will grow gradually as I add them.
The map
Eight stops so far.
Each pin is a stop, numbered north to south. Pick one from the map or the list.
- 1Café CùilCarbost, Isle of Skye
- 2Eusebi DeliWest End, Glasgow
- 3Flat WhiteDurham
- 4Tonco BakerySharrow Vale, Sheffield
- 5Flying Horse CoffeeWhite City, London
- 6The coffee van at West Horsley PlaceWest Horsley, Surrey
- 7Hambledon Village Shop & CaféNear Godalming, Surrey
- 8Cadence ClubhouseCocking, near Midhurst
The stops
All 8 stops, north to south · updated 10 Nov 2026
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
Read the stop →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
Read the stop →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
Read the stop →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
Read the stop →The coffee van at West Horsley Place
West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed, timber-framed house dating back to the 15th century, between Guildford and Leatherhead. It's run by a trust…
Read the stop →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
Read the stop →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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