Figment roasts its own beans in-house each week, then pours them as single origin espresso and pour-over alongside a full food menu.

Figment roasts its own beans in Aberdeen every week, then pours the single origins through espresso and pour-over instead of just bagging them for retail, with a proper food and wine list to keep you around.

A coffee-first spot on Rosemount Place built around beans from indie roaster Dark Arts, for anyone after a clean shot of single-origin espresso or a slower pourover.

The vegetarian brunch menu is the decoy: underneath it runs a properly serious programme of Scottish-roasted speciality coffee, good enough to pull specialty press north.

A record-player soundtrack sets the mood, but the coffee does the work: batch brew and long black get the same attention as espresso, with guest roasts rotating in from other Aberdeen independents rather than one house blend.

A rotating cast of guest roasters on the filter list, named down to producer and process, on a bar that treats brewed coffee as the main event rather than a sideline.

A beachfront coffee cart on Aberdeen's sand pouring batch brew, iced filter and espresso from Machina Coffee, not instant.

Parx pulls a breakfast queue on Rubislaw Terrace for burritos and pancakes, and the flat white keeps pace rather than getting lost behind the food.

A minimalist Upperkirkgate stop where the pastries and toasties are the draw, and the coffee is locally roasted rather than an afterthought.

A plant-based bakery that quietly pours Haar Coffee's espresso, dialled in with real thought rather than treated as an afterthought. Local coffee drinkers have started singling out the flat white on its own merits, not just the vegan bakes.

filo Coffee House builds its menu around Transform Food's employment-training kitchen, feeding people first and using the work to train them into hospitality jobs. Coffee comes from Inverness Roasting Co, supplied straight rather than showcased.

A food-first café and bar on Gaelic Lane built around brunch and bakes, with coffee from Aberdeen's own MacBeans playing a steady supporting role.

Half gallery, half cafe on Castle Street, where the espresso gets talked about as much as the art on the walls. Baklava on the side, and an owner who works the room in several languages.