Proper Coffee

Elio CaféCity Centre, Birmingham

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Wharfside St0.4 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

Trained baristas and a flat white worth ordering in a canalside room that makes a coffee stop easy to extend. The artisanal billing is earned.

Latte art on the matcha is the tell: someone here paid attention in training.

4.7★★★★½(368)
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What we love

  • Flat white is the benchmark order; well-executed and consistently so
  • Latte art across the menu, including on non-espresso drinks
  • Artisanal espresso positioning; nothing commodity on the menu
  • Canalside room at Wharfside Street, built for lingering

Location

65 Wharfside St, Birmingham B1 1RE, UK

0.4 mi from City Centre centre

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