Proper Coffee

Faculty CoffeeCity Centre, Birmingham

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Piccadilly Arcade0.1 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

Square Mile beans in the Piccadilly Arcade, with filter on the menu and retail bags for the walk home. The city centre's most serious pour.

Square Mile on the grinder and the conviction to back it up.

4.6★★★★½(1,070)
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What we love

  • •Square Mile Coffee Roasters sourced, a well-regarded London specialty supplier
  • •Filter and batch brew available alongside espresso
  • •Retail beans on the counter
  • •House preparation standards: staff won't bend the cappuccino for you

Location

14 Piccadilly Arcade, Birmingham B2 4HD, UK

0.1 mi from City Centre centre

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Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May

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Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…

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