Proper Coffee

Ithaka CoffeeDigbeth, Birmingham

★★★PuristDestination coffee

Gibb St0.1 mi from Digbeth centrelast reviewed April 2026

Dale sources every bean himself at origin and roasts on-site. The most serious cup in Birmingham, and it's on Gibb Street.

Birmingham's most exacting cup, from a roaster who treats origin sourcing as the whole job.

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Roasts on-site

What we love

  • Own roastery: Dale sources every coffee at origin and roasts on-site in Digbeth
  • Two roast profiles on offer, standard and adventurous, a deliberate choice for the drinker
  • Seasonal rotation; roasted with restraint so the origin character shows
  • Exceptional oat flat white
  • Staff who know the beans and don't make a performance of it

Location

21 Gibb St, Deritend, Birmingham B9 4BF, UK

0.1 mi from Digbeth centre

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