Proper Coffee

Java Roastery HQJewellery Quarter, Birmingham

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

-7 Newhall St0.2 mi from Jewellery Quarter centrelast reviewed April 2026

The baristas here ask how you drink your coffee before they make a recommendation. That works because they roast on-site and rotate the origins themselves.

The roastery where the question is which bean, not which size.

4.7★★★★½(74)
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Roasts on-siteSingle originsBeans to goPour-over

What we love

  • Own roastery on-site
  • Pour-over alongside espresso
  • Rotating single origins; Ethiopian currently on
  • Baristas recommend by origin and brew-method suitability

Location

6-7 Newhall St, Charlotte St, Birmingham B3 1PW, UK

0.2 mi from Jewellery Quarter centre

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