Proper Coffee

Nexus cafeDigbeth, Birmingham

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Meriden St0.2 mi from Digbeth centrelast reviewed April 2026

A Digbeth cafe where the baristas want you to leave with the right coffee, not just a coffee. Tell them what you're after and they'll go from there.

Baristas who talk you through the blends before they pull the shot.

4.8★★★★½(57)
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What we love

  • •Two blends on offer, with staff who explain the difference and guide the choice
  • •Recommendations matched to your preference, not pushed to a house default
  • •Jazz nights alongside the coffee programme; an operator who programmes the room with intention

Location

38 Meriden St, Birmingham B5 5LS, UK

0.2 mi from Digbeth centre

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Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May

The case for Everyday

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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