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HatHats Coffee Barista AcademyCanterbury

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Knight Ave0.6 mi from Canterbury centrelast reviewed May 2026

A working barista academy where the training programme is the quality guarantee. The person making your coffee is being formally assessed on it.

The barista's grade depends on what lands in your cup.

4.5★★★★½(28)
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What we love

  • •Formal barista training school: students assessed on the coffee they serve
  • •Coffee craft is the institutional purpose, not a secondary offer
  • •One of the few Canterbury spots where preparation discipline is built into the structure

Location

Knight Ave, Canterbury CT2 8QA, UK

0.6 mi from Canterbury centre

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From the Journal

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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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