The baristas treat coffee knowledge as a service, not a status signal. Other specialty cafes in Cardiff direct their curious regulars here.

V60 on the bar, cortados that Roath's coffee crowd keeps coming back to. Specialty coffee done with purpose.

A Roath lifestyle store with a V60 programme that takes single origins seriously. Order the Peruvian, ask the barista what's in the cup.

Order a V60 on Ethiopian or Diana lot, whichever is on. Pick up a bag from the retail shelf on the way out; they roast in-house.

Turkish-inspired cafe on Wellfield Road with house-baked pastries and a single origin sourced directly from Ricardo's field in El Salvador. The sourcing is more serious than the setting suggests.

Flat whites pulled properly, latte art that earns the mention. In Roath, that's more than you'd expect from a room this relaxed.

Adam roasts the coffee in Cardiff and labels the blends with actual tasting notes: Fox Red runs caramel and tangerine, Yellow Lab goes citrus and stone fruit. Roath is where you drink one, buy a bag, and bring the dog.

A Syrian-run café on Wellfield Road where the flat white is better than you'd expect and the coffee-literate regulars have taken notice. Roath's reliable pick when you want something made properly.