"Redemption Roasters on the grinder, retail bags behind the counter, and staff who can walk you through both. Buy a bag to take home and the coffee is on them."
19a Queensferry St, Edinburgh EH2 4QW, UK
One of the few lever machines in Edinburgh, used by a barista who can explain exactly what it does to extraction. Mexican single-origin on espresso; filter runs alongside.
Pour-overs arrive with palate water; the staff can tell you exactly what's in the cup. A West End neighbourhood spot that takes extraction seriously.
For the rotating pour-over menu and staff who understand it, this is the West End's default serious coffee stop.