Dalry Rd0.4 mi from West End centrelast reviewed April 2026
One of the few lever machines in Edinburgh, run by a barista who can explain exactly what it does to extraction. Mexican single-origin on espresso. Filter runs alongside.
One of Edinburgh's few lever machines, in hands that treat it as a tool, not a prop.
Ulterior Motives · 31 May
June is Edinburgh's own month, the one before August hands the city over to the Fringe.
Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May
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…
Dalry Rd0.4 mi from West End centrelast reviewed April 2026
One of the few lever machines in Edinburgh, run by a barista who can explain exactly what it does to extraction. Mexican single-origin on espresso. Filter runs alongside.
One of Edinburgh's few lever machines, in hands that treat it as a tool, not a prop.
30 Dalry Rd, Edinburgh EH11 2BA, UK
0.4 mi from West End centre
Ulterior Motives · 31 May
June is Edinburgh's own month, the one before August hands the city over to the Fringe.
Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May
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…
Pour-overs arrive with palate water, and the staff can account for everything in the cup. A West End detour worth making.
Edinburgh's coffee-literate regulars point visitors here for the rotating pour-overs. Staff who know every bean on the bar seal it.
This Dalry Road site is Edinburgh's working roastery first, cafe second. The beans in every drink were roasted here, and the operation supplies other specialty venues across the city too.