5 neighbourhoods·23 cafés·last updated June 2026
Saints of Mokha carries World Barista Championship credentials and sources its Colombian lot from a named family farm. TCC Coffee Roasters has supplied the city since the 1980s; Gourmet Coffee Bar roasts on a Loring S35 in the station itself.
The best of Leicester4 picks
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City Centre
“The Leicester roaster that built a barista school into its operation.”
Saints of Mokha carries World Barista Championship credentials and sources its Colombian single origins by name from a family farm. Worth knowing before you order.
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City Centre
The roastery behind Leicester's independent coffee scene, pouring at source.
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Clarendon Park
A Leicester counter that names the farm, not just the country.
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City Centre
The Leicester roaster that names washing stations, not just countries.
4 neighbourhoods
Four roasters operate here, from TCC's 1980s founding to Saints of Mokha's World Barista Championship credentials. Named single origins on the bar at three of them.
The roastery behind Leicester's independent coffee scene, pouring at source.
The Leicester roaster that names washing stations, not just countries.
The Leicester food stop that stocks Coaltown's single origins and means it.
Leicester pour-overs come with a producer's name, not just a country.
From named Yemeni beans on V60 at BAYT to an Italian espresso bar in no rush, Stoneygate covers a wider flavour spectrum than the postcode suggests.
A Stoneygate room built around Yemeni beans, from the V60 to the cardamom latte.
The Stoneygate food cafe where the coffee has earned its seat.
Stoneygate's Italian espresso bar, where short is the default and the point.
A Stoneygate local that overdelivers on the menu without losing sight of the coffee.
Northern Cobbler roasts in Billesdon and names every producer at the counter. BICA LISBOA adds a Portuguese note: proper flat whites, Pastel de Nata.
Saints of Mokha carries World Barista Championship credentials and sources its Colombian lot from a named family farm. TCC Coffee Roasters has supplied the city since the 1980s; Gourmet Coffee Bar roasts on a Loring S35 in the station itself.
Last updated June 2026
City Centre
Saints of Mokha carries World Barista Championship credentials and sources its Colombian single origins by name from a family farm. Worth knowing before you order.
City Centre
One of Leicester's most established specialty roasters, roasting on-site and still supplying the city's independents. The counter is where you drink at the source, single origins included, with staff who know the range well enough to point you towards the right one.