Kiss the Hippo's own roastery pours named-producer microlots and Cup of Excellence coffees here, with tasting notes on every bag.

Ozone roasts its own coffee in Stafford and pours it here: rotating single-origin filters, seasonal batch brew, and tasting notes that tell you exactly what's in the cup.

Allpress runs this Redchurch Street bar itself, no licensing deal involved. Order one of the single origins and you're drinking straight from the roaster's own selection, tasting notes and all.

Flying Horse roasts their own beans in Hackney and pours them in Shoreditch, which is as close to the source as you'll get in this corner of the city. Come for the single origins.

The room looks borrowed from the tattoo parlour next door, and the espresso is just as committed to the bit, extracted with real precision.

LIFT roasts its own beans and sells them as numbered, producer-named micro-lots, poured as hand-pour filter at the counter.

Origin's Shoreditch bar is where the Cornwall roastery sends its best lots. Ask what's on as a single origin and the barista will name the process, not just the country.

Attendant roast their own beans, and this is the Shoreditch address to taste what they're doing. The food is seriously good; don't let it distract you from the coffee.

Nude roasts in-house and sells retail from the counter. Three coffees on rotation, staff who know all of them, and a Hanbury Street address that's been earning its specialty reputation since 2010.

High Grade roasts its own beans on Brick Lane, pulling single-origin espresso and filter from what it also bags to sell. One of the few genuine roaster-cafes in this stretch of Shoreditch, not just a coffee shop borrowing someone else's beans.

A Shoreditch brunch room sourcing from Ozone Coffee; the Mediterranean menu is the draw, but the espresso earns its place.

Plot Roasting anchors the espresso, with a guest roaster slot running alongside it so the cup changes. A considered stop on Hackney Road.

The founders came out of Allpress Redchurch Street, and the coffee programme shows it: a monthly filter rotation, retail beans at the counter, and Allpress on espresso. Shoreditch's reliable neighbourhood option for anyone who cares about the cup.

A family-run Shoreditch spot where every espresso is pulled on a lever machine, weighed and timed by hand. The name is not decorative.

In-house syrups, seasonal specials, and a cinnamon latte that's harder to replicate than it looks. The homemade food is worth it on its own.

A corner cafe on Hackney Road where the pain au kimchi is the draw and the flat whites earn their keep. Columbia Road Flower Market is a short walk, and Sunday mornings are when this works best.

Origin Coffee's beans in a Shoreditch hotel lobby that's quieter than you'd expect. A solid stop when you need espresso and a chair.