Proper Coffee

Social RefugeAncoats, Manchester

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Great Ancoats St0.1 mi from Ancoats centrelast reviewed April 2026

Bookstore, bar, and café in Ancoats with a coherent identity and waffles worth ordering. The coffee holds up.

Solid coffee in a queer-owned bookstore-bar built around bigger draws.

4.7★★★★½(210)
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What we love

  • Bookstore, bar, and café under one roof: a hybrid that hangs together
  • Queer-owned independent with deliberate curation and a clear identity
  • Waffles are the order
  • Coffee is solid across lattes and espresso

Location

27 Great Ancoats St, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5AJ, UK

0.1 mi from Ancoats centre

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