Proper Coffee

Pumphreys Coffee Centre and Brewing EmporiumGrainger Town, Newcastle

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

- 530.1 mi from Grainger Town centrelast reviewed April 2026

Newcastle's oldest roaster is still in the Grainger Market, now running single origins alongside the heritage blends. Buy beans, have them ground to your brew method, and leave knowing what you actually drank.

Three centuries of roasting, now with tasting notes.

4.6★★★★½(199)
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Roasts on-siteSingle originsPour-overBeans to go

What we love

  • •Own roastery, operating since 1750
  • •Rotating single origins sourced to farm level, retailed off the roaster
  • •Grinds retail beans to order by brew method
  • •Espresso, filter, and cold brew on the menu; tasting notes on the board
  • •Coffee equipment sales in-store

Location

50 - 53, Grainger Market, Grainger St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5JE, UK

0.1 mi from Grainger Town centre

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Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May

The case for Everyday

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…

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