Proper Coffee

Tiny TinyQuayside, Newcastle

★EverydayThe everyday answer

11 Carliol Square0.1 mi from Quayside centrelast reviewed April 2026

Come for the Turkish eggs, order the flat white. Order it again.

A Quayside brunch room where people order the coffee twice.

4.6★★★★½(989)
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What we love

  • •Cortado on the espresso menu, which suggests someone back there paid attention
  • •Baristas who take the coffee more seriously than the surroundings demand
  • •Brunch-first menu; the flat white earns its own column in the bill

Location

9, 11 Carliol Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6UF, UK

0.1 mi from Quayside 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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