5 neighbourhoods·37 cafés·last updated April 2026
Outpost roasts single-origins on-site and sets the quality ceiling. 200 Degrees runs a roastery and barista school from the city centre; Omnia, Stewarts of Trent Bridge, and Cartwheel in Beeston all roast their own beans.
The best of Nottingham4 picks
01
Lenton
“The destination roaster for Nottingham, with a Lenton café attached.”
Outpost roast their own beans in Nottingham, sourcing single origins from Ethiopia and Kenya. Buy a bag and it becomes the benchmark.
02
Beeston
Own-blend espresso behind the best flat white in Beeston.
03
Sneinton
Sneinton's working roastery, where the espresso is evidence and the retail shelf is the point.
04
City Centre
The only espresso bar in Nottingham where the ratio is the point.
5 neighbourhoods
200 Degrees runs its barista school from the city centre; Cosmos Coffee, nearby, does stripped-back espresso with nothing else on the menu.
A roastery brand with an in-house barista school, where the coffee training is the point, not the footnote.
A national chain with a working Nottingham roastery, which is rarer than it sounds.
Roasts its own beans, and you can taste it in the Spanish latte.
A brunch-first room where the Spanish latte earns the coffee menu its credibility.
Outpost roasts here, sourcing single-origins from Ethiopia and Kenya; Beam brings specialty coffee into a working bookshop and gallery.
A bookshop, a gallery, and coffee that earns its place in all of it.
The best coffee attached to Lenton's most wholesome kitchen.
Lenton's neighbourhood cafe where coffee is taken seriously rather than tolerated.
Better espresso than a food truck on Leen Gate has any right to pour.
Two on-site roasters in one suburb: Cartwheel has been doing serious espresso in Beeston for years; Omnia adds pour-over from beans roasted on-site.
Beeston's working roastery, where the pour-over confirms the name.
The Beeston independent that took its espresso blend seriously.
The waffles are the draw, but someone behind the counter is measuring the espresso.
Solid Illy espresso in a Beeston Scandi room where the cinnamon rolls are the real headline.
The Norwegian room in West Bridgford that brought La Cabra to Nottingham.
Their roastery credential is real, and the park-facing window is a good place to confirm it.
Treats its coffee machine with more respect than most sandwich bars manage.
Outpost roasts single-origins on-site and sets the quality ceiling. 200 Degrees runs a roastery and barista school from the city centre; Omnia, Stewarts of Trent Bridge, and Cartwheel in Beeston all roast their own beans.
Last updated April 2026
Lenton
Outpost roast their own beans in Nottingham, sourcing single origins from Ethiopia and Kenya. Buy a bag and it becomes the benchmark.
Beeston
Cartwheel runs an own-blend espresso programme and the milk work to back it up. The best flat white in Beeston.