Proper Coffee

Cafe SobarCity Centre, Nottingham

★EverydayThe everyday answer

-24 Friar Ln0.2 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

Nottingham's alcohol-free dining room where the food is the headline and the espresso is good enough to order for its own sake. Lunch is the move.

Solid espresso in Nottingham's best-known alcohol-free dining room.

4.6★★★★½(1,172)
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What we love

  • •Espresso-based menu, lattes the consistent order
  • •Coffee rated excellent across the review base
  • •Staff bring drinks to the table without being asked
  • •Alcohol-free; the most distinctive thing about the room, and not a compromise

Location

22-24 Friar Ln, Nottingham NG1 6DQ, UK

0.2 mi from City Centre 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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