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Broadway Coffee RoastersPortsmouth

★★SpecialtyProperly excellent

Highland Rd2 mi from Portsmouth centrelast reviewed July 2026

A working roastery on Highland Road that sells the beans it roasts by the bag, with a local following devoted enough to turn casual drinkers into coffee obsessives.

Southsea's own-roastery sells the beans it roasts, not just the coffee it pours.

4.8★★★★½(230)
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What we love

  • •Roasts its own coffee, confirmed by regulars who can taste the difference
  • •Named single-origin beans sold by the bag, with a selection wide enough that reviewers compare it to a sweet shop
  • •Cold brew singled out by name as an unusually good pour

Location

147 Highland Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 9EY, UK

2 mi from Portsmouth centre

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