Best Specialty Coffee Shops in The South East

Brighton

13 worth a detour·26 Everyday

Redroaster on St James's Street has roasted daily on vintage Diedrich machines for 25 years; Trading Post brings a three-generation Master Roaster lineage. Pelicano have roasted their own in Brighton since 2014; 17GRAMS and Milk Shed both roast and serve from North Laine.

Trading Post Coffee Roasters · Trading Post Coffee Roasters · The Roastery by Trading Post · Redroaster St James's Street

Folkestone

4 worth a detour·8 Everyday

Steep Street runs cooperative-sourced single origins traceable to individual farms; Orchard Lane's pour-overs bring coffee-literate visitors back four days running. Captain Webb pours Curve on Cheriton Road with origin-led cold brew alongside.

Steep Street Coffee House · Grind n Bake Coffee House & Bakery · Orchard Lane Coffee House · Harbour Coffee Co

Margate

3 worth a detour·5 Everyday

Curve has roasted on a Loring Smart machine in Margate since 2016 and supplies Canterbury cafes from the same production. Skinny Dip roasts inside an arts studio; We Are Here Coffee and Garage Coffee Roasters add two more working roasteries to a town this size.

Curve Coffee Roasters · Skinny Dip Coffee Roasters · We Are Here Coffee

Canterbury

2 worth a detour·12 Everyday

Micro Roastery and Garage Coffee Roasters both roast in Canterbury; Lost Sheep Coffee roasts in Whitstable and pours through a city-centre kiosk. Curve Coffee from Margate supplies several of the independents.

Micro Roastery · Lost Sheep Coffee

Tunbridge Wells

2 worth a detour·10 Everyday

Penelope Coffee Ltd is the resident roaster: Giancarlo Miggiano placed top ten at the UK SCA Roasting Championship 2023 and runs the counter himself. St Kilda has poured Monmouth since 2010; The Philanthropist brings Fonthill Brewing's precision to espresso on the Pantiles.

Penelope Coffee Ltd · St Kilda

Whitstable

2 worth a detour·5 Everyday

Garage Coffee Roasters pours its own beans through both espresso and filter; HatHats roasts its own blend in small batches weekly from a shed on Whitstable harbour. Blueprint Coffee & Books treats espresso as the draw, not the side act.

Garage Coffee Roasters · Blueprint Coffee & Books

Woking

1 worth a detour·5 Everyday

FCB Coffee runs seasonal rotating espresso and filter from the station platform. Cannon Coffee is Woking's resident roaster, with The Horsell Kitchen sourcing from them. Ambrose Koffee holds the town centre.

FCB Coffee Woking

Tenterden

1 worth a detour·3 Everyday

Nutmeg Deli pours Coldblow Coffee, a Kent roaster running small-batch direct-trade single origins. Truffles at Coco sources from Monmouth; Artisserie Patisserie is where the Good Food Guide came for the pastry and noted the coffee.

Nutmeg Deli

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The Milk Shed Coffee Roasters

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Canterbury

Tunbridge Wells

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Hastings

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Trading Post Coffee Roasters

Steep Street Coffee House

Curve Coffee Roasters

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Brighton

Folkestone

Margate

Canterbury

Tunbridge Wells

Whitstable

Woking

Tenterden

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