The brew bar for Forge Valley Roasters' own beans, where staff ask what you fancy before pulling your cappuccino and the batch brew gets praised by name, not just 'good coffee'.

A dog-friendly stop on St Nicholas Street where the coffee gets talked about as much as the food, worth ducking into between errands for a flat white that actually delivers.

A craft-and-gift shop on St Nicholas Street with a dog-friendly coffee counter tucked inside, where Grind pours a named Divine blend alongside cake, toasties and locally baked treats.

The guest roasters rotate through often enough that there's no single house supplier, and the staff actually know what's in the cup, quick to point you toward whatever's pulling well that week.

A buzzy two-floor spot in Scarborough town centre where the flat white is the drink regulars swear by, and the coffee itself has been called proper specialty.

A Falsgrave Road bakery-cafe built around NY-style cookies and brownies, with Rounton behind the coffee.

The espresso here gets treated with the same seriousness as the matcha and the bakes, with one reviewer calling it 'expertly pulled, full-bodied.' Enough reason to order a flat white instead of defaulting to tea.

In Scarborough's old town near the castle, this independent café has become a reliable local favourite, coffee included.