Proper Coffee

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Balmoral Terrace0.3 mi from Bishopthorpe Road centrelast reviewed April 2026

The neighbourhood local on Bishopthorpe Road where good cakes and good coffee exist in equal standing, neither overselling the other. Solid, independent, and entirely at ease with what it is.

A Bishopthorpe Road fixture where the cakes are taken as seriously as the coffee.

4.9★★★★½(94)
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What we love

  • Coffee earns consistent praise from regulars
  • Cakes are a genuine draw, not an afterthought
  • Anti-chain outlook: staff decline Starbucks-style extras on principle

Location

75 Balmoral Terrace, York YO23 1HR, UK

0.3 mi from Bishopthorpe Road centre

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