Opening late in Birmingham is the smashing Urban Coffee Company.
On St Paul’s Square is Saint Caffe, a stalwart of the Birmingham coffee scene.
My quest to unearth the best independent coffee shops has, at last, taken me back to Birmingham, a fine city under-represented in Cosy Coffee Shops. 6/8 (or Six Eight) Kafé was my first stop.
As seasons go by, new coffee shops emerge in historic York. The latest is Spring Espresso, a terrific independent café on Fossgate.
Laynes is a newbie in Leeds, a city which deserves (and now has) another brilliant coffee shop.
Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man and home to around one third of the island’s population.
A stalwart of London coffee houses is Dose. In typically timely fashion, I visit just before its move to new premises.
