Filter coffee bars in Manchester
Where Manchester takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
6 cafés · United Kingdom
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Ancoats Coffee Co.
The roastery that helped put Manchester on the specialty coffee map, operating out of the Grade II listed Royal Mills…
Heart and Graft Coffee Roastery
Founded by James and Sean - the latter once the UK's youngest Q grader and a seasoned green coffee buyer - Heart and…
Procaffeinated
Opened by a couple who met while working in Amsterdam's specialty coffee scene, Procaffeinated brings relaxed…
Idle Hands
A multi-roaster brew house in a heritage red-brick building on Dale Street that has been a cornerstone of…
ManCoCo
The Manchester Coffee Company operates out of a pair of converted railway arches on Hewitt Street - the only combined…
Smoak Coffee
An exacting specialty coffee shop and micro-roaster in Chorlton that has built a loyal neighbourhood following since…
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These are the Manchester cafés that put filter coffee front and centre, with pour-over or batch brew on rotating single origins rather than espresso alone.
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