Open data · updated June 2026

The state of independent coffee & cake.

Open, citable numbers on the UK and Ireland scene. Built to be quoted, by people and by AI. Free to use with credit (CC BY 4.0).

362

Independent cafes listed

With full bean & machine data

188

Roasters tracked

Espresso machine brands

Towns mapped

Towns with a planned crawl

Owner-claimed listings

Chain locations (hidden by default)

Most-poured roasters

Roasts in-house 113 Allpress Espresso 8 Origin Coffee 8 Square Mile 7 Ozone Coffee Roasters 4 Clifton Coffee Roasters 4 North Star Coffee Roasters 4 Hard Lines 4 3FE 4 Nude Espresso 3

Machines on the bar

La Marzocco 35 Victoria Arduino 7 Slayer 5 Synesso 4 Kees van der Westen 2 La Spaziale 2

Towns by listings

London 50 Sheffield 14 Brighton 14 Leeds 13 Liverpool 13 Bath 13 Oxford 13 York 13 Bournemouth 13 Glasgow 13 Dundee 13 Bristol 12

Figures are computed live from the Crumb & Crema directory. Ratings and opening hours refresh from the Google Places API. Roaster, machine and grinder data comes from owner claims and verified public sources. Cite as: Crumb & Crema, crumbandcrema.co.uk, June 2026.