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).

Of 1,873 independent cafes listed on Crumb & Crema across the UK and Ireland, 17% roast their own coffee in-house. The most-poured named roaster is Allpress Espresso (27 cafes) and the most-common espresso machine is La Marzocco (92 cafes). (Crumb & Crema, crumbandcrema.co.uk, June 2026)

1,873
Independent cafes listed
37
With full bean & machine data
17%
Of independents roast in-house
Allpress Espresso (27)
Most-poured roaster
La Marzocco (92)
Most-common espresso machine
582
Roasters tracked
6
Espresso machine brands
228
Towns mapped
103
Towns with a planned crawl
0
Owner-claimed listings
20
Chain locations (hidden by default)

Most-poured roasters

Roasts in-house 323Allpress Espresso 27Origin Coffee 21Square Mile 203FE 16Dark Woods Coffee 15Clifton Coffee Roasters 13North Star Coffee Roasters 10Triple Co Roast 10Extract Coffee Roasters 10

Machines on the bar

La Marzocco 92Victoria Arduino 14Slayer 8Synesso 6Kees van der Westen 6La Spaziale 2

Towns by listings

Belfast 78London 71Coleraine 67Derry 67Lisburn 67Newry 67Armagh 67Bangor, County Down 67Enniskillen 67Ballymena 67Holywood 67Portrush 67

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.