Birmingham Coffee-and-Cake Crawl

Birmingham has a range of independent coffee shops and cafes. This walkable coffee-and-cake crawl guide covers six stops in the town.

1. Quarter Horse Coffee

Quarter Horse Coffee roasts its own coffee in-house on a Giesen W30 and Stronghold S9X. The cafe uses a La Marzocco KB90 machine and Mahlkonig EK43 and Mythos 2 grinders. Quarter Horse Coffee is Birmingham's first roastery-cafe.

2. Faculty

Faculty is a multi-roaster cafe in Piccadilly Arcade. The cafe uses a Synesso machine and Mahlkonig EK43 grinder. Faculty rotates guest coffees fortnightly and has an in-house bakery that bakes on site.

3. Saint Kitchen

Saint Kitchen is a family-owned daytime cafe on St Paul's Square. The cafe pours Origin Coffee and makes doughnuts and cakes in house. Saint Kitchen bakes on site.

4. Yorks Cafe & Coffee Roasters

Yorks Cafe & Coffee Roasters roasts its own coffee in-house on a Probat at the Stephenson Street site. The cafe bakes its own cakes and bread. Yorks Cafe & Coffee Roasters roasts its own coffee and bakes on site.

5. Wayland's Yard

Wayland's Yard is a Bull Street brunch cafe. The cafe pours beans from its sister roastery Odd Kin Coffee Roasters. Wayland's Yard bakes on site.

6. The Steam Room

The Steam Room is a small independent coffee shop just off the Harborne Walkway. The cafe serves weekly single-origin coffees on espresso, batch brew and pour-over alongside cakes. The Steam Room uses a Nuova Simonelli machine and Mythos One grinder and serves Has Bean coffee. This coffee-and-cake crawl guide covers a range of Birmingham's independent coffee shops and cafes. Each stop has its own unique features, from in-house roasteries to on-site bakeries.

Common questions

What type of machine does Quarter Horse Coffee use?

Quarter Horse Coffee uses a La Marzocco KB90 machine.

Which cafe bakes doughnuts and cakes in house?

Saint Kitchen bakes doughnuts and cakes in house.

What type of grinder does The Steam Room use?

The Steam Room uses a Mythos One grinder.