Specialty coffee in Loughborough.
Specialty coffee is still finding its feet in Loughborough. Roasters lists 8 cafés and roasters here for now, a short list that is easy to work through in a weekend.
How Loughborough compares
In Europe, Loughborough ranks #192 of 1,928 cities on Roasters, in the same size band as Plovdiv, Sarajevo and Tirana.
Ranked joint #30 nationally, Loughborough holds <1% of the specialty coffee listed in the United Kingdom, about 8 times the median city. One step up the national table is Tunbridge Wells (9 cafés); one step down, Dundee (7 cafés).
Measured against all 3,601 cities on Roasters, Loughborough sits in the upper half, at #409.
Every café added in Loughborough moves it closer to the 30-café mark where Roasters starts publishing themed guides.
Best coffee in Loughborough
Good specialty coffee in Loughborough tends to come from small, owner-run places: a short menu, beans roasted within the last few weeks, and someone behind the bar who can tell you where they were grown. The community has found 8 such spots so far.
What to look for: a short menu, light-roasted single-origin beans, a proper grinder behind the bar, and staff who can explain the origin and process of what you're drinking. If a café in Loughborough ticks those boxes, it belongs on Roasters.
- A grinder dialled in daily
- Beans for sale to brew at home
- Community reviewed, no paid placements
- Single-origin or light-roasted blends
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About specialty coffee in Loughborough
How big is the specialty coffee scene in Loughborough?
There are 8 cafés and roasters in Loughborough on Roasters, which ranks the city joint #30 in the United Kingdom and #409 worldwide.
How does Loughborough compare with other cities in the United Kingdom?
Loughborough ranks joint #30 of 339 cities on Roasters in the United Kingdom. The median city there lists 1 café; Loughborough lists 8.
What other cities in Europe are comparable to Loughborough for coffee?
Looking only at the number of specialty cafés listed, Plovdiv (Bulgaria), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Tirana (Albania) are the nearest peers to Loughborough in the region.
What is the easiest way to plan a coffee crawl in Loughborough?
Open Loughborough in the Roasters app, save the cafés you want to try to a list, and use the map to route between them. The app shows which ones are open right now.
Can I add a café in Loughborough to Roasters?
Yes. Anyone can submit a café or roaster. Submissions are reviewed before going live to keep the listings in Loughborough focused on specialty coffee.
What makes a café “specialty”?
Traceable, high-grade beans (80+ on the SCA scale), careful roasting and precise brewing. A specialty café can usually tell you the origin, variety and process of every coffee it serves.
