Nottinghamshire has 6 independent coffee roasters, with Nottingham the centre of gravity (200 Degrees, Cartwheel, Outpost, Stewarts, Lone Wolf) plus Worksop in the north (Piccolos). The county is unusual in producing one of the most recognisable specialty chains to come out of the UK regions: 200 Degrees grew from a Nottingham garage in 2012 to a 200 tonne a year roastery and over 20 shops across the country.
200 Degrees started in 2012 with three blokes around an old roaster in a Nottingham garage and now roasts over 200 tonnes of coffee a year from a purpose built roast house, runs more than 20 shops from Cardiff to Chester to Birmingham to Leeds, and supplies over 500 wholesale clients including university campuses. Cartwheel Coffee Roasters operates in Sneinton (with a second site in Beeston), founded by Alex with his wife Becci, who deliberately combined high quality food and coffee under one roof at a time when that combination was uncommon in the city. Piccolos Coffee in Worksop has an unusual origin story for a specialty roaster: the business started as a handmade cake bakery in 1994, founded by Tony Brammer, grew through local markets and agricultural shows, then added freshly roasted coffee in 2001 and an espresso bar in 2011.
Nottingham city centre is the easiest visitor stop, with multiple roaster run cafes within walking distance (Cartwheel in Sneinton, plus 200 Degrees city centre sites). Worksop (Piccolos) sits separately if you are routing through the north of the county. Several Nottinghamshire roasters supply nationally and you will find their beans well beyond the East Midlands.
Three roasters that illustrate the breadth of the local scene. Selected on editorial criteria, not commercial relationship. See our editorial standards for how we choose.
200 Degrees started in 2012 in Nottingham, three blokes and an old roaster in a garage. They now operate from Heston Hou...
From a Nottingham garage in 2012 to 200 tonnes a year and 20+ UK shops.
Cartwheel Coffee Roasters is one of the longer-running independent roasteries in Nottingham, with a roastery and cafe in...
Sneinton roastery combining high quality food and coffee under one roof.
Piccolos Coffee is a small-batch independent roaster based in Worksop, North Nottinghamshire. The business has an unusua...
Started as a handmade cake bakery in 1994, added roasting in 2001.
200 Degrees started in 2012 in Nottingham, three blokes and an old roaster in a garage. They now operate from Heston Hou...
Cartwheel Coffee Roasters is one of the longer-running independent roasteries in Nottingham, with a roastery and cafe in...
Lone Wolf Mountain Coffee is a Nottingham-based hand roaster founded in 2021, focused on freshly roasted, 100% Arabica b...
Outpost Coffee is a small, independent specialty coffee roastery based at 32 Salisbury Square in Nottingham (NG7 2AB), w...
Piccolos Coffee is a small-batch independent roaster based in Worksop, North Nottinghamshire. The business has an unusua...
Rebel City Roasters takes its name from Nottingham's history of fighting power and corruption, tying its speciality grad...
Stewarts Coffee Roasters is a Nottingham roastery based on the Robin Hood Industrial Estate in Sneinton. It sells single...
From our own records, updated as the directory changes.
We list 7 active coffee roasters in Nottinghamshire. Of those, 4 have a cafe you can visit, 7 sell direct from their own site and 4 run a subscription.
200 Degrees, Cartwheel Coffee Roasters, Outpost Coffee and Piccolos Coffee have a cafe or shop you can visit in Nottinghamshire. Piccolos Coffee lists Worksop, North Nottinghamshire.
Of the 7 roasters we list in Nottinghamshire, 6 offer a decaf: 200 Degrees, Cartwheel Coffee Roasters, Lone Wolf Mountain Coffee, Outpost Coffee, Piccolos Coffee and Stewarts Coffees. Where we hold the method, 200 Degrees and Piccolos Coffee use sugarcane EA. Stewarts Coffees uses the Swiss Water process.
Piccolos Coffee, roasting since 1994. 200 Degrees follows, since 2012. We hold a founding date for 3 of the 7 roasters here.
200 Degrees, Cartwheel Coffee Roasters, Outpost Coffee and Stewarts Coffees run a coffee subscription. All 7 roasters in Nottinghamshire sell direct from their own site.