Guide to Birmingham 2026: 10 cafes worth knowing

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    Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.

    At a glance

    # Place Score Reviews Stands out for
    1 Damascena Coffee House Birmingham City Centre ⭐ 9.1 3 340 Editors' pick
    2 200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista School ⭐ 9.1 2 134
    3 The Coffee Bar Collective ⭐ 9.9 1 431 People's favorite
    4 Faculty Coffee ⭐ 9.3 1 106
    5 Blank Street Coffee ⭐ 9.7 1 024
    6 Saint Kitchen – JQ ⭐ 9.3 827
    7 Black Sheep Coffee – AC Hotel by Marriott, The Mailbox ⭐ 9.3 495
    8 morridge oats + coffee ⭐ 9.7 457
    9 Rising Cafe ⭐ 9.7 398
    10 Coffee Joint ⭐ 9.9 314

    Highlights

    Full ranking

    1. Damascena Coffee House Birmingham City Centre · ⭐ 9.1

    (3340 reviews)


    Damascena Coffee House Birmingham City Centre — Cafe
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    Portman House, 5-7 Temple Row W, Birmingham B2 5NY, United Kingdom

    Most cafés in the middle of Birmingham are answering the same question: how to get an espresso into a working person's hand quickly. Damasce…

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    2. 200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista School · ⭐ 9.1

    (2134 reviews)


    200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista School — Cafe
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    21 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2BH, United Kingdom

    There is a particular kind of coffee business that gets built when a restaurateur cannot find a supplier good enough and decides to do the j…

    «Quiet cafe on a Saturday morning with plenty of seating. I like the dim lighting here. The…»

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    3. The Coffee Bar Collective · ⭐ 9.9

    (1431 reviews)


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    12 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5HG, United Kingdom

    There is a reliable test for a coffee bar: where do the city's own baristas drink on their day off? In Birmingham the answer keeps coming ba…

    «I have to say the coffee here is so unique and delicious, they serve coffee that you find…»

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    4. Faculty Coffee · ⭐ 9.3

    (1106 reviews)


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    16 Piccadilly Arcade, Birmingham B2 4HD, United Kingdom

    Half a minute from the busiest railway concourse in the city, under the glazed roof of an arcade that has stood since 1910, there is a coffe…

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    5. Blank Street Coffee · ⭐ 9.7

    (1024 reviews)


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    Moor Street Queensway, Birmingham B5 4BU, United Kingdom

    Almost every other café worth queuing for in this city is small, independent and rooted in a single room. Blank Street Coffee is none of tho…

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    6. Saint Kitchen – JQ · ⭐ 9.3

    (827 reviews)


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    Unit 2, 61 St Paul's Square, Birmingham B3 1QS, United Kingdom

    A café that has changed hands twice in a decade and come out stronger each time is an unusual thing. Saint Kitchen looks out over the green…

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    7. Black Sheep Coffee – AC Hotel by Marriott, The Mailbox · ⭐ 9.3

    (495 reviews)


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    The Mailbox, 160 Wharfside St, Birmingham B1 1RL, United Kingdom

    Almost every speciality coffee company in Britain built itself on arabica and treated robusta as the cheap stuff that goes into supermarket…

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    8. morridge oats + coffee · ⭐ 9.7

    (457 reviews)


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    14 Temple Row, Birmingham B2 5HG, United Kingdom

    Most cafés are named after a place, a founder or a joke. morridge is named after a bowl of porridge and the family that makes it — the Morri…

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    9. Rising Cafe · ⭐ 9.7

    (398 reviews)


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    58 Chester St, Birmingham B6 4BE, United Kingdom

    There is a category of café where the coffee is the point, and there is a much smaller category where the coffee pays for something. Rising…

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    10. Coffee Joint · ⭐ 9.9

    (314 reviews)


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    110 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DT, United Kingdom

    Digbeth is a district of warehouses, murals, music venues and bars, and almost everything that stays open in it after dark serves alcohol. C…

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    Questions & answers

    Which place tops the ranking? Damascena Coffee House Birmingham City Centre — score 9.1/10 (Editors' pick).

    How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.

    What is the average rating in the top? 9.5/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.

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    Data is refreshed monthly. Sources: birminghamka.com and editorial picks based on reviews.

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