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 1,920 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 (99 cafes). (Crumb & Crema, crumbandcrema.co.uk, June 2026)

1,920
Independent cafes listed
40
With full bean & machine data
17%
Of independents roast in-house
Allpress Espresso (27)
Most-poured roaster
La Marzocco (99)
Most-common espresso machine
607
Roasters tracked
9
Espresso machine brands
233
Towns mapped
107
Towns with a planned crawl
0
Owner-claimed listings
22
Chain locations (hidden by default)

Most-poured roasters

Roasts in-house 343Allpress 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 99Victoria Arduino 14Slayer 8Synesso 8Sanremo 8Modbar 7Kees van der Westen 6Nuova Simonelli 4La 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.