quotesEthiopia Yirgacheffe250g · Light
Single originLight
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
Jasmine, bergamot and white peach — tea-like and luminous.
- Jasmine
- Bergamot
- White peach
£16.50 · 250gChoose
Quality · Warmth · AuthenticityCoffee worth
Coffee worth
slowing down for.
A premium coffee brand built on quality, warmth and memorable moments. We roast in small batches a mile from the bar, pour it in three cafés across Manchester, and post it anywhere in the country the next morning.
- Manchester cafés
- 3Manchester cafés
- Coffees on the shelf
- 6Coffees on the shelf
- Cups to a free one
- 8Cups to a free one
- Bar to roastery
- 1miBar to roastery
Espresso · craft
Honey crema from a matte portafilter, steam, golden window light.
Great coffee creates moments worth remembering.
Quotes is a premium coffee brand built on quality, warmth and memorable moments. Every detail — from our beans to our brand — is crafted to inspire connection and comfort.
Warm
Inviting, comfortable and human. Never sterile or corporate.
Authentic
Natural materials, genuine photography, honest messaging. No artificial luxury.
Crafted
Spacing, type, packaging and interaction all feel deliberate.
Calm
Never visually noisy. Whitespace is used generously.
Premium
Refined type, strong composition, restraint. Never excess decoration.
Conversational
Encourages people to stay, talk, work and share time together.
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On the shelf
Roasted Tuesdays and Fridays. Whatever you order was roasted this week.
quotesSignature Blend250g · Medium–Dark
House blendMedium–Dark
Signature Blend
Dark chocolate, hazelnut and brown sugar. Built for milk.
- Dark chocolate
- Hazelnut
- Brown sugar
£14.00 · 250gChoose
quotesColombia Huila250g · Medium
Single originMedium
Colombia Huila
Red apple, caramel and toasted almond. The easy one.
- Red apple
- Caramel
- Toasted almond
£15.00 · 250gChoose
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At the bar
The espresso bar runs on Signature Blend, with a rotating single origin on filter.
- £3.40
Flat white
Two shots, 6oz, milk stretched thin. The bar's benchmark.
- £4.20
V60 pour-over
Choose today's single origin. Brewed at the bar, served in glass.
- £3.80
Cardamom bun
Laminated, twisted and glazed. Gone by eleven most days.
Connection · people
Two hands around ceramic cups on worn wood.
Origin · material
Roasted beans spilling from kraft paper on stone.
Some conversations deserve another coffee.
a pause · a ritual · a conversation · a thought · a moment worth sharing
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Rewards
One mark, doing quiet work: the bean is the stamp.
The bean card
Eight cups. One free coffee. No app required.
A stamp for every drink and every bag of beans, in café or online. Rewards sit in your wallet until you want them.
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From the journal
Origins, people and conversations — closer to a magazine than a blog.
Origin
14 August 2026 · 7 min
The two thousand metre line
Why the best Ethiopian coffee grows exactly where it is hardest to farm — and what that costs the people who grow it.
Read itConversation
30 July 2026 · 5 min
The second cup rule
We designed the café around a single observation: nothing important gets said in the first ten minutes.
Read it05
Three cafés
Northern Quarter for the window bench, Ancoats for the roaster, Chorlton for the neighbourhood.
Northern Quarter
18 Tib Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1SH
The original site. Sixteen seats, one long window bench, no sockets in it.
07:00 – 18:00Ancoats
4 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6AJ
Where the roaster lives. Cupping table open to the public on Fridays.
07:30 – 17:00Chorlton
221 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0UT
The neighbourhood one. Prams, dogs and a bakery delivery at 07:45.
08:00 – 17:00