With a mixture of popular corporate chains and unique, independent cafes, coffee shops are essential to the local culture and community of our high streets. So with the demand for coffee only growing, where is the best spot in the UK to find it?
Inspired by this, the experts at Reviva Coffee sought to investigate which UK city is the best for independent coffee shops, by analysing independents as a proportion of total coffee shops.
Top 10 cities with the most independent coffee shops
| UK City | Number of Independent Coffee Shops | Number of Independents as % of All Coffee Shops | |
| 1 | Leeds | 584 | 86.3% |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 560 | 85.0% |
| 3 | Bristol | 347 | 86.3% |
| 4 | Brighton and Hove | 329 | 90.1% |
| 5 | Sheffield | 314 | 85.1% |
| 6 | Glasgow City | 303 | 82.6% |
| 7 | Birmingham | 274 | 75.5% |
| 8 | Manchester | 208 | 72.7% |
| 9 | Nottingham | 200 | 83.3% |
| 10 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 197 | 86.0% |
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Reviva Coffee can reveal the best UK city to find independent coffee shops is Leeds. Leeds is a hidden gem for the UK’s thriving coffee culture, as 86.3% (584) of coffee shops here are independent, and just under 14% are chains.
Placing second is Edinburgh. Whether you’re a coffee connoisseur or just needing a cosy pit stop, Edinburgh has you covered with its outstanding coffee scene – with 85% of coffee shops counted for being independent (560).
In third for best UK cities for independent coffee shops is Bristol. Known for its vibrant identity, brimming with creativity and colour, 86.3% of the coffee shops in the area are independent (347).
In fourth place is Brighton and Hove, with a whopping 90% of coffee shops being independent (329), and in fifth is Sheffield, with 85% of coffee shops being independent (314).
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