How we work

Research guide, then visit-verified

Every shop in this edition is a research guide entry. That means the notes were compiled from the shop's official site and other named sources, on a stated date. We have not necessarily been. We do not describe the taste of a cup, the feel of the room, the length of the queue, or the friendliness of the staff unless that is a visit-verified note.

A visit-verified badge will be used only after a real visit, with a date. The badge exists in the site's code and stays off until then. We will not invent a visit, and we will not write “we popped in” or “our favourite seat” for a shop nobody on the project has walked into.

Photos

We do not copy photographs from Google, Instagram, Tripadvisor or a shop's website. A picture a business posts of its own store is still their copyright. We can use it if they give permission, and we will credit them as they ask. Until we have our own photographs, or that permission, shop pages use a simple illustrated placeholder and a note that photos will come from our visits or with the shop's agreement.

Other people's reviews

We will not copy the text of reviews from Google, Tripadvisor or similar platforms. If we have a sourced, dated rating we may show the score and the number of reviews, with a link out so you can “see reviews on Google” (or wherever they were checked). This edition does not show third-party ratings, because we did not have sourced, dated figures ready at launch.

Hours and prices

Opening hours come from official pages where we could find them. If hours were not published, we say so. Bean prices are official list prices, with the bag size, the date, and a source link. Where we show a price per 250g or per kilogram for a bag of a different size, it is labelled as calculated. Prices exclude shipping unless we say otherwise.

Ads and affiliate links

There are no advertisements and no live affiliate links in this edition. A couple of roasters have public affiliate programmes, which are marked in the code as placeholders only. If those links are ever switched on, or if a feature is paid for, we will label them clearly, up front — not only in the footer.

Who this is not

This site does not publish a personal biography, and it does not use a personal contact address. We do not speak for any café, roaster, or other organisation. If a fact looks wrong, please check the official shop link before you travel; we will keep re-checking official pages and correcting the guide.