CEF 2025

While conferences are the lifeblood of the mathematics community, coffee is often the lifeblood of mathematicians. 

This page aims to give mathematicians (or other researchers) across the UK a resource for finding good coffee near UK departments. I plan to add to this list as I visit universities or people tell me about their recommendations. If you have any that you think should be added to the list, let me know through this form so we can make this easier for visitors to all UK mathematics departments.

Rules:

Must be less than 15 minute walk from department.
Must be a reasonable cup of coffee.
Should not be a large national / international chain.
Please let me know if any place has any questionable working practices where one should not be frequenting the establishment.

The List

• Aston University - Wayland's Yard

• Imperial College, London - Guillam Coffee House

• International Centre of Mathematical Sciences (Edinburgh) - Origin Coffee 

• Kings College, London - Redempton Roasters

• London Institute for Mathematical Sciences - The Gentlemen Baristas Piccadilly 

• London School of Economics -  Redempton Roasters

• Queen Mary, University of London - Di Stefano Coffee & Pizza / The Coffee Room*

• Sheffield Hallam University - Tamper Coffee 

• University College, London - Store Street Espresso 

• University of Birmingham - Hey Brew Espresso

• University of Bristol - Coffee Under Pressure

• University of Cambridge - Harvey's Coffee House

• University of Cardiff - Brodies Coffee Co 

• University of Glasgow - 1841

• University of Leeds - Stage Espresso & Brewbar

• University of Liverpool - Bold Street Coffee

• University of Newcastle - Anyone Coffee

• University of Nottingham - Portland Coffee Co. 

• University of Oxford - Tree Artisan Cafe 

• University of Sheffield - Assaje 

• University of St. Andrews - Taste 

• University of Southampton - Muse Coffee 

• University of Strathclyde - Piece

• University of Swansea - Brynmill Coffee House - (NB: Bay Campus only has a minor contender in Authentic Japanese Foods Ltd Cafe UP .)

• University of York - Bison Coffee House

(u/c: University of Edinburgh Main Campus)

*This one is controversial and I made a special exception to allow two in order to not spark division between my new colleagues.

Acknowledgments (Affiliations are both universities where people are based and for their recommendations):

David Adger (QMUL), Arend Bayer (Edinburgh-positing they merit an u/c rating), Stuart Boughey (Liverpool), Andrea Brini (Sheffield), Chris Bowman-Scargill (York), Kevin Brix (Glasgow), Steffan Danino (Swansea), Eleonore Faber (Leeds), Alex Fink (KCL/Swansea), Felix Fischer (QMUL/Strathclyde/KCL/LSE), Claudia Garetto (QMUL), Matthew Habermann (UCL/KCL), David O'Sullivan (SHU), Dhruv Ranganathan (Cambridge), Ana Ros Camacho (Cardiff), Arman Sarikyan (LIMS/Edinburgh), Andy Seaton (St. Andrews), Yvette Siegert (Oxford)