Best Coffee Beans UK

The best coffee beans UK roasters can offer, from a 25-year independent

If you are looking for the best coffee beans UK shoppers can buy direct, we are a good place to start. Hawkins Coffee is a UK coffee roaster of 25 years, based in Devon. We roast Grade 1 Arabica beans to order, ship the same day, and offer free UK delivery on every order.

What we mean by best

We are not going to claim our coffee is the best in the UK. Plenty of small roasters do good work. What we will say is that for the value, the consistency, and the service, our coffee is the one most cafes and home customers stick with once they have tried it. That is what we work for.

Most of our customers find a coffee they like and reorder it month after month. The goal is not to dazzle you with endless options. It is to help you find the one that works for your setup and stick with it.

Our best-sellers

Milan is our flagship and the best-selling coffee in our range. A smooth, full-bodied espresso blend, the one most cafes build their menu around. Cafe Selva is Fairtrade and Organic. Colombian Decaf is a proper single origin Swiss water method decaf that actually tastes like coffee. The full range covers eight blends and seven single origins, in 250g and 1kg, whole bean or ground to your brewer.

Find the best coffee beans for your brew

Looking for something specific? We have dedicated ranges for the way you make your coffee.

• Best coffee beans for espresso — smooth, full-bodied blends built for the machine.
• Best decaf coffee beans UK — single origin Swiss water method.
• Best Arabica coffee beans UK — 100% Grade 1 Arabica across the range.
• Best dark roast coffee beans UK — Flying Scotsman, Continental Blend.
• Best medium roast coffee beans UK — Milan, Costa Rica, Breakfast Blend.
• Best Italian coffee beans UK — full-bodied Italian style blends.
• Best coffee beans for cafetière — ground to order if you want.
• Best value coffee beans UK — 1kg bags for steady drinkers.

Why direct beats supermarket

Supermarket coffee can be cheap but it is rarely fresh. By the time most supermarket coffee reaches the shelf, it has been sitting for weeks. Ours is roasted to order in our Devon roastery and dispatched the same day. Same Grade 1 Arabica, much shorter journey, roast date printed on every bag.

Best coffee beans UK, your questions answered

What are the best coffee beans in the UK?
There is no single answer. The best coffee beans for you depend on your machine, the roast level you prefer, and whether you take it with milk or black. Milan is our most reordered blend and a safe starting point if you want one recommendation.

What is the best place to buy coffee beans online in the UK?
A UK roastery rather than a reseller. Buying direct means the beans are fresher, the roast date is recent, and you can ask the roaster questions. We are based in Exton, near Exeter, and we ship the same day on every order.

What are the best coffee beans for espresso UK?
Smooth, full-bodied blends with enough crema and body to stand up to milk. Milan is built for this, as are Continental Blend and Flying Scotsman. See the full espresso range.

Are these the best supermarket coffee beans UK shoppers can find?
We are not in supermarkets. We sell direct so the beans are fresh and the margin goes into roast quality, not shelf rent.

What is the best value coffee beans UK option?
Our 1kg bags. Lower price per gram, same Grade 1 Arabica, ideal for households that drink a few cups a day or for office use.