Ember & Bean0
Specialty Coffee & Roastery · Manchester

Roasted on Tuesdays,
poured every day.

Specialty beans, roasted in small batches and poured with patience. Come in for a flat white, leave with a fresh bag for home.

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A good cup starts long before the espresso machine: on the farm that picks only ripe cherries, at the roaster listening for first crack, and in the hand that pours the milk slowly until the heart appears.

Roasted coffee bean, close-up
Espresso pouring from the portafilter
Milk being poured into a cappuccino
Latte with a heart, from above
The ritual

We pour
slowly.

0 mlespresso extraction
18 g · fine grindWeighed to a tenth of a gram before every single shot.
Milk at 60 °CSilky texture, poured from height, then close to the crema.
The heartOur signature on every cup. If it isn’t right, we pour it again.
Our beans

Three origins,
one roaster.

Coffee beans in a hand
Ethiopia · Yirgacheffe

Floral & bright

1,900–2,200 m · washed · light roast
jasminebergamotpeach
250 g£12.50
Roasted coffee beans
Colombia · Huila

Sweet & round

1,600–1,900 m · honey · medium roast
caramelcherrycocoa
250 g£11.00
Coffee beans on a dark background
Brazil · Cerrado

Velvety & warm

1,100–1,300 m · natural · medium-dark roast
hazelnutchocolatebrown sugar
250 g£10.00
Farm to cup

No shortcuts.

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We source

Direct from small farms, only lots scoring 85 points and above.

02

We roast

Every Tuesday, in 12 kg batches, with a separate profile for each origin.

03

We rest

Beans rest 5–7 days to de-gas before they reach the grinder.

04

We serve

We dial in the recipe every morning, because beans change every day.

Espresso at the machine
Monday – Friday07:30 – 18:00
Saturday09:00 – 18:00
Sunday09:00 – 16:00
Visit us

Come in,
stay a while.

12 Example Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M1 0AA. Laptop-friendly until 14:00, dogs always welcome, oat milk at no extra charge.

Get in touch

Events, wholesale
& gift cards.

Want to host a tasting, stock our beans at your office or buy a gift card? Drop us a line and we’ll get back to you within one working day.

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