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Where to get a decent coffee on the north coast?

Started by Debbie_North · 20 January 2026 at 08:30 · 189 views

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Debbie_North

20 January 2026 at 08:30

As a coffee snob stuck on the north coast, I've done the research. Where can you get a genuinely good flat white between Ullapool and Thurso? No instant coffee suggestions please!
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jen_adventures

21 January 2026 at 10:00

The Bluebell Cafe in Lochinver does surprisingly good coffee. And that coffee van that sets up at Achmelvich car park in summer is excellent - proper barista setup.
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RossM84

22 January 2026 at 09:00

Balnakeil Craft Village (where Cocoa Mountain is) has a wee cafe that does proper coffee. Not the best flat white of my life but respectable for the far north!
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Tomasz_PL

23 January 2026 at 12:00

Honest answer? Get yourself an AeroPress and a good thermos. Coffee infrastructure north of Ullapool is patchy at best. Embrace it as part of the adventure.

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