Established Coffee

Hipster coffee here is pretty great coffee!

I’ve been wanting to try Established Coffee for a very long time but couldn’t as it was always packed any time I’ve passed it. I did get a chance to call in yesterday on a late Saturday afternoon at about 4.30pm, the only time I’ve actually seen free seats inside. Overall it’s a great coffee shop which I’d sum up like this:
Pros:
~ Visually beautiful bright space
~ Very fine tasting coffee
~ Delightful customer service
~ Tasty scrumptious cakes
~ Lots of sockets for phone/​laptop charging
~ Free wifi
Cons:
~ Can be super busy and difficult to get a seat in
~ No dairy free milk options such as soya, almond or coconut milks
~ No napkins given out (to anyone by the looks if things when I glanced around)
~ Is quite expensive

Best coffee in Belfast without a doubt. Lunches and cakes are also excellent. It is also a great place to pull out a laptop and be productive if you’ve been hit with cabin fever in the house. No milk alternatives but the coffee so good you don’t need any.

This is the best coffee house in Belfast! Great, minimal layout and the food and coffee are fantastic. The owner knows his coffee! You can buy different bags to take away that they will ground for free.

Hands down the best place in Belfast to get a coffee! Whether it’s chemed, aeropress or just a standard cup of joe you’re looking for, this is the place. Helpful, passionate and knowledgable staff and a clean, modern (if a little hipster) environment for working, relaxing or catching up with friends.

We were looking for an independent coffeeshop, and this one fit the bill exactly. Right behind St Anne’s cathedral. It was just busy enough on a Sunday afternoon that we had to linger a bit to decide about seating: should we ask a couple to move a seat over to we could put two together? Should we fetch a chair from the other side of the room to bring to the communal table? Let do that… oh, a table just freed up. Should we move to there? (we didn’t)
The drinks were great. If I’d been less full from my large late breakfast, I would’ve tried some of the baked goods. Only downside is that it’s quite loud, between the standard coffee machine noises, the people talking, and the music. They’re going for the industrial coffeeshop rather than the chill, laid back style.

Having lived in London for 5 years, I’ve become accustomed to top notch coffee vendors wherever I go.
I was pleasantly surprised with Established’s offerings last week when on a weekend trip home. The Hipster scene has well and truly engulfed Belfast, with great restaurants, bars and coffee shops. Established has a friendly vibe set within a raw but homely environment.
I ordered a Long Black and a Lemon San Pelly G as the kids call it. All for well under £5 and served with a smile. I was impressed with the knowledge and the skills of the attenting barista.
The cakes and tray bakes looked appetising and delicious but I was stuffed from lunch!
My friend got a Flat White with superb coffee art, whilst my Long Black was rich and moreish.
I will no doubt return next week to sample the brownies!

Never heard of this place before and stumbled across it on my daily Unilocaling looking for something new.
Cool little coffee shop. Great use of space and the second I saw 3FE coffee in the window I knew this place was going to be legit.
Definitely a cool place and great to see more places like this in Belfast.
If I were to have any issue (and this is just me being devils advocate) with my visit was that the latte art on my coffee was laughable bad… For such a serious looking coffee shop I was so surprised it was so bad but hey it didnt change the taste of the coffee!

It has taken me a while to do a review of Established, I wanted my feelings to settle a little bit because too be honest it was love at first sight and I didn’t want to get clouded by infatuation.
Now that I am a little less love struck I feel I am ready to do a constructive review.
Established’s minimalist feels seems to attract hipsters like a moth to a flame or a beard to a lumberjack shirt. The light airy feel of makes it a perfect place to work or meet — there’s almost a chilled, hushed atmosphere with customers talking under their breath out of politeness for other clientele.
The coffee is unrivaled in Belfast with the guys at Established paying special attention to blends and brews. I would recommend a flat white with a glass of chilled water (you can find this at the end of the counter) — the water counteracts the slight twinge of bitterness in the coffee. This is coffee perfection in my eyes.
Established also offer some delightful food to stave your mid morning hunger — I had a great poached egg on wheaten bread (adding bacon for £1.30 — you’d have to be mad not to go for this).
I’ll keep it simple — I love this place — despite it’s popularity it never seems to be too busy — hopefully it stays that way so I can continue to enjoy Establisheds’ perfect ambiance.

One of my most favourite coffee shops in Belfast! The coffee is always beautifully made, the food is delicious and the place is really nice and charming with the minimal interior inviting all the coffee lovers in. Today I tried their Granola with yoghurt and fruit compote, and i wasnt disappointed, it has a hint of spices but the sweetness is perfectly balanced with the topping, and goes really well with my cappuccino made with sweet Brazilian beans.
No more words needed, everyone has to try this place!
Thanks Established! Made my morning!

Oh Established, you had me at hello (it could be that I“m just charmed by the Northern Irish accent, but I’ll take it). I am a traveller, both in other cities and my own. I work from home, but mostly out of home; but I also have a need for good coffee. Starbucks just don’t cut it. So, anywhere that has big open spaces, bright windows, plug-​points aplenty, free wifi, and good coffee (or Good Coffee, it’s that good) is somewhere that is going to win me over.
And Established Coffee just ticks all the boxes, and then some. My flat white was the best I’ve had in a long time, one of the best this year. The bean blend was so good that I bought a back to take home (they brew their own beans it seems). Then the americano was just as good, in its own way. Sometimes americanos can just be «a coffee» but I could really taste the different beans that they used. Oh yes.
The staff are really friendly. I let them know I’d be setting up for a few hours with my laptop, and that they could tell me to move on if I took too much of their bandwith, but they didn’t mind at all and encouraged me to stay. Not always the reception you receive when a traveller with a laptop looking for somewhere to set up for a few hours.
THere’s a big bench in the middle with plug points, and everyone sitting beside me was also a solo coffee drinker with a laptop, book or notepad. It seems to be geared towards our kind.
The sandwich was delicious — fresh sourdough bread, harrissa chicken. Oh and look at those homemade mince pies and cinammon buns. I wanted it all.
Great soundtrack too, to top it all off. And did I mention the big windows? I love natural light, especially in winter when its fleeting.
If I could take Established Coffee back to Edinburgh with me, I would. It reminds me of Federal Café in Madrid (with less sun, but just as much charm). I’m slowly builiding a scrapbook of «coffees I have known and loved around the world» and Established is definitely on that list.

If you haven’t been in Established maybe you’ve seen it on TV, as it recently featured in BBC creep-​fest, The Fall. It deserves it’s own show.
Set on a cobbled corner just beside the MAC, Established is hipster coffee heaven. The bearded cool brigade are often camped out here with their cold-​pressed coffees and Mac book pros enjoying the free wifi, but do not be intimidated. The staff are warm and friendly, and very happy to talk you through the myriad of choices they have for your caffeine fix, so much so I almost feel embarrassed to ask for a latte!
Even though coffee is their passion, you should also check out their soups– they are like a hug in a bowl, perfect if you are hiding from work.

Best coffee in Belfast! A welcome addition to Belfast and I love what I learn every time I visit from their incredibly helpful staff. Chocolate and coffee bean cake is amazing along with ever changing new coffee blends. Go visit!

It’s not the usual place in Belfast, it’s so clean, minimalist and cosy. As I would expect because as soon as you enter the Cathedral Quarter you have the feeling that you left Belfast and you are in another place.
The coffee could not be better. Is good, really really good, it’s from 3FE in Dublin.
I always ask for a cappuccino and an apple and cinnamon scone to match but there is quite a lot of options and the type of coffee changes regularly so it’s impossible to get bored.
What to say about the staff? Nothing but the best. They are amazing and super friendly.
My favourite spot in the city.

Being from brooklyn, New York, you could call us coffee snobs. Walking into established coffee, we were happy campers when we heard we can have our coffee made in various methods (filter, aeropress, Chemex)!
They use coffee roasted by third floor expresso from Dublin. There is a huge (I mean immense) communal table with plenty of computer plugs.
Coffees were made well. I drank my coffee black because it just didn’t need any sugar or soy milk.

Open, welcoming space, with cool, airy colours. Food looked/​smelled lovely, and there was a gluten free cake option when I went, which was nice to see. The staff were really bright and friendly, and most importantly the coffee was gorgeous. No bitterness to it at all — just really smooth and yummy — and served in a slightly quirky way that gave the whole experience a unique edge. Go!

Before you even walk in the door this place oozes a certain coolness. Industrial design, exposed concrete and very minimilaist, it reminded me of a Melbourne café but without any pretension. It definitely appears to be targeting an ever growing market of nomadic workers… huge table spaces, sockets for every seat, wifi and a chilled out atmosphere, mean that you can work from here without any intrusions.
The presentation of the coffee is something special… Miniature glass jugs and larger karafe’s for groups add an artisan quality to the establishment. The drinks selection is decent and there were a small but delicious looking array of baked goods (GF options available too).
Definitely check this spot out, especially of you have a spot of writing to do or are in need of a change from your norm.