Matthew Algie is a coffee roaster in Southside, Glasgow.
Matthew Algie has roasted coffee in Glasgow since 1864, a Gorbals roastery and coffee school that supplies cafes and restaurants across the UK.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It is a commercial roastery, not a public cafe, but its beans pour in countless Scottish cafes and hotels.
Address: 16-18 Lawmoor Road, Glasgow G5 0UL
Ovenbird is a small-batch speciality coffee roaster on Glasgow's Southside, roasting single-origin beans for cafes across the city and for online order.
Tip: There is no walk-in cafe at the roastery; order beans online or find Ovenbird pouring in independent Glasgow cafes.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Thomson's Coffee is Scotland's oldest coffee roaster, tracing back to 1841 in Glasgow and still roasting on the Southside for cafes across the country.
Tip: The Giffnock site is a production roastery; look for Thomson's beans and blends in cafes across Glasgow.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Ovenbird is a small-batch speciality coffee roaster on Glasgow's Southside, roasting single-origin beans for cafes across the city and for online order.
Tip: There is no walk-in cafe at the roastery; order beans online or find Ovenbird pouring in independent Glasgow cafes.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Dear Green is a pioneering speciality coffee roaster in Glasgow's East End, running an SCA training school and supplying cafes across the city since 2011.
Tip: It is a roastery and coffee school rather than a walk-in cafe; its beans turn up in the best independents citywide.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Thomson's Coffee is Scotland's oldest coffee roaster, tracing back to 1841 in Glasgow and still roasting on the Southside for cafes across the country.
Tip: The Giffnock site is a production roastery; look for Thomson's beans and blends in cafes across Glasgow.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Papercup Coffee Company is a Glasgow roaster and cafe on Great Western Road, roasting beans on-site that supply its own room and cafes across Scotland.
Tip: The Great Western Road site pairs a busy brunch cafe with the roasting; the separate Eastvale Place arch is the roastery.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
