Strangers Coffee
Norwich's original specialty roaster — award-winning single origins, roasted on-site since 2009.
Norwich, UK
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The story
Strangers Coffee
Founded in 2009 by Alex Sargeant and Samuel Maddocks, Strangers is an independent specialty coffee brand with three locations across Norwich — a café, a roastery, and a takeaway site. Everything is roasted on-site at their Dove Street roastery using 100% arabica, specialty-grade beans.
Strangers Coffee Company was established in 2009 in Norwich by Alex Sargeant and Samuel Maddocks, with William Maddocks joining the team in 2014. What started as a single café on Pottergate has grown into a multi-site, award-winning operation deeply embedded in Norwich's coffee culture.
Their Dove Street roastery is where every coffee is roasted on-site — a hands-on operation where the team controls every stage from green selection to final profile. They work with top importers to source ethically traded, specialty-grade beans from producers across Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Colombia and beyond.
With three locations in Norwich — a café on Pottergate, the roastery on Dove Street, and a site on All Saints Green — Strangers has become the city's go-to specialty coffee destination. They also wholesale to businesses across the UK and ship direct to customers online, making their carefully curated single-origin coffees accessible far beyond Norfolk.
Social impact
Strangers prove that great specialty coffee can thrive outside London — building a multi-site destination in Norwich through quality, craft and community.
Ethical Sourcing
Working closely with top importers to select ethically traded, specialty-grade beans — championing traceability and fair prices for producers.
Norwich Community
Three locations across Norwich — a café, roastery and takeaway — embedding specialty coffee into the fabric of the city since 2009.
On-Site Roasting
Every coffee roasted at their Dove Street roastery, ensuring freshness and full control over quality from green bean to finished cup.