Independent coffee house, Kent

Slow coffee. Good mornings.

Small-batch beans roasted down the road, brunch cooked to order until 3pm and a seat by the window with your name on it. Bring the dog.

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Open from 7:30am

A flat white with a rosetta of latte art in a dark ceramic cup

Our story

Made by hand, start to finish

We opened Ember & Bean for the slow part of the morning: the first sip, the clink of cups, the smell of something just out of the oven.

A barista pouring steamed milk into a latte
01 Every shot is weighed and timed. If it is not right, it goes down the sink.
Poached eggs on smashed avocado and sourdough, finished with chilli flakes
02 Eggs from a farm twenty minutes away, bread from the bakery across the yard.
Close-up of a rosetta poured into a latte
03 Latte art optional, but our team rarely resists.
The café counter in reclaimed oak beneath a row of glowing copper pendant lights

A warm corner of the yard

The space

Reclaimed oak, copper lamps and thirty-odd seats tucked into an old ironmonger's workshop. There is a long bar for laptops before ten, big tables for slow weekends and a sunny bench outside for you and the dog.

  • 32seats inside
  • Step-freeaccess throughout
  • FreeWi-Fi & charging

Kind words

Regulars say it best

Example reviews

4.8 from 300+ reviews

  • Honestly the best flat white in town. Silky, never scorched, and they remember I like it extra hot.

    Hannah R.Faversham · Flat white

  • Brunch is worth the wait. The shakshuka was gone in about four minutes flat.

    Tom B.Canterbury · Baked eggs shakshuka

  • Our spaniel gets a biscuit before I’ve even sat down. He practically drags me here now.

    Priya S.Whitstable · Oat cortado

  • Perfect on a rainy Tuesday. Window seat, cardamom bun, a good book. Didn’t want to leave.

    Gemma L.Tunbridge Wells · Cardamom bun

  • Third visit and they already knew my order. Small thing, but it makes a real difference to your morning.

    Mark D.Sevenoaks · Ember mocha

  • Lovely coffee, no fuss. The pancakes were a touch sweet for me, but the kids demolished them.

    Lou A.Margate · Buttermilk pancakes

Find us

Pull up a chair, the kettle's on

Seven days a week, from first light until mid-afternoon. Your cup will be waiting.

Monday7:30am – 4pm
Tuesday7:30am – 4pm
Wednesday7:30am – 4pm
Thursday7:30am – 4pm
Friday7:30am – 4pm
Saturday8am – 4pm
Sunday9am – 2pm

Address

3 Copper Yard
Kent
Stylised map showing Ember and Bean at Copper Yard, just off the High Street near the river HIGH STREET STATION ROAD RIVER Ember & Bean 3 Copper Yard
Two minutes from the station, tucked off the High Street. On-street parking and bike racks in the yard.