Casablanca café

the cortado is probably your safest starting point if you're new here, though regulars on uppingham road have clearly found their own reasons to keep coming back. casablanca café sits at the leicester end of a stretch that doesn't usually attract much specialty coffee attention, which makes finding it feel slightly lucky. it's an independent spot that takes the coffee seriously without performing that seriousness at you, and that's a harder balance to get right than it sounds. you don't need to know a lot about processing methods or origin to enjoy it, but the quality holds up if you do. weekday mornings on uppingham road move at their own pace, and a flat white here fits that rhythm well.