The Cheese Society

the coffee is good, and they know it. that confidence comes through without being showy, which is exactly the kind of place you want to stumble onto in a city like lincoln. st martin's lane is a quiet address by the standards of the uphill quarter, close enough to the cathedral to catch the tourist drift but not swallowed by it. the cheese society has built a loyal following the slow way, by doing the thing consistently rather than making noise about it. if you're visiting lincoln for the first time, or the tenth, it earns a stop on its own terms. start with a flat white on a weekday morning, before the cathedral bells pull the crowds up the hill.