Baxter Baristas @ 16 Hales Street

You're walking past the Transport Museum towards Millennium Place when the smell of freshly roasted beans pulls you in. Baxter Baristas isn't trying to be anything other than what it is—a focused coffee operation that takes the craft seriously without the pretension. The team here understands the difference between a good cappuccino and a great one, and they're not rushing you through it. Whether you're after a flat white (they do a proper one) or something more experimental, you'll find regulars camped at the window seats who've clearly worked out this is the real deal in Coventry's city centre.