92 Degrees Coffee Middlewood Locks

The café chain 92 Degrees puts people before flat whites, at least according to the motto splashed across its branding. It operates on a living-wage policy for staff and makes a point of promoting ethical coffee buying, with links to charities such as Project Waterfall and environmental schemes like tree planting. The outfit is a familiar indie name in the north with three Greater Manchester shops, each fairly small, serving a mix of house blends and single-origin beans alongside pastries and simple lunch bits. For anyone who works remotely, the spaces tend to welcome laptops.