Coffee lovers can be notoriously hard to please. We all have our preferences – whether it’s a silky flat white, a frothy cappuccino or a strong espresso to kick-start the day – but keeping up with café habits can quickly become expensive. Add in busy mornings when there’s barely time to boil the kettle, let alone queue at your local coffee shop, and it’s easy to see why many of us are looking for a quicker, more affordable fix at home.
That’s where the best supermarket coffees come in. Believe it or not, they can now rival even the best barista-made brews. Supermarkets have noticeably raised their game in recent years, catering to growing demand for higher-quality, more ethically sourced options. Today, you’ll find everything from freshly roasted organic beans and Fairtrade arabica blends, to instant speciality coffees and even coffee teabags designed for ultimate convenience.
With so much on offer, choosing which supermarket coffee deserves a place in your trolley isn’t always straightforward. To make it easier, I set about taste-testing a broad range of options. After plenty of sipping on countless cuppas, I’ve rounded up the most delicious supermarket coffees to add to your next weekly shop.
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The best own-brand supermarket coffee blends for 2026 are:
- Best coffee beans – M&S Fairtrade Italian coffee beans, 227g: £3.60, Ocado.com
- Best instant coffee – Waitrose gold roast instant coffee, 100g: £3.70, Waitrose.com
- Best ground coffee – Morrisons organic ground coffee, 227g: £3.60, Morrisons.com
- Best decaf coffee – M&S Fairtrade gold decaf instant coffee: £3.75, Ocado.com
- Best coffee bags – Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Italian style coffee bags x 10: £3, Sainsburys.co.uk
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