Readers' Recommendations
Here's the thing... I don't add a coffee shop to the blog until I've visited it in person. So if you make a recommendation, it goes on this page until I get round to paying it a visit. And that may well be never, because this is just a hobby.
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Thank you all for your suggestions so far (last updated February 2010). Here they are.....
ENGLAND:
South-west; South-central; London and surrounds; West midlands; East midlands & Lincolnshire; East Anglia; Lancashire / Mersey; Yorkshire - west and south; Yorkshire - north and east; North West; North East
| England: South-west (Devon, Cornwall, Gloucester, Somerset, etc.) |
Relish, Wadebridge, Cornwall Pickwicks Caffe, 25 - 27 Broad Street, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2DJ Lucias Cafe, 36 Dyer Street, Cirencester, Glos, GL7 2PF. Same But Different, Bath. The Yellow Canary Cafe, 12 Fore Street in St Ives, Cornwall Unnamed coffee shop in Bishops Cleeve, nr Cheltenham. Mangos Coffee shop, Exmouth Monks Yard coffee shops, close to Ilminister, Somerset Mipo coffee shop at the Old Potato Yard, Lydeway, Devizes. Lashings, opposite St Augustines Parade, Bristol Barista, off Victoria Street, Bristol Coffee #1, a small independent chain based in South Wales and Bristol. Woodruffs, Stroud Mills Cafe, Stroud Smiths Cafe, Larkhall, Bath The Bridge Coffee shop Bath Cafe Irie, 38 Fore Street, Newquay, Cornwall, TR71LP The Dancing Goat, Ashley Cross, Poole Cafe Boscanova, Boscombe Cafe Boscanova is also recommended by Luke. |
| England: South-central (Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Reading etc.) |
Pau Brasil, 89 Mount Pleasant, Reading, RG1 2TF Badgers Tea House, 13 North Street, Alfriston, East Sussex BN26 5UG. The High Street Cafe, 153, High St, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 2BT Caffe Macchiato, Union Street, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 1EG. CJs, East Grinstead, West Sussex. Huffkins in Burford and Witney, Oxfordshire. Huffkins has now been visited - read the entry here. The Coffee Pot, Midhurst, West Sussex Georgina's, Oxford Combibos, Oxford The Grand Cafe, High Street, Oxford The Magic Cafe off Cowley Road (Magdalen Road), Oxford The Rose, High Street, Oxford Picnic, Reading Global Café, London Street, Reading Moondogs, Oxford Road, Reading Hot Gossip, Friday Street, Henley on Thames Bloc 2, Market Square, Henley on Thames Carmel Square, Pond Approach, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6RW Charlie's Deli & Coffee House, Gatwick Road, Manor Royal, Crawley Various in Brighton... Culinary Aspirations, Cookham, Berkshire Hot Gossip coffeehouse, 7 Friday Street, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire Greens Cafe, Bonn Square, Oxford From Casey: "It opened in 2009 and serves freshly ground Illy coffee. It's always relaxed and they've got free newspapers. There's a modern feel to the place but the building dates back to the 17th Century with a lit-up well that you can look down in the main seating area. Definitely worth a try. www.homegroundcb.co.uk"
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| England: London and surrounds, and south east (London, Essex, St Albans, etc) |
Garden Coffee Shop, London (near Covent Garden) London' Monmouth Coffee Company, London The Coffee House at Presence, 19-21 The Parade, Watford, WD17 1LQ, tel. 01923 237641 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01923 237641 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting Flat White (Brewer St., Soho) Fernandez & Wells (Poland St., Soho) Chez's Cafe & Trattoria, 48 Crown Road, St Margarets, TW1 3EH The Oval Lounge. 24 Clapham Road, London, SW9 0JG Brioche, 238 West End Lane, West Hampstead, London NW6 The Village Cafe, 92 Belsize Lane, London 16mm, 19 d'arblay street, Soho, London All About Coffee, Leather Lane, Holborn, London, EC1 Henry's, 80 Piccadilly, W1J 8HX, London Tomtom Coffee House, 114 Ebury St., Belgravia, London Soko Coffee, St Albans LJ Coffee House, Soho LJ Coffee House has now been visited. BeanAboutTown.com, coffee cart found in and around London Coffee Cubse in Colchester The Corner House, Wivenhoe near Colchester, Essex Javabean Coffee, 128 Gloucester Road, London, SW7 4SF The Market Coffee House off Spitalfields Market, London The Coffee House at Presence, Watford Double Shot Coffee Company, Covent Garden, London Vida e Caffe, Golden Square, London Utopia, Southend on Sea |
| England: West Midlands (Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, etc.) |
The Delicatessen, 2 Market House Courtyard, Brackley,NN13 7AB Atticus Bar, 113 - 115 Three Shires Oak Road, Bearwood, Birmingham, B67 5BT The Art Cafe, Bromsgrove Dolphin Cafe, Towcester, Northamptonshire Dolphin Café has now been visited. The Coffee Roaster, Stratford Road, Shirley Village Centre, Birmingham (recommended by "Brum Coffee Sipper") Sainte Caffe, St. Paul's Square, Birmingham Eastside Cafe, Digbeth Birmingham (corner of Coventry St and Merident St) The Floating Coffee Company, Brindleyplace, Birmingham Hudson's, Colmore Row near Victoria Square, Birmingham Cafe Cabana opposite the Fighting Cocks, Mosely Village, Birmingham Maison Mayci, Poplar Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham Piccadilly Classics Coffee Shop, 7-8 Piccadilly Buildings, Sheep St, Kettering, Northants. Caffé Vergnano 1882, Warwick Nook Corner, Anstey, Leicestershire. Pastelaria Portuguesa, Warwick Bohemia, 23 Oaktree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham Cha Cha Cha, 3 Northwestern Arcade, Birmingham B25LH Urban Coffee Company, 30 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NP Ardens, Leamington Spa Caffé Vergano 1882, Birmingham Plaza Coffee, near the Housman statue, Bromsgrove |
| England: East midlands and Lincolnshire (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, etc.) |
Coffee at 43, Ahsby, Scunthorpe Stray's Coffee, 18 Middlegate, Newark, Notts, NG24 1AJ. Tel: 01636 700 597 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01636 700 597 end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Strays has now been visited - read the entry here. Northern Tea Merchants, Chesterfield. Lee Rosy's Teas, Nottingham city centre (opposite the Broadway Cinema) Philo's Deli, 2a High Street, Ruddington, Nottingham, NG11 6EH Malt Cross Café Bar, 16 St James Street, Nottingham, NG1 6FG The Delicatessen, Brackley Courtyard (on the left hand side, not the coffee shop) Bella's, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire Lee Rosy's, Hockley Nottingham Fade... and the Hard to Find Cafe, Mansfield Road, Nottingham Forever Green Cafe, near Mansfield Godfreys, Duffield, Derbyshire. Belle & Jerome, Central Avenue, West Bridgford, Nottingham Big Blue Coffee Shop, Derby Much Ado Café, Olney, nr Milton Keynes Ripple Café Bar, Sherwood, Nottingham Wests in Market Street, Loughborough The Coffeehouse @ Muse Studios, High Pavement, Nottingham Angel Coffee House, Freeschool Lane, Lincoln.
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| England: East Anglia (Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, etc.) |
Jars of Clay, Woodbridge, Suffolk Clowns, King Street, Cambridge Utopia (next to the Royals Centre), Southend-on-Sea Babaco Coffee Shop, High Street, Watton, Norfolk Black Cat Cafe, 2 The Broadway, Mill Rd, Cambridge CB1 3AH. The Window, Norwich |
| England: Lancashire and Mersey (and Manchester) |
Brucciani's, Fishergate, Preston Coffee Union, Liverpool Little Frog Coffee Company, Ramsbottom, Lancashire The Mousetrap, Ainsdale, Southport. Jubilee 1-2-1 Coffee Shop, 121 Royden Road, Overchurch, Upton, Wirral Café Porto, 14 Rodney Street, Liverpool, L1 2TE. Loves Saves the Day, Thomas Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 1NA Juicafe, Lancaster The Whaletail, Lancaster Oklahoma, Manchester VFresh, Blackburn Funky Monkey Coffee Co, Bramhall Lane, Davenport, Stockport. Kencos Coffee Shop and Diner, Leigh, Lancashire The Chocolate Cafe, 2 Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, Bury BL0 9HX J Atkinson & Co, Lancaster Espress Plus, Mossley Hill, Liverpool The Cultured Bean, Bridge Street, Ramsbottom Rocco, Liverpool Gorge'us, 7 Church Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 7PG The Orchid Room, 200 Wigan Lane, Marylebone, Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 2LA Cafe Santos, Wigan. Paprika in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport Silk Coffee Shop, 17 Market Place, Longridge, Lancs., PR3 3RR The Coffee Mill, Lytham, Lancs Rhode Island Coffee, Burnley |
| England: West and South Yorkshire |
Verdes deli and coffee shop, 34 Swadford Street, Skipton Coffee Evolution, 8 Church Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1DD Tarpins Coffee Shop, Harrogate Road, Rawdon Leeds Cello Coffee House, Sheffield, S8 7BP Opposite Cafe, Leeds Opposite have recently (as of summer 2009) opened a stall in Victoria Quarter, Leeds, near Harvey Nicols. Recommended by Lester who says it's "coffee of the highest standard". Mini Mocha, Leeds Cocoa, 462 Ecclesall Rd, Sheffield, S11 8PX |
| England: North and East Yorkshire and Hull |
deli@DL10, Queens Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire. Lempicka, Beverley, HU17 0DH Chance Cafe, Chantlands Ave, Hull McCoys, City Centre, Hull Sun Cafe, Cottingham Road, Hull Lockwoods, 83 North Street, Ripon, North Yorkshire. The Big Coffee, Anlaby, East Yorkshire The Coffee Bean, Pocklington, East Yorkshire The Coffee Bean is also recommended by Steven: "The coffee bean in Pocklington does a lovely cappuccino with terrific modern cups that you can buy." Andrew says the same thing about TeeHee, the Market Place, Easingwold. Brown sugar, Harrogate, north yorks, Caffe Latino, Harrogate. Seasalt And Passion, situated in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Williams Coffee House, Richmond North Yorks |
| England: North-west (Cumbria, etc) |
Farrers Coffee Shop, Kendal, Cumbria Sedburgh (various) Green's in Grasmere, Cumbria Anne Clayton's Fusion Cafe, Brougham Hall, Brougham nr Penrith, Cumbria Coco Deli, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire |
| England: North-east (Tyne, Wear, Durham, etc.) |
Brambles Coffee Shop in the Poplar Tree Garden Centre, near Durham. Tea and Tipple, 18 Market Place, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE54 5AQ Salsa Café, 89 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AE Side Cinema Café, near Quaside, Newcastle upon Tyne. Open until 10pm weekdays. Belles & Herbes, Heaton, Newcastle. Vennels, Durham Cafe De Vie, Saville Row, off Northumberland Street, Newcastle Well House Coffee Shop, Belford Pilgrims Coffee House, Holy Island Crossroads Coffee Shop, Mrytle Street, Ashington, Northumberland Rothbury Deli, Rothbury, Northumberland The Settle Down Cafe, Newcastle upon Tyne. Coffee Quarter, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead Kelly Ann's, Bishop Auckland, County Durham |
| Wales |
Zanzibar Coffee Shop, Colwyn Bay, North Wales Shot in the Dark, City Road, Cardiff Garlands Coffee House and Eatery, 4 Duke Street Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AZ The Big Rock Cafe, Porthmadog, Wales Harrison's, Sycamore St., Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, SA38 9AJ, Wales Cemlyn Tea Shop, Harlech, Wales The Coffee House, Pencoed, mid Glamorgan, Wales Refresh Coffee, Tredegar, South Wales Number 18,
High Street,
Crickhowell,
Powys
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| Scotland |
Beech Tree Café, Dunblane (2 Beech Road, Dunblane, Perthshire, FK15 0AA. A couple of minutess off the A9) Black Medicine, Nicolson Street, Edinbugh Skyreburn Tea Pot, Skyreburn (A75 in Dumfries and Galloway) The Cocoa Tree, 9 High Street, Pittenweem, Fife KY10 3TL Indulge, Auchterarder D'nisi Coffee Company, Kirkintilloch and Hamilton (two branches, with 2 more opening in near future). Zulu Lounge, Edinburgh The Riverbank restaurant, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 6EH Ralia Cafe, on the A9 at Newtonmore, Scotland Watermill, Aberfeldy Carrubbers Cafe, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Trenabie's Bistro in Kirkwall, Orkney. Jammy Coo, Lilliesleaf, Melrose The Burgh Coffeehouse, Stirling |
| Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Other) (Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, etc) |
St Clements (a small chain), Belfast The Velvet Lobster, Douglas, Isle of Man The Original Roast Coffee co, 407 Lisburn rd, Belfast BT9 7EW Caffe Fresco in Strabane, Northern Ireland Crusoe's in Castlerock, Northern Ireland |
| Worldwide |
Butler's Chocolate Café, Dublin Nordaggio's, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A Coffee Break, Bilbao, Spain Cafe Louvre The Kiwi Cafe, 19 Pleasant Street, Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada Cornelia Bean on Academy in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. |
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