UK

The Lakeside Café, Leeds

 

And the award for the most picturesque setting goes to…….

Kilimanjaro Coffee, Edinburgh

 

Another great independent coffee shop in Edinburgh.

Chocolate Soup, Edinburgh

 

Chocolate Soup is a gorge-fest of chocolate, cream and other saintly goodness.

The Black Medicine Coffee Co., Edinburgh

 

A brooding, voodoo, totem-poled coffee shop. The antithesis of The Elephant House, but just as renowned and equally nice.

The Elephant House, Edinburgh

 

Famously a haunt of J K Rowling, The Elephant House is a wonderful coffee shop in Edinburgh’s Old Town.

Cello Coffee House, Sheffield

 

Nestled amongst Sheffield’s southern suburbs is this really good independent café.

Opposite Café, Leeds

 

Opposite Leeds University is Opposite, a buzzing café with excellent coffee.