Coffee & cafés in Hamilton
Hamilton has 125 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Pastries (16), Breakfast (11), Bubble Tea (11). The coffee scene spans 60 Coffee Shops, 48 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 14 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (11), Vegetarian cafés (10), Halal cafés (2). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 32 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Hamilton, Canada, has 182 coffee venues. Specialty-coffee venues number 0. The most common serves are pastries, breakfast, and bubble tea. About 60% of these venues are independent.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in HamiltonCentral Hamilton (29)Hamilton Centre (20)Downtown (8)Chedoke-Cootes (6)Corktown (5)Eastmount (5)Kirkendall North (3)West/Central Mountain (3)
By coffee:Matcha (9)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Hamilton | Canada median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 20% of 125 venues | 15% (median of 120 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 72% of 125 venues | 77% (median of 120 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 69 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 98 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 59% of 56 venues with a price level | 59% (median of 75 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 41% of 56 venues with a price level | 40% (median of 75 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 56 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 75 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 34% of 110 venues with listed hours | 26% (median of 119 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 75% of 110 venues with Sunday hours listed | 84% (median of 119 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 59% of 110 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 119 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (9 venues), Pour-Over (4), Outdoor Seating (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Hamilton on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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The Hub Coffee Roaster
191 King Street East
★ 5.0 (206)$1–10
Laptop friendly
May Coffee & Cakes
334 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 1H2
★ 5.0 (161)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Fibs Cafe
224 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2L3
★ 5.0 (43)$10–20
Thirds Roasting Collective
119 John St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 1H7, Canada
★ 5.0 (16)
Cumbia Cafe
270 Sherman Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 6N4
★ 5.0 (9)
M & N Desserts
105 Main St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1G5
★ 5.0 (6)
Soup Stop Snack Bar
1 Young St #104, Hamilton, ON L8N 1T8
★ 5.0 (5)
Colours Café - Rainbow's End
100 West 5th Street, Hamilton, ON L9C 0E5
★ 5.0 (1)
Daigyo Café Hamilton
125 King St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1A9
★ 4.9 (584)$1–10
Just Crepe N Around cafe
35 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON L8R 3K1
★ 4.9 (569)
Phin Coffee Bar
791 King Street West
★ 4.9 (542)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
One For All Coffee
241 King Street East
★ 4.9 (489)$1–10
Smalls Coffee
8 Cannon Street East
★ 4.9 (350)£
Outdoor seating
Pinch Bakery and Plant Shop
183 Sherman Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 6M8
★ 4.9 (189)
Lina's Coffee
★ 4.9 (103)
Roasts on-site
Eldercamp
340 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X7
★ 4.9 (102)£
Cyprus Lounge and Cafe
445 Concession St, Hamilton, ON L9A 1C1
★ 4.9 (55)
Outdoor seating
VERO Gallery Café
659 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 3A3
★ 4.9 (32)
Cafe Baffico - Sourdough Doughnuts + Pizza
1375 King St E, Hamilton, ON L8M 1H6
★ 4.8 (1148)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Mancala Monk Board Game Cafe
1229 Cannon Street East, Hamilton
★ 4.8 (877)£
Crown and Press - A Julia Veenstra Gallery and Cafe
303 Ottawa St N, Hamilton, ON L8H 3Z8
★ 4.8 (359)
Dear Grain
103 Vine St, Hamilton, ON L8R 3N3
★ 4.8 (335)£
The Bard and Bear Games Cafe Hamilton
237 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2L2
★ 4.8 (323)$10–20
Shady Grove Lukaya Cafe
★ 4.8 (280)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Coffee Bunny Inc.
1216 Upper Wentworth St, Hamilton, ON L9A 4W2, Canada
★ 4.8 (208)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Rooney's
724 Main Street East, Hamilton
★ 4.8 (197)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Vie Tea Cafe
598 Upper James Street
★ 4.8 (178)
Selo Cafe + Wine Bar
13 Hess St S, Hamilton, ON L8P 3M7
★ 4.8 (164)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
House Of Java
200 James St S #101, Hamilton, ON L8P 3A9
★ 4.8 (139)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Johnny's Cafe
100 Main Street East
★ 4.8 (94)£
Cherry Birch General
219 King Street East
★ 4.8 (93)$1–10
Bean & Bagel Co.
304 Victoria Ave N, Hamilton, ON L8L 5G4, Canada
★ 4.8 (76)$10–20
Cravings Co.
29 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 2V6
★ 4.8 (74)$10–20
Inclusion Coffeehouse
876 Cannon St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 8C1
★ 4.8 (18)$10–20
Fuh Cafe
215 Locke St S Unit 1, Hamilton, ON L8P 4B6
★ 4.8 (13)
Market Cafe
35 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON L8R 3K7
★ 4.8 (5)
541 Eatery & Exchange
541 Barton Street East
★ 4.7 (967)£
Cafe Oranje
312 King Street East
★ 4.7 (491)££
Outdoor seating
Vintage Coffee Roasters
977 King Street East, Hamilton
★ 4.7 (486)$1–10
Relay Coffee Roasters
27 King William Street
★ 4.7 (485)$1–20
Outdoor seating
COMMA CAFÉ
301 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X4, Canada
★ 4.7 (363)$20–30
Harbour Brew Coffee Co.
1155 Beach Blvd, Hamilton, ON L8H 6Z9, Canada
★ 4.7 (89)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Aroma Latin Bites
193 King St E, Hamilton, ON L8R 3N9
★ 4.7 (3)
Grandad's Donuts
574 James Street North
★ 4.6 (3653)inexpensive
SYNONYM
328 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 1H2, Canada
★ 4.6 (923)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Durand Coffee
142 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton
★ 4.6 (885)$1–10
Outdoor seating
HEAL Wellness
584 Concession St, Hamilton, ON L8V 1B1
★ 4.6 (495)£
Outdoor seating
Fuwa Fuwa Dessert & All Day Brunch Cafe Hamilton
2 Newton Ave, Hamilton, ON L8S 1V7, Canada
★ 4.6 (445)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
D's Bubble Tea
★ 4.6 (297)
Coffee Run Co.
148 James Street South
★ 4.6 (156)$1–10
Laptop friendly
Hamilton Prop House
422 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 5T3
★ 4.6 (116)
Mulberry Coffeehouse
193 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2L2
★ 4.5 (1981)$10–20
Outdoor seating
The Cannon
180 Ottawa St N, Hamilton, ON L8H 3Z3
★ 4.5 (1245)$10–20
Redchurch Cafe + Gallery
Victoria Hall, 68 King St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1A6
★ 4.5 (729)££
Outdoor seating
Mezza Caffe
28 James St N Unit 104, Hamilton, ON L8R 2K1
★ 4.5 (174)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
TeaHut Bubble Tea Café (Bubble Tea, Smoothies Juice & Snacks)
100 Main St E Unit# 100, Hamilton, ON L8N 3W7
★ 4.4 (891)
Paisley Coffeehouse & Eatery
1020 King Street West, Hamilton
★ 4.4 (734)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Northmark Coffee
1008 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 1L4, Canada
★ 4.4 (414)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Westdale Cafe
1004 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 1L1, Canada
★ 4.4 (97)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
remos cafe and bistro
25 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2
★ 4.4 (25)
Coffeecology
346 Dundurn St S, Hamilton, ON L8P 2S2, Canada
★ 4.4 (8)
Starbucks Coffee Company
112 King St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 0A9
★ 4.3 (513)moderate
Rannosh Restaurant
580 Concession St #578, Hamilton, ON L8V 1B1
★ 4.3 (267)£
Starbucks Coffee Company
151 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON L8R 3L4
★ 4.2 (846)moderate
Starbucks Coffee Company
158 Locke St S, Hamilton, ON L8P 4A9
★ 4.2 (703)moderate
Starbucks Coffee Company
1405 Upper James St, Hamilton, ON L9B 1K2, Canada
★ 4.2 (462)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Williams Fresh Cafe
1309 Main Street West, Hamilton
★ 4.1 (1081)$10–20
Laptop friendly
Café on Bay
100 Main Street West
★ 4.1 (19)
Williams Fresh Cafe
47 Discovery Drive
★ 4.0 (3061)$10–20
Detour Coffee Roasters
99 Clinton St, Hamilton, ON L8L 3K1, Canada
★ 4.0 (92)
Tim Hortons
★ 3.9 (886)inexpensive
Incline Coffee Co
581 Concession St, Hamilton, ON L8V 1B2
★ 3.9 (82)$10–20
Pinochio Cafe, Dessert and Ice Cream
108 York Blvd, Hamilton, ON L8R 1R6
★ 3.8 (106)
Open late
Tim Hortons
★ 3.7 (1555)inexpensive
Hummingbird Cafe
699 Concession St Ste 4-204, Hamilton, ON L8V 5C2
★ 3.7 (6)
Tim Hortons
★ 3.6 (1367)inexpensive
Tim Hortons
★ 3.6 (663)inexpensive
Country Style
100 King Street West
★ 3.6 (97)inexpensive
The Timeout Cafe
36 Hunter St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 3W8
★ 3.6 (37)
Tim Hortons
★ 3.5 (1234)inexpensive
Tim Hortons
★ 3.4 (1015)inexpensive
New York News Café
100 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8P 1A2
★ 3.2 (17)
Hhsva countyyard cafe
237 Barton St E, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X3
★ 1.0 (1)
IAHS Cafe
Laptop friendly
Cafe and market place
811 King St E, Hamilton, ON L8M 1B1
Cafe Bistro D’Europe
948 Main St E, Hamilton, ON L8M 1M8
Caffeine The Elements
Chatime
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
1548 Main Street West, Hamilton
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
Common House Cafe
71 Main Street West
Democracy*
202 Locke Street South
Outdoor seating
Fireball Cafe
Gong Cha
109 James Street North
Hui Lau Shan
35 King Street East
Ju—Ja Cafe
194 West Avenue N, Hamilton, ON L8L 5C6
Math Cafe
Mikel Coffee
1008 King Street West
Outdoor seating
Mountain Brew Cafe
711 Concession St, Hamilton, ON L8V 1C3
OneZo Tapioca
1045 King Street West, Hamilton
Saint James Espresso Bar & Eatery
170 James Street North
Sakura Tea
1064 Main Street West, Hamilton
Second Cup
Starbucks
114 King Street East, Hamilton
Starbucks
1405 Upper James Street, Hamilton
Starbucks
Starbucks
1341 Main Street West, Hamilton
Outdoor seating
Sunnyside Café
Ron Joyce Children's Health Centre, 325 Wellington St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 8E7
The Alley
1050 King Street West, Hamilton
The Gully Cafe
29 Barton Street East
The Reactor Cafe and Lounge
Tim Hortons
952 Fennell Avenue East, Hamilton
Tim Hortons
25 Rymal Road West
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
35 King Street East
Tim Hortons
80 John Street South
Tim Hortons
1341 Upper James Street
Tim Hortons
651 Upper James Street
Tim Hortons
50 Charlton Avenue East
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
1341 Upper James Street, Hamilton
WARD IV
1441 Main Street East
Outdoor seating
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Hamilton coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Hamilton?
There are 125 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Hamilton on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Hamilton?
Top-rated coffee shops in Hamilton include IAHS Cafe, The Cannon, 541 Eatery & Exchange. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Hamilton.
Are there coffee shops open late in Hamilton?
Yes — 1 venues stay open late in Hamilton. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Hamilton?
27 venues in Hamilton have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.