Coffee & cafés in Cardiff
Cardiff has 191 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (18), Sandwiches (8), Brunch (6). The coffee scene spans 99 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 86 Coffee Shops, 6 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (33), Vegan cafés (26), Gluten-free cafés (1). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Cardiff is a city in the United Kingdom with a population of 372,089. The city has 243 coffee venues, 46 of which are specialty-coffee venues. Independent shops account for about 90% of these venues. Common serves include breakfast, sandwiches, and brunch.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Cardiff | United Kingdom median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 27% of 191 venues | 4.9% (median of 591 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 86% of 191 venues | 86% (median of 591 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 106 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 567 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 81% of 106 venues with a price level | 70% (median of 532 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 19% of 106 venues with a price level | 30% (median of 532 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 106 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 532 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 6.2% of 146 venues with listed hours | 9.5% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 82% of 146 venues with Sunday hours listed | 73% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 71% of 146 venues with listed hours | 61% (median of 589 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (6 venues), Brunch (5), Dog-Friendly (4) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Cardiff 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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Brewberry Cafe & Resto
13 Tweedsmuir Rd, Cardiff CF24 2QY
★ 5.0 (81)£
Citizen Coffee
★ 5.0 (27)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Canol Coffee
7 Guildford St, Cardiff CF10 2HL, United Kingdom
★ 5.0 (25)£1–10
Holy Ground Cafe
Queens Arcade, Queen St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2BY
★ 5.0 (9)
The Tea Pot Cafe
Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1AU
★ 5.0 (2)
Cafe W Cardiff
2A The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1WB
★ 5.0 (1)
Cafe Yakamoz
Yakamoz, 103 Cathays Terrace ,Cafe, Cardiff CF24 4HT
★ 4.9 (362)£10–20
Brodies Coffee Cabin
Gorsedd Gardens Rd, Cardiff CF10 3NP
★ 4.9 (349)£
Outdoor seating
Sibling
39 Lochaber Street, Cardiff
★ 4.9 (225)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Coffee Spot
6 Barrack Ln, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2FR
★ 4.9 (219)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Govinda's Cafe & Meditation Centre
Unit 20, Capitol Centre, Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2HQ
★ 4.9 (206)£
La Canna
★ 4.9 (155)£1–20
Cafe Monopoly
50 Crwys Road, Cardiff
★ 4.9 (137)£1–10
Cafe Sunrise (Arabic cafe & Food in Cathays)
Salisbury Rd, Cardiff CF24 4AA
★ 4.9 (39)£1–10
The North Cafe
56 North Road, Cardiff
★ 4.9 (28)
Capri caffè
10 Llandaff Rd, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9NJ, United Kingdom
★ 4.9 (24)£10–20
Chance & Counters - Board Game Café (Cardiff)
First floor, 23 High St, Cardiff CF10 1PT
★ 4.8 (671)£10–20
Elmers Garden Cafe
60 Crwys Rd, Cardiff CF24 4NN
★ 4.8 (632)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Hard Lines
Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff
★ 4.8 (516)£10–20
Roasts on-site
Spit & Sawdust
Unit B, Rhymney River Bridge Rd, Cardiff CF23 9AF
★ 4.8 (442)
In Cafe Cardiff
76 Crwys Road, Cardiff
★ 4.8 (380)£
Blossom Cafe
11 Wellfield Road, Cardiff
★ 4.8 (364)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Café du Chat Noir
Wellfield Court, Cardiff
★ 4.8 (267)£
Outdoor seating
Amo's Cafe
141 City Road, Cardiff
★ 4.8 (149)£
Outdoor seating
Blŵm
Fairoak House, Fairoak Rd, Cardiff CF24 4YA
★ 4.8 (148)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Sparrow Coffee House
146 Clifton St, Cardiff CF24 1LZ
★ 4.8 (148)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Blend Coffee
191 Penarth Rd, Cardiff CF11 6FR
★ 4.8 (147)£1–10
Outdoor seating
mec.
130 Crwys Road, Cardiff
★ 4.8 (144)£1–10
Mr Latte's
★ 4.8 (119)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Nefis Cafe
83 Crwys Rd, Cardiff CF24 4NF
★ 4.8 (110)£
Outdoor seating
Little Man Garage
Little Man Garage, 10 Tudor Ln, Cardiff CF11 6AZ
★ 4.8 (59)£1–10
Ground Up Coffee House
Crofts St, Cardiff CF24 3DZ
★ 4.8 (49)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Pedal Power Cafe
★ 4.8 (35)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cardiff Theatre Cafe at St. Andrew's
Wellfield Rd, Cardiff CF24 3PB
★ 4.8 (13)
Corner Coffee
13 High Street, Cardiff
★ 4.7 (696)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Pink Kiwi
138 Crwys Road, Cardiff
★ 4.7 (609)£
Outdoor seating
Rhostio Coffee Roasters
16C Crwys Rd, Cardiff CF24 4NJ, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (566)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendlyRoasts on-site
Black Sheep Coffee - Market Chambers
7 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AT, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (423)£1–10
Wyndham Cafeteria
6 Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1FE
★ 4.7 (332)£
Outdoor seating
Bentley's Café
35 Wellfield Road, Cardiff
★ 4.7 (311)£
Outdoor seating
Lisboa Cafe
96 Bute St, Cardiff CF10 5AB
★ 4.7 (210)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Bean`s To Coffee
4, Lady Margaret Court, Colchester Ave, Pen-y-lan, Cardiff CF23 9AW
★ 4.7 (179)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Oat and Bean
★ 4.7 (165)£
Hard Lines
Cardiff
★ 4.7 (115)£1–10
Elements Cafe
82 Woodville Rd, Cardiff CF24 4ED
★ 4.7 (100)£10–20
Laptop friendly
The Wellfield Social
41 Wellfield Rd, Cardiff CF24 3PA
★ 4.7 (67)£
Coffi Clwb
West Canal Wharf, Cardiff
★ 4.7 (66)
Outdoor seating
Brodies Coffee - On The Wall
Castle West Lodge, Castle St, Cardiff CF10 1BJ, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (65)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Aubergine Café
36-38 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HX
★ 4.7 (64)£
Outdoor seating
Society Cafe
35 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AD
★ 4.7 (64)£1–10
The Olive Grove Cafe Ltd
143 Clifton St, Cardiff CF24 1LZ
★ 4.7 (50)
Togayo Cafe
201 Bute Street, Cardiff
★ 4.7 (40)£
Aroma Cafe
FRPP+2C, Cardiff CF24 0SZ
★ 4.7 (23)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Black Sheep Coffee
Wood Street, Cardiff
★ 4.6 (824)£1–10
Waterloo Tea (Wyndham Arcade)
21-25 Wyndham Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1FH
★ 4.6 (589)
Nata & Co Bakery
3 Castle St, Cardiff CF10 1BS
★ 4.6 (531)£
Tuck in Cafe
132 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff
★ 4.6 (506)£1–10
Quantum Cafe
1A Severn Road, Cardiff
★ 4.6 (498)£1–10
Servini's at The Summerhouse
Bute Park, Cardiff CF10 3DX
★ 4.6 (475)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Scaredy Cats Cafe Bar
16 Working Street, Cardiff
★ 4.6 (410)££
Outdoor seating
A J's Coffee House
20 City Rd, Cardiff CF24 3DL, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (236)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Coffi Lab Wellfield Road
8, 10 Wellfield Rd, Cardiff CF24 3NZ
★ 4.6 (172)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
McSIMS Pastizzeria Coffee & Pastry
University SU, Senghennydd Rd, Cardiff CF24 4AZ
★ 4.6 (106)£
Outdoor seating
Pasha Cafe
136 Clare Road, Cardiff
★ 4.6 (98)£
Uncommon Ground Coffee Roastery
5, Uncommon Ground Coffee Roastery, Avalon House, 7 Cathedral Rd, Cardiff CF11 9HA, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (70)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Four Seasons Coffee House
1 Wedal Road
★ 4.6 (68)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Bute & Co
Dominions Arcade, Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2AR
★ 4.6 (59)£
The Wardrobe Coffee Shop
183a Kings Rd Yard, Kings Rd, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9DF
★ 4.6 (54)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Whocult Coffee + Donuts - Cardiff Bay
The Red Dragon Centre, Hemingway Rd, Cardiff CF10 4JY, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (15)£1–10
Hammer & Tongs Cafe
Hadfield Rd, Cardiff CF11 8AQ
★ 4.6 (12)£
Cafe H
Dumballs Road | Front of Huggard Buildings, Cardiff CF10 5FE
★ 4.6 (11)£
Bru Coffee and more
105-107 Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2BG
★ 4.5 (952)£
Neighbourhood Kitchen & Bedrooms
80 Tudor Street, Cardiff
★ 4.5 (527)
Quantum Coffee Roasters
58 Bute Street, Cardiff
★ 4.5 (459)£1–10
Coffee#1
The Friary, Cardiff
★ 4.5 (449)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Metchy's Café
1 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff
★ 4.5 (330)£10–20
Outdoor seating
longa restaurant
11 Park Pl, Cathays, Cardiff CF10 3FH
★ 4.5 (295)
Coffee Planet
Newport Road, Cardiff
★ 4.5 (257)£
Roasts on-site
Mcsims Pastizzeria Coffee & Pastry
113 Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2BH, United Kingdom
★ 4.5 (126)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Cleopatra Cafe
122 Crwys Road, Cardiff
★ 4.5 (24)£
Cafe Rabaiotti
Eastgate House, 35 - 43 Newport Rd, Cardiff CF24 0AB
★ 4.5 (20)£
The Hideout
Grange Gardens, Cardiff
★ 4.5 (19)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Market Garden Cafe
Bessemer Rd, Cardiff CF11 8BE
★ 4.5 (10)£
Uncommon Ground Coffee Roastery
10-12 Royal Arcade, Cardiff
★ 4.4 (1045)£1–10
Cardiff Indoor Flea Market
Clydesmuir Industrial Estate, 2, Clydesmuir Rd, Cardiff CF24 2QS
★ 4.4 (887)
200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista School
115 Queen St, Cardiff CF10 2BH, United Kingdom
★ 4.4 (728)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cafe 37
37 Salisbury Road, Cardiff
★ 4.4 (534)£1–10
Ramon's Cafe Cardiff
64 Salisbury Rd, Cardiff CF24 4AD
★ 4.4 (483)£1–10
Hayes Island Snack Bar
The Hayes, Cardiff
★ 4.4 (474)£
Outdoor seating
Saffron Cafe
269 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff
★ 4.4 (370)£1–10
Summerhouse Cafe
Bute Park, Cardiff CF10 3DX
★ 4.4 (286)£
Outdoor seating
The Secret Garden
North Rd, Cardiff CF10 3ER, United Kingdom
★ 4.4 (282)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Hoffi Coffi
2 Colum Rd, Cardiff CF10 3EG
★ 4.4 (236)£1–10
Outdoor seating
The Coffi House
3 Wellfield Road, Cardiff
★ 4.4 (172)£
Outdoor seating
Black & White Cafe
1 N Clive St, Cardiff CF11 6NP
★ 4.4 (156)£
Coffee Mania
★ 4.4 (112)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Coffee Barker
1-13 Castle Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BU
★ 4.3 (924)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Imperial Cafe
33 Splott Road, Cardiff
★ 4.3 (501)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Crumbs Kitchen
33 Morgan Arcade, Cardiff
★ 4.3 (485)£
Outdoor seating
Mrs Potts Chocolate House
34 Saint Mary Street, Cardiff
★ 4.3 (368)££
Outdoor seating
KIN+ILK St Davids
1 Hills St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2EW, United Kingdom
★ 4.3 (237)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Caffè Nero
14-18 Saint Mary Street, Cardiff
★ 4.3 (209)moderate
Outdoor seating
Sintra Cafe
118 Clifton St, Cardiff CF24 1LW
★ 4.3 (4)
Terra Nova
★ 4.2 (698)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Cafe Aroma
120 Crwys Road, Cardiff
★ 4.2 (210)££
Cha Sha Cardiff
169 Cowbridge Rd E, Cardiff CF11 9AH, United Kingdom
★ 4.2 (133)£1–10
Pumpkin Cafe Cardiff Central
Central Station, Central Square, Cardiff CF10 1EP
★ 4.2 (29)
Pret A Manger
Unit KLG08, 3 Bridge St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2EF
★ 4.1 (630)moderate
The Cafe by Benugo at John Lewis
Hayes Bridge Rd, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1EG
★ 4.1 (242)££
Outdoor seating
Haystack Cafe
★ 4.1 (220)£10–20
Espresso Lab
20 James St, Cardiff CF10 5EX
★ 4.1 (83)£
Quantum Coffee Roasters
6-7 Duke St, Cardiff CF10 1AY, United Kingdom
★ 4.1 (76)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Tesco Cafe
Pengam Green, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff CF24 2HP
★ 4.1 (15)inexpensive
Coffi Co Mermaid Quay
31 Mermaid Quay, Cardiff CF10 5BZ, United Kingdom
★ 4.0 (1109)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Costa Coffee
Unit 6, Drive Thru, City Link, City Link Retail Park, 617 Newport Rd, Cardiff CF24 1PQ
★ 4.0 (829)moderate
Caffi'r Castell
Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB
★ 4.0 (25)£
Outdoor seating
M&S Café
72 Queen St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 2XG
★ 3.9 (122)££
Outdoor seating
John Lewis Cafe
St David’s Dewi Sant, Floor, 1 Hayes Bridge Rd, Cardiff CF10 1EG
★ 3.8 (202)moderate
Coffee Central
Beignon Cl, Cardiff CF24 5HF, United Kingdom
★ 3.7 (29)
The Bull Terrier Café
Cardiff
★ 3.6 (115)£
Outdoor seating
Morrisons Cafe
507 Newport Rd, Pen-y-lan, Cardiff CF23 9UF
★ 3.6 (81)inexpensive
Pausa Cafe
City Link Retail Park, Newport Rd, Cardiff CF24 1PQ
★ 3.4 (20)£
Bench Cafe
★ 3.0 (1)
Boba Time
3 St. John Street, Cardiff
Bubbleology
106-107 Saint Mary Street, Cardiff
Caffè Nero
23 Cathedral Walk, Cardiff
Caffè Nero
1 Wellfield Road, Cardiff
Coffee#1
43 Wellfield Road, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Coffee#1
85 Albany Road, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Costa
Penarth Road, Cardiff
Costa
Newport Road, Cardiff
Costa
Park Place, Cardiff
Costa
48 Park Place, Cardiff
Falafel Corner
25 Capitol Arcade, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Granny Mac's
158 City Road, Cardiff
Knoops
37 The Hayes, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Real Good Coffee
Pierhead Street, Cardiff
The Bike Lock
9-10 Windsor Place, Cardiff
Laptop friendly
Tim Hortons
10-12 Town Wall South, Cardiff
Waterloo Tea
5 Waterloo Gardens
AJ's Coffee House
20 City Road, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Albany Cafe@108
108 Albany Rd, Cardiff CF24 3RT
Aroma
Glossop Road, Cardiff
Asda Café
Leckwith Road, Cardiff
Blanche Bakery
16 Mackintosh Place, Cardiff
Brod
Brodies Coffee Company
Gorsedd Gardens Road, Cardiff
Brodie's on The Wall
Castle Street, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Brü Coffee and Gelato
David Street, Cardiff
Brunos Pasteis de Nata
2 Diana Street, Cardiff
Bubble CiTea
20 Town Wall South, Cardiff
Cafe
Carlisle St, Cardiff CF24 2PG
Caffè Nero
Capitol Arcade, Cardiff
Caffè Nero
Leckwith Road, Cardiff
Caffi Cymru
10-12 Quay Street, Cardiff
CaffiJam
Coffee Tree
83 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff
Coffi Lab.
8-10 Wellfield Road, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Costa
Leckwith Road, Cardiff
Costa
217-219 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff
Costa
87 Queen Street, Cardiff
Costa
14 Grand Arcade, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Double Zero
Bute Place, Cardiff
Easy Thali
Hemingway Road, Cardiff
Fido
186-188 King's Road
Fornos Cafe
City Rd, Cardiff CF24 3BJ
Fresh:
32 Royal Arcade, Cardiff
Gourmet Coffee
Central Square, Cardiff
Hanoi 1991
28-30 Royal Arcade, Cardiff
HWB Bach Cafe
Sophia Close, Cardiff
Karak Chaii Cardiff
228 City Road, Cardiff
Laptop friendly
KIN+ILK
31 Cathedral Road, Cardiff
Laptop friendly
KIN+ILK
1 Hills Street, Cardiff
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
KIN+ILK
1 Tyndall Street, Cardiff
Laptop friendly
La Mina
100A Albany Road, Cardiff
Muffin Break
Eastside Arcade, Cardiff
Norsk Café Bar
Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Harbour Dr, Cardiff CF10 4PA
Pooja Sweets & Savories
3 Albany Road, Cardiff
Rhostio
16C Crwys Road, Cardiff
Roasts on-site
Ruin Cafe
3-7 Duke Street Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1AZ
Sen Bros
122;122a Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff
Shan's Hot & Cold Takeaway
Cardiff
St. Andrew's Coffee Court
Wellfield Road, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
23 The Hayes, Cardiff
Starbucks
Brian Clark Way, Cardiff
Starbucks
The Old Brewery Quarter, Cardiff
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
376 Newport Road, Cardiff
Starbucks
23 The Hayes, Cardiff
The Healthy Hangout
4 Trade Street, Cardiff
The Little Man Coffee Co.
5 Bridge Street, Cardiff
Waterloo Tea
41 Wellfield Road, Cardiff
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Cardiff coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Cardiff?
There are 191 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Cardiff on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Cardiff?
Top-rated coffee shops in Cardiff include Boba Time, Bubbleology, Caffè Nero. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Cardiff.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Cardiff?
65 venues in Cardiff have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.