Coffee & cafés in Colchester
Colchester has 85 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Tea (8), Breakfast (3), Bubble Tea (3). The coffee scene spans 44 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 31 Coffee Shops, 8 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (7), Vegan cafés (5), Gluten-free cafés (2). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 20 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Colchester | United Kingdom median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 14% of 85 venues | 4.9% (median of 591 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 80% of 85 venues | 86% (median of 591 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 53 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 567 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 74% of 53 venues with a price level | 70% (median of 532 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 26% of 53 venues with a price level | 30% (median of 532 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 53 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 532 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 13% of 68 venues with listed hours | 9.5% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 71% of 68 venues with Sunday hours listed | 73% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 50% of 68 venues with listed hours | 61% (median of 589 cities) |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Colchester 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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Symmetry Greek Cafe & Bistro
2 Eld Lane, Colchester
★ 5.0 (97)£
Brews & Whiskers Cat Cafe
23 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester CO1 1JJ
★ 5.0 (74)
Buzzcoffee
59B N Station Rd, Colchester CO1 1RQ
★ 5.0 (48)£1–10
Hosh Cafe
18 Osborne St, Colchester CO2 7DP
★ 5.0 (47)
Cena's Kitchen Café
2A Osborne St, Colchester CO2 7DP
★ 5.0 (31)£
Istanbul Kebab Cafe House Colchester
9 St Botolph's St, Colchester CO2 7DU
★ 5.0 (14)£
The bootroom sports café
43 St John's St, Colchester CO2 7AD
★ 5.0 (12)£
Ember & Hearth
Ypres Rd, Colchester CO2 7FD
★ 5.0 (6)
The Secret Garden Tea Room
17 Trinity St, Colchester CO1 1JN
★ 5.0 (5)
Hollyhock Café
Recreation Road, Colchester
★ 5.0 (4)
Café Connect Co.
39, 41 Queen St, Colchester CO1 2PQ
★ 5.0 (2)
Bianca vibe cafe
59B N Station Rd, Colchester CO1 1RQ
★ 5.0 (1)
Ella's Vietnamese Kitchen
20 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester CO1 1JJ
★ 4.9 (379)£
Outdoor seating
patch
24 Trinity Street, Colchester
★ 4.9 (173)£
Outdoor seating
Portos
4 Culver St W, Colchester CO1 1JR
★ 4.9 (107)£
Outdoor seating
Starlight Tea Chapel
crematorium, Mersea Rd, Colchester CO2 8RU
★ 4.9 (80)£
Outdoor seating
Café Nosh
1b Wimpole Rd, Colchester CO1 2BX
★ 4.9 (76)£
Velvet coffee
43 Head St, Colchester CO1 1NH
★ 4.9 (24)£
The Little Cafe Colchester
28a Military Rd, Colchester CO1 2AJ, United Kingdom
★ 4.9 (24)£1–10
Cafélato
Colchester
★ 4.8 (168)£
Outdoor seating
Crouch St. Bakes
99 Crouch Street, Colchester
★ 4.8 (128)£
Outdoor seating
Level Best Enterprises
26 St John's St, Colchester CO2 7HB
★ 4.8 (59)£
Outdoor seating
Once upon a time play cafe
97 High St, Colchester CO1 1TH
★ 4.8 (25)£
Small Talk Tearooms and Gifts Colchester
27 Eld Ln, Colchester CO1 1LS
★ 4.7 (552)
Starbucks Colchester
N Station Rd, Colchester CO1 1XD, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (482)
Dice & a Slice
37 Queen Street, Colchester
★ 4.7 (426)£
Outdoor seating
Roxi Mediterranean Restaurant
52 High St, Colchester CO1 1DH
★ 4.7 (336)£
Outdoor seating
Bubble Tealicious
45 St Botolphs Street, Colchester
★ 4.7 (324)
Coffee Hog
48a William Harris Way, Colchester
★ 4.7 (316)£10–20
Roasts on-siteOutdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Bakeoffee
211 Old Heath Road, Colchester
★ 4.7 (236)£
Outdoor seating
Meow Cat Café Essex
39 Eld Ln, Colchester CO1 1LS
★ 4.7 (207)£
Roots & Grooves Cafe
1 St Nicholas Passage, Colchester
★ 4.7 (165)£
Cafe Med
7 Trinity Street, Colchester
★ 4.7 (139)£
Outdoor seating
The Passage House
2 Bank Passage, Colchester
★ 4.7 (121)£
Outdoor seating
Culver Street Baristas
4 Culver St W, Colchester CO1 1HZ
★ 4.7 (67)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Jenkins Cafe
42 St Johns Street, Colchester
★ 4.6 (265)£
No10 Museum Street
10 Museum St, Colchester CO1 1TN, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (209)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Cafe George
Colchester CO1 1SZ
★ 4.6 (12)£
Cremaaa Coffee
14 - 16 Long Wyre St, Colchester CO1 1LH
★ 4.5 (734)££
Outdoor seating
Loofers Food & Coffee Place
1 Culver St W, Colchester CO1 1JG, United Kingdom
★ 4.5 (396)
Cafe 21
21 Trinity St, Colchester CO1 1JN
★ 4.5 (316)£
Outdoor seating
Toast Colchester
5 Culver St W, Colchester CO1 1WF
★ 4.5 (315)£
Outdoor seating
Oak Tree Coffee House
4 Highwoods Square, Colchester
★ 4.5 (218)£
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
High Woods Country Park Visitor Centre and Café
High Woods Country Park Visitor Centre, Turner Rd, Colchester CO4 5JR
★ 4.5 (134)
Honey + Harvey Colchester
67 High St, Colchester CO1 1UE
★ 4.5 (91)£
The Batte-Lay Tea Room
74 High St, Colchester CO1 1UE
★ 4.5 (25)
Coffee Hog
Cotman Road, Colchester
★ 4.4 (252)
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cafe Two Shades # Authentic Indian Street Food
23 Eld Ln, Colchester CO1 1LS
★ 4.4 (250)£
Sir Isaac's Artisan Coffee
43 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester CO1 1JJ
★ 4.4 (196)£
Trotters Bar & Kitchen
22 Middleborough, Colchester CO1 1QX
★ 4.4 (169)££
Outdoor seating
The Commons Community Kitchen & Cafe
74 High Street, Colchester
★ 4.4 (110)££
Outdoor seating
Bar 82 The Espresso Lounge
16, Red Lion Yard, Colchester CO1 1DX
★ 4.4 (55)£
Outdoor seating
Bakehouse Express
68 Culver Street East, Colchester
★ 4.4 (36)£1–10
Cafe 59
59 N Station Rd, Colchester CO1 1RQ
★ 4.4 (21)£
Caffè Nero
152 High Street, Colchester
★ 4.3 (351)moderate
Caffè Nero
6 Culver Street West, Colchester
★ 4.3 (179)moderate
Angela's Coffee Shop
44-45 Moorside, Colchester
★ 4.3 (118)££
The Tea Rose Cafe
10 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester
★ 4.3 (57)££
Kelly's Kafé
Hawthorn Ave, Colchester CO4 3QF
★ 4.3 (10)£
Home Bargains Café
2 Lightship Way, Colchester CO2 8FR
★ 4.3 (8)£
Muffin Break
17 Culver Walk, Colchester
★ 4.2 (601)££
Outdoor seating
Black Sheep Coffee
79 Culver Street East, Colchester
★ 4.2 (410)££
Chaiiwala
133 High Street, Colchester
★ 4.2 (327)££
Caffè Kix Colchester
Middleborough, Colchester CO1 1PD
★ 4.2 (9)
Costa Coffee
Turner Rise Retail Park, Petrolea Cl, Colchester CO4 5TU
★ 4.1 (409)moderate
Cafe in the Park
★ 4.1 (193)££
Outdoor seating
Costa Coffee
4-5 Trinity Square, Colchester CO1 1JR
★ 4.1 (160)moderate
Waite & Rose Café
St Andrews Gardens, Colchester CO4 3EQ
★ 4.0 (5)£
The Holy Bagel
High St, Castle Bailey, Colchester CO1 1FA
★ 3.9 (17)
Outdoor seating
Costa
4-5 Trinity Square, Colchester
Costa
St Andrew's Avenue, Colchester
Costa
Petrolea Close, Colchester
Honey and Harvey
67 High Street, Colchester
Starbucks
North Station Road, Colchester
T4 Tea For U
St Botolphs Street, Colchester
Toast
20 Culver Square, Colchester
Outdoor seating
Tub and Cone
91 Crouch Street, Colchester
Asda Café
Petrolea Close, Colchester
Costa
Church Street, Colchester
Harris + Hoole
Highwoods Square, Colchester
Mooboo
30 Sir Isaac's Walk, Colchester
Nand's Kitchen
St Johns Street, Colchester
Star Anglia Coffee Bar
75 North Station Road, Colchester
Roasts on-site
Starbucks
Sheepen Road, Colchester
Toasted & Roasted
82 Culver St E, Colchester CO1 1LF
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Colchester coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Colchester?
There are 85 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Colchester on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Colchester?
Top-rated coffee shops in Colchester include Costa, Costa, Costa. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Colchester.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Colchester?
27 venues in Colchester have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.