Coffee & cafés in Exeter
Exeter has 108 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (7), Bubble Tea (4), Sandwiches (4). The coffee scene spans 56 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 46 Coffee Shops, 6 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (20), Vegetarian cafés (18), Gluten-free cafés (5). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 18 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Exeter is a city in the United Kingdom with a population of 130,709. There are 119 coffee venues in the city, none of which are classified as specialty-coffee venues. The most common serves are breakfast, tea, and bubble tea. Independent venues account for about 85% of the total share.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Exeter | United Kingdom median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 19% of 108 venues | 4.9% (median of 591 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 86% of 108 venues | 86% (median of 591 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.7 across 70 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 567 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 70% of 70 venues with a price level | 70% (median of 532 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 30% of 70 venues with a price level | 30% (median of 532 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 70 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 532 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 7.3% of 96 venues with listed hours | 9.5% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 69% of 96 venues with Sunday hours listed | 73% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 59% of 96 venues with listed hours | 61% (median of 589 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Brunch (3 venues) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Exeter 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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Luna Cafe
★ 5.0 (246)£
Outdoor seating
SELCO CAFE
Unit 2 Marsh Barton Rd, Filmer Way, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8YX
★ 5.0 (74)£
Cocorico
1A Commins Rd, Exeter EX1 2QB
★ 5.0 (53)£
Jungle Coffee
Northernhay Gardens, Exeter EX4 3SA, United Kingdom
★ 5.0 (13)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Timber Coffee
Exeter EX1 1QT, United Kingdom
★ 5.0 (7)
Mana @ Moksa
15 Castle St, Exeter EX4 3PT
★ 5.0 (5)
The Climbing Hangar Exeter Cafe
6 Marsh Green Rd N, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8NY
★ 5.0 (3)£10–20
The Iron Bridge Cafe
16 Lower N St, Exeter EX4 3ET
★ 5.0 (1)
Babylon
87 South Street, Exeter
★ 4.9 (1033)£
Creeks Cuppa
96 Fore St, Exeter EX4 3HY
★ 4.9 (291)£
Suki Cafe
19 Waterbeer St, Exeter EX4 3EH
★ 4.9 (255)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Aris Healthy Life Food Store & Cafe
148 Sidwell St, Exeter EX4 6RT
★ 4.9 (178)
Jess and Jimmy's Cafe
118 Cowick Street, Exeter
★ 4.9 (144)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Pink Ginger Flower Cafe
7 Paris St, Exeter EX1 2JB
★ 4.9 (123)£
Outdoor seating
Sandwiched Inn Cafe And Snack Bar
36A Magdalen Rd, Exeter EX2 4TD
★ 4.9 (121)££
Outdoor seating
Waffle master Cafe
3 Well St, Exeter EX4 6QR
★ 4.9 (104)£1–10
Cafe Earth
Tedburn Rd, Exeter EX4 2HD, United Kingdom
★ 4.9 (82)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Alma
55 Bartholomew St W, Exeter EX4 3AJ
★ 4.9 (75)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Shillingford Organics Farm Shop & Café
36 Cowick St, St Thomas, Exeter EX4 1AW
★ 4.9 (64)£10–20
The Birdhouse
The Gatehouse, Exeter EX2 9EL
★ 4.9 (46)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Cake & Crumb
Exeter
★ 4.9 (11)£
Outdoor seating
Pitstop Cafe
25 Marsh Green Rd E, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8PQ
★ 4.8 (431)£
Outdoor seating
Hyde and Seek
1 Paul St, Exeter EX4 3TT
★ 4.8 (232)££
Outdoor seating
12 Bar Music & Social
6 Paris St, Exeter EX1 1GA
★ 4.8 (110)£
Sylvania Community Stores and Café
1 Sylvania Dr, Exeter EX4 5DT
★ 4.8 (93)£
Outdoor seating
Portal Pizza Cafe
Queen Street, Exeter
★ 4.8 (67)
Outdoor seating
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden, Pennsylvania Rd, Exeter EX4 5BN
★ 4.8 (57)£
Outdoor seating
Mulberry Tree Cafe
17 St. Davids Hill, Exeter EX4 3RG
★ 4.8 (53)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Fortune Cafe Exeter
174 Sidwell St, Exeter EX4 6RH
★ 4.8 (25)£
La Touche
Rennes Drive, Exeter
★ 4.8 (10)
Outdoor seating
Dinosaur Café
5 New North Road, Exeter
★ 4.7 (607)£
Outdoor seating
The Ridge Coffee Shop
Haven Rd, Exeter EX2 8AX
★ 4.7 (584)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Drakes
17A Catherine St, Exeter EX1 1EU
★ 4.7 (331)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Boatyard Cafe and Bakery
60b Haven Rd, Exeter EX2 8DP, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (317)
The Glorious Art House
120 Fore Street, Exeter
★ 4.7 (315)£10–20
Outdoor seating
The Common Beaver
59 Magdalen Road, Exeter
★ 4.7 (293)£
Outdoor seating
Lutzy's Coffee House
4 Piazza Terracina, Exeter
★ 4.7 (287)£
Outdoor seating
Exe Coffee Roasters
19 Heavitree Road, Exeter
★ 4.7 (249)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Veg Box
7 Piazza Terracina, Exeter
★ 4.7 (209)£
Outdoor seating
Caffe Espresso
12 Castle St, Exeter EX4 3PT
★ 4.7 (186)£10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The Press House
132 Fore Street, Exeter
★ 4.7 (183)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The (Tiny) Tasting Room
11 Martin's Ln, Exeter EX1 1EY
★ 4.7 (170)£
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Hidden Coffee House
16 Marsh Green Rd E, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8PQ
★ 4.7 (122)£
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Arrietty - Coffee Shop & Retail Space
40 Longbrook St, Exeter EX4 6AE
★ 4.7 (90)£
The Ridge at No 1
1 Polsloe Rd, Exeter EX1 2HL, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (15)£1–10
Cross Keys
St Lukes Campus, Exeter EX1 2LU
★ 4.7 (11)£
Outdoor seating
Boston Tea Party
84 Queen Street, Exeter
★ 4.6 (1940)moderate
Outdoor seating
Mango's cafe
★ 4.6 (599)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Cafe 53
Alphin Brook Rd, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8RG
★ 4.6 (351)£
Outdoor seating
Devon Coffee
88 Queen Street, Exeter
★ 4.6 (335)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Zukis Caffetteria
3B Queen St, Exeter EX4 3SB
★ 4.6 (285)£
Outdoor seating
The Undergrad
Unit 7, The Depot, Bampfylde St, Exeter EX1 2FW
★ 4.6 (224)£
Outdoor seating
Sundays
23 The Quay, Exeter EX2 4AP
★ 4.6 (172)£
Outdoor seating
No 1 Polsloe
1 Polsloe Road, Exeter
★ 4.6 (155)£
Outdoor seating
The Sunset Society
5 Old Tiverton Road, Exeter
★ 4.6 (102)£
Outdoor seating
Black Sheep Coffee
26 High St, Exeter EX4 3LN, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (40)
Exeter Phoenix
Gandy St, Bradninch, Place, Exeter EX4 3LS
★ 4.5 (1616)
Outdoor seating
Lloyd's Lounge
Catherine Street, Exeter
★ 4.5 (416)£
Outdoor seating
Chococo Exeter
22 Gandy St, Exeter EX4 3LS
★ 4.5 (322)££
St Sidwell's Community Centre
Sidwell St, Exeter EX4 6NN
★ 4.5 (212)
The Coffee Cup
Cowick Street, Exeter
★ 4.5 (69)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Isca
Hennock Trade Park, Marsh Barton, Exeter EX2 8NJ
★ 4.5 (15)£1–10
Eat On The Green
2 Cathedral Close, Exeter
★ 4.4 (1418)moderate
Outdoor seating
The Coffee Cellar
22 The Quay, Exeter
★ 4.4 (330)££
Outdoor seating
Quayside Cafe
85 Waterside, Exeter
★ 4.4 (194)£
Outdoor seating
Coffee#1
4-5 Roman Walk, Exeter
★ 4.3 (941)moderate
Outdoor seating
Caffè Nero
89 Queen Street, Exeter
★ 4.3 (316)moderate
Exebridge Cafe
180 Cowick St, Exeter EX4 1AA
★ 4.3 (135)£
Outdoor seating
Muffin Break
9 Queen Street, Exeter
★ 4.3 (100)££
Outdoor seating
COFFEE First
17 Sidwell Street, Exeter
★ 4.3 (28)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Artigiano Espresso & Wine Bar
248 High St, Exeter EX4 3PZ, United Kingdom
★ 4.2 (1152)
Caffè Nero
70 High Street, Exeter
★ 4.2 (585)££
Riverside Café
The Quay, Exeter
★ 4.2 (145)££
Outdoor seating
Marks & Spencer
211-219 High St, Exeter EX4 3QA
★ 4.1 (1278)moderate
Outdoor seating
Cathedral Café
Cathedral, The Cloisters, Exeter EX1 1HS
★ 4.1 (62)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Costa Coffee
228 High St, Exeter EX4 3LR
★ 4.0 (268)moderate
Tea At The Quay
6 Piazza Terracina, Exeter
★ 4.0 (46)£
Outdoor seating
Starbucks Coffee
5 High St, Exeter EX4 3LF
★ 3.8 (579)moderate
Caffè Nero
241 High Street, Exeter
★ 3.7 (57)moderate
Jar bakery
17 Catherine St, Exeter EX1 1EU
★ 3.5 (30)
Wilkinson's Cafe
Guildhall Shopping Centre, 100, Exeter EX4 3HP
★ 2.3 (16)£
Café Eighty Nine
Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter EX4 3HP
★ 2.1 (8)£
Cafe at RAMM
Queen Street, Exeter
★ 1.5 (6)
Between Bread
Roasts on-site
Café Local
St Davids, Exeter
Costa
12 Bedford Street, Exeter
Outdoor seating
Costa
1 Isambard Parade, Exeter
Costa
227 High Street, Exeter
Costa
Marsh Barton Road, Exeter
Fortune
174 Sidwell Street, Exeter
Innovation Centre Cafe
Rennes Drive, Exeter
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Starbucks
Stocker Road, Exeter
Starbucks
Ashton Road, Exeter
Starbucks
St Davids, Exeter
Suki
19 Waterbeer Street, Exeter
Tealith
176 Sidwell Street, Exeter
The Forum Kitchen
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendlyOpen late
The Undergrad Cafe
Bampfylde Street, Exeter
18grams
43 Magdalen Road, Exeter
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
Board
79 South Street, Exeter
Chandos Deli
1 Roman Walk, Exeter
Outdoor seating
Cha Yu
29 South Street, Exeter
Jar
Queen Street, Exeter
Outdoor seating
Prologue Café
Barnfield Road, Exeter
Sunday's
23 The Quay, Exeter
Tasty Bits
The Refectory
1 Cathedral Close, Exeter
Zukis Cafe
Queen Street, Exeter
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Exeter coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Exeter?
There are 108 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Exeter on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Exeter?
Top-rated coffee shops in Exeter include Between Bread, Café Local, Costa. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Exeter.
Are there coffee shops open late in Exeter?
Yes — 1 venues stay open late in Exeter. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Exeter?
58 venues in Exeter have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.