Coffee & cafés in Leicester
Leicester has 133 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (11), Brunch (7), Sandwiches (4). The coffee scene spans 71 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 55 Coffee Shops, 5 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (30), Vegan cafés (24), Halal cafés (3). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 17 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Leicester, United Kingdom, has 164 coffee venues, including 53 specialty-coffee locations. The city serves breakfast, brunch, and tea. Independent shops account for about 90% of these venues.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Leicester | United Kingdom median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 42% of 133 venues | 4.9% (median of 591 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 90% of 133 venues | 86% (median of 591 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 87 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 567 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 80% of 90 venues with a price level | 70% (median of 532 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 20% of 90 venues with a price level | 30% (median of 532 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 90 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 532 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 27% of 114 venues with listed hours | 9.5% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 75% of 114 venues with Sunday hours listed | 73% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 65% of 114 venues with listed hours | 61% (median of 589 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Chai (7 venues), Brunch (6), Matcha (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Leicester 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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Aroma cafe
53c London Rd, Leicester LE2 0PD
★ 5.0 (50)£
Paper Wings Café
36 Silver St, Leicester LE1 5ET
★ 5.0 (31)£1–10
Rae's Cafe & Deli
44 Cork St, Leicester LE5 5AP
★ 5.0 (30)£1–10
Chai Break Cafe
61 Church Gate, Leicester
★ 5.0 (9)£
Salam cafe
12 Madras Rd, Leicester LE1 2LT
★ 5.0 (9)£
Furqan cafe
3 Kamloops Cres, Leicester LE1 2HX
★ 5.0 (9)
Franklin Cafe & Restaurant
29 Narborough Rd, Leicester LE3 0LE
★ 5.0 (2)
Cafe Snack Bar O Maiato
171B Belgrave Gate, Leicester LE1 3HS
★ 5.0 (1)
Starbuzz Cafe
Leicester LE3 0BH
★ 5.0 (1)
ReRoll Board Game Cafe
36 Granby St, Leicester LE1 1DE
★ 4.9 (264)£10–20
Hallaci Cafe
79 Church Gate, Leicester
★ 4.9 (128)£1–10
Laptop friendly
MYMO Cafe (Bubble Tea)
17B Newarke St, Leicester LE1 5SJ
★ 4.9 (77)£1–10
Way Coffee
One Centre, 10 Frog Island, Leicester LE3 5AG
★ 4.9 (52)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Southside Cafe
49 Wharf St S, Leicester LE1 2AA
★ 4.9 (33)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Fluffy Fluffy Leicester
90 Granby St, Leicester LE1 1DJ, United Kingdom
★ 4.8 (1175)£1–10
Pumpkin Cafe Leicester - Platform 3/4
Platform 3 and 4, Leicester Railway Station, Leicester LE2 0QB
★ 4.8 (431)£1–10
Leicester Coffee House Company
110 Granby Street, Leicester
★ 4.8 (426)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendlyRoasts on-site
La Forêt Café
11 King St, Leicester LE1 6RH
★ 4.8 (403)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Bitsy's Emporium of Awesome
The Old Mill, 4 N Mills, Frog Island, Leicester LE3 5DL, United Kingdom
★ 4.8 (247)£10–20
Laptop friendlyOpen late
Nomad Bistro Cafe
82 Manitoba Rd, Leicester LE1 2FT
★ 4.8 (238)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Kings Coffee House
2 Upper King St, Leicester LE1 6XE
★ 4.8 (149)£
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Success Café
New Walk, Leicester
★ 4.8 (133)£
Outdoor seating
Bar Coffe Europa
1 Norman St, Leicester LE3 0BA, United Kingdom
★ 4.8 (126)£1–10
Bradgate street cafe
1 Bradgate St, Leicester LE4 0AW
★ 4.8 (71)£1–10
Cafe No. 7
7 Peacock Lane
★ 4.8 (28)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Fosse corner cafe
56 Fosse Rd N, Leicester LE3 5EQ
★ 4.8 (14)£1–10
INTERNET CAFE
34 Evington Rd, Leicester LE2 1HG
★ 4.8 (11)
Coffee House DMU
Hugh Aston Building, De Montfort University, The Newarke, Leicester LE2 7BY, United Kingdom
★ 4.8 (4)£1–10
Crafty
Cank St, Leicester LE1 5DG
★ 4.7 (1391)moderate
Outdoor seating
Chai Green
130 Evington Rd, Leicester LE2 1HL
★ 4.7 (1238)£
La Maison Cafe I Breakfast I Brunch I Coffee I Mocktails I Desserts I French Toast I Live Football
43 Abbey St, Leicester LE1 3TE
★ 4.7 (1157)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Saints of Mokha
51 - 53 Belvoir Street, Leicester
★ 4.7 (534)£1–10
Outdoor seating
96 Degrees
42 Braunstone Gate, Leicester LE3 5LG
★ 4.7 (352)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Tove Coffee
183 Evington Rd, Leicester LE2 1QN
★ 4.7 (288)£
Outdoor seating
TCC Coffee roasters - The Coffee Counter
23 Bowling Green St, Leicester LE1 6AS, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (230)
Roasts on-site
Bread & Honey
15 King Street, Leicester
★ 4.7 (229)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Pumpkin Cafe Leicester - Platform 1/2
Leicester Railway Station, London Rd, Leicester LE2 0QB
★ 4.7 (228)£1–10
Café La Blanche
4 Chepstow Rd, Leicester LE2 1PA
★ 4.7 (177)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
ORSO Leicester
4 Market Pl, Leicester LE1 5GF
★ 4.7 (171)£10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
JusT
167 Evington Rd, Leicester LE2 1QL, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (167)
Heritage Cafe
10 Carts Ln, Leicester LE1 5FL
★ 4.7 (158)£
Outdoor seating
Kell's Cafe
Up the Junction, 24 Hinckley Rd, Leicester LE3 3GH
★ 4.7 (92)£
Happy Cafe
66 Sparkenhoe St, Leicester LE2 0TA
★ 4.7 (87)£
The Sip-In Cafe
20 Kemble Hymarket shopping centre, Leicester LE1 3YT
★ 4.7 (30)£
Italian coffee bar
34 St Stephens Rd, Leicester LE2 1GG
★ 4.7 (24)£1–10
Chocoberry
130 London Rd, Leicester LE2 1EB, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (2373)£10–20
Laptop friendly
Little Dessert Shop
49-51 Belgrave Gate, Leicester
★ 4.6 (1021)moderate
Merchant of Venice
★ 4.6 (875)moderate
Outdoor seating
Merchant of Venice
19-21 Loseby Lane, Leicester
★ 4.6 (656)moderate
Outdoor seating
Mrs Bridges Tea Rooms
17 Loseby Ln, Leicester LE1 5DR, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (519)
Tea Time Leicester
122 Granby St, Leicester LE1 1DL, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (509)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Coffee Maison
121a Evington Rd, Leicester LE2 1QH
★ 4.6 (252)£1–10
World Peace Cafe
★ 4.6 (223)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Joe & Co
70 Queens Rd, Clarendon Park, Leicester LE2 1TU, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (176)£10–20
Soft Touch Arts and cafe
50 New Walk, Leicester LE1 6TF
★ 4.6 (90)
Alcove
27 St Nicholas Place, Leicester
★ 4.6 (77)£1–10
Jenno's Coffee House - Welford Road
107 Welford Rd, Leicester LE2 7QS, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (39)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Bru coffee and more - Leicester
20-22 Granby St, Leicester LE1 1DE
★ 4.5 (1638)£1–10
Outdoor seating
200 Degrees Coffee
10-12 Market Street, Leicester
★ 4.5 (1200)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Chloe Gourmet
10 - 12 Cank Street, Leicester
★ 4.5 (340)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Butter Brûlée
4 Lee St, Leicester LE1 3AP
★ 4.5 (230)
Hollys
13-15 St Martins, Leicester LE1 5DE
★ 4.5 (208)£1–10
Outdoor seating
2Funky Music Cafe
23A New Park St, Leicester LE3 5NH
★ 4.5 (154)
Outdoor seating
Grays Coffee Shop & Kitchen @ LCB Depot
31 Rutland Street, Leicester
★ 4.5 (154)£10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Chai & Bite
158 Belgrave Gate, Leicester LE1 3XL
★ 4.5 (24)£
Café Delizioso
91 Aylestone Rd, Leicester LE2 7LN
★ 4.5 (23)£1–10
The Chapel Cafe
LE1, Bishop St, Leicester LE1 6AF
★ 4.5 (22)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Chaiiwala
158 Nedham St, Leicester LE2 0HB, United Kingdom
★ 4.4 (632)£1–10
Silver Street Cafe
14 Silver Street
★ 4.4 (419)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Majlis - Cafe & Shisha Lounge
16 Old Milton St, Leicester LE1 3RL
★ 4.4 (359)£
Costa
London Road, Leicester
★ 4.4 (64)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Tim Hortons
12 - 14 East Gates, Leicester
★ 4.3 (1816)moderate
Caffè Nero
8-14 High Street
★ 4.3 (652)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Fingerprints Delicafe
65 Queens Rd, Clarendon Park, Leicester LE2 1TT
★ 4.3 (335)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Esquires Coffee Leicester Wullcomb
The Wullcomb, Leicester LE1 4SG
★ 4.3 (134)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Seasons Cafe
Clarence House, 46 Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1 3PJ
★ 4.3 (7)£1–10
Chocoberry
207 Evington Rd, Leicester LE2 1QN
★ 4.2 (1169)moderate
Caffè Nero
28 Humberstone Gate, Leicester
★ 4.2 (874)£1–10
Chaiiwala
78 Granby Street, Leicester
★ 4.2 (703)£1–10
Outdoor seating
SOHO Coffee Highcross Shopping Centre
5 Shires Ln, Leicester LE1 4AN, United Kingdom
★ 4.2 (580)
Laptop friendly
Esquires Coffee Leicester
The Circle, 5 New Walk, Leicester LE1 6RU
★ 4.2 (553)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Madison's
128 London Rd, Leicester LE2 1EB, United Kingdom
★ 4.2 (546)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Caffè Nero
47 Market Street
★ 4.2 (462)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Piero Snack Bar
★ 4.2 (293)£
Outdoor seating
PUBLIC
41 King St, Leicester LE1 6RN, United Kingdom
★ 4.2 (203)£10–20
Laptop friendly
Cafe Dido
★ 4.2 (142)£1–10
Outdoor seating
WRVS Cafe
Leicester LE2 7HA
★ 4.2 (131)£1–10
Gourmet Coffee Bar & Kitchen
48A London Rd, Leicester LE2 0QB
★ 4.2 (71)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Old Library Cafe and Galleries
50-54 Belvoir St, Leicester LE1 6QL
★ 4.2 (25)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Costa
St Georges Way
★ 4.1 (663)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Costa
Shires Lane
★ 4.1 (366)£1–10
Laptop friendly
5 COATS Coffee shop & Sandwich bar
19 High St, Leicester LE1 4FP, United Kingdom
★ 4.1 (216)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Five Fox Lane
5 Fox Ln, Leicester LE1 1WT
★ 4.1 (197)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Mr Brown's Cafe
54 King St, Leicester LE1 6RL
★ 4.0 (88)£
Blends Cafe St Margaret’s
4181 Gravel St, Leicester LE1 3AG
★ 4.0 (55)£1–10
Amiira Cafe
Wharf St N, Leicester LE1 2AB
★ 4.0 (1)
Peppercorns Cafe
Abbey Park Road, Leicester
★ 3.9 (265)££
Outdoor seating
Love Coffee
SU1 / 15, 5 Shires Ln, Leicester LE1 4FS
★ 3.9 (228)£1–10
Daar Dheere Café
130 Wharf St N, Leicester LE1 2AB
★ 3.9 (17)
Norayn Cafe
53 Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1 1WB
★ 3.8 (26)£
Outdoor seating
Morrisons Cafe
Aylestone Rd, Leicester LE2 7LT
★ 3.6 (210)£
LEat Restaurant
Balmoral, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester
★ 3.5 (154)£
Sipp Cafe and Bar
49-53 Granby Street, Leicester
★ 3.4 (30)£
Lulu's kitchen
1-10, Odeon Arcade, Leicester LE1 5HJ
★ 3.2 (20)£
Buttercup Hill City Farm Cafe
Gorse Hill City Farm, Leicester LE4 0FJ
★ 3.2 (17)
Outdoor seating
Caffè Nero
56 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester
Outdoor seating
Costa
Haymarket
Cupp
5 East Gates, Leicester
Mr Browns
54a King Street, Leicester
Starbucks
93 - 94, Leicester
Starbucks
2 Upperton Road, Leicester
Algerien Cafe Shop Highfield
59 St Stephens Rd, Leicester LE2 1GH
Amoretti cafe
Leicester LE1 4SD
Arts Bar
Cafe Mbriki
Cafe Sol
3 E Gates, Leicester LE1 5YA
delic!ous
Esquires Coffee
5 New Walk Place, Leicester
Roasts on-site
Indigo
Jewry Wall Café
JHope Cafe
59 St Stephens Rd, Leicester LE2 1GH
KREM
East Park Road, Leicester
Outdoor seating
La Maison Cafe
Abbey Street, Leicester
London Bites
97a London Road, Leicester
Lusainde Miasne Cafe
32 Twycross St, Leicester LE2 0DW
Orso
4 Market Place, Leicester
Outdoor seating
Pearls
Mayor's Walk, Leicester
Laptop friendly
Pumpkin
London Road
Silver Cafe & Bakery
Leicester LE2 7AA
The Cookie
68 High Street, Leicester
Outdoor seating
The Library Cafe
The Square Café
Mayor's Walk, Leicester
Outdoor seating
Vitalitea Café
70A Brazil St, Leicester LE2 7JX
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Leicester coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Leicester?
There are 133 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Leicester on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Leicester?
Top-rated coffee shops in Leicester include Caffè Nero, Costa, Cupp. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Leicester.
Are there coffee shops open late in Leicester?
Yes — 1 venues stay open late in Leicester. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Leicester?
47 venues in Leicester have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.