Coffee & cafés in Lincoln
Lincoln has 84 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Tea (8), Breakfast (5), Sandwiches (4). The coffee scene spans 45 Coffee Shops, 31 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 8 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (5), Vegetarian cafés (4), Gluten-free cafés (1). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 16 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Lincoln | United Kingdom median |
|---|---|---|
| Not part of a chain we track | 85% of 84 venues | 86% (median of 591 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.7 across 58 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 567 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 69% of 58 venues with a price level | 70% (median of 532 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 31% of 58 venues with a price level | 30% (median of 532 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 58 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 532 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 6.9% of 72 venues with listed hours | 9.5% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 71% of 72 venues with Sunday hours listed | 73% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 56% of 72 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 Lincoln 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 Coffee Hollow
27 Mint St, Lincoln LN1 1UB
★ 5.0 (21)£
Salt & Fettle
Barbican Creative Hub, 11 St Mary's St, Lincoln LN5 7EQ
★ 5.0 (6)
Mochi Café
Unit C4, Bishops Trade Park, Lincoln LN2 4ZS
★ 5.0 (4)
Anna’s Place
63 W Parade, Lincoln LN1 1QL
★ 4.9 (256)£
Outdoor seating
Coffee Depot
43A Carholme Road, Lincoln
★ 4.9 (211)£
Outdoor seating
Nonna Juana Delicatessen
55 Burton Rd, Lincoln LN1 3JY
★ 4.9 (209)£
Grillin 'N' Chillin
★ 4.9 (141)£
The Rogues Coffee House & Kitchen
3 Upper Long Leys Rd, Lincoln LN1 3LE
★ 4.9 (73)£
Outdoor seating
The T Lounge
★ 4.9 (66)
The Craftea Cafe
22 Melville St, Lincoln LN5 7HW
★ 4.9 (59)£
Outdoor seating
Puzzles
9 W Parade, Lincoln LN1 1NL
★ 4.9 (32)£
Outdoor seating
Oatz & Stokes
210 High St, Lincoln LN5 7AU
★ 4.9 (23)£
Rising Cafe
22 Newland, Lincoln
★ 4.8 (715)£
Amanda's Cafe - Lincoln
Unit 1, Thorngate House, St Swithins Square, Lincoln LN2 1HA
★ 4.8 (221)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe St. Paul's
Cafe St Paul's, 12 St Paul's Ln, Lincoln LN1 3AL
★ 4.8 (208)££
Outdoor seating
J Ram Cafe-Bakery
247 High St, Lincoln LN2 1HW
★ 4.8 (193)£
Outdoor seating
Meli Greek
27 Newland, Lincoln LN1 1XP
★ 4.8 (153)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Ella
★ 4.8 (144)£
Café Misto
68 Bailgate, Lincoln LN1 3AR
★ 4.8 (80)£
Outdoor seating
Mint Lane Cafe
12 Mint Ln, Lincoln LN1 1UD
★ 4.8 (68)£
Outdoor seating
Lagi House
46 Silver St, Lincoln LN2 1EH
★ 4.8 (63)£
Cup & Dough
Central Market, Broadgate, Lincoln LN5 7HE
★ 4.8 (21)£
Madame Waffle
285 High Street, Lincoln
★ 4.7 (920)moderate
Outdoor seating
Coffee Aroma
24 24 Guildhall Street, Lincoln
★ 4.7 (623)moderate
Outdoor seating
Bunty's Tea Room
Bunty's Tea Room, 18 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LT
★ 4.7 (592)
Caffè Portico
Grantham Street, Lincoln
★ 4.7 (536)££
Outdoor seating
Coffee by the Arch
★ 4.7 (431)£
Outdoor seating
Dolci Bakehouse
27 The Strait, Lincoln LN2 1JD
★ 4.7 (343)££
Coffee Cats
12 The Strait, Lincoln LN2 1JD
★ 4.7 (267)£
Grayz Tea Room
★ 4.7 (217)
The Sycamore cafe, bar & restaurant
185 W Parade, Lincoln LN1 1QS
★ 4.7 (192)£
Outdoor seating
Vestry Hall Coffee
Free School Lane, Lincoln
★ 4.7 (121)£
Outdoor seating
Lincoln Arboretum Cafe
Monks Rd, Lincoln LN2 5HU
★ 4.7 (106)£
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
M&M Coffee
M&M Coffee, 406 High St, Lincoln LN5 7TE
★ 4.7 (95)£
Outdoor seating
Take 5 Tea room
49 High St, Lincoln LN5 8AN
★ 4.7 (88)£
Beyond Coffee Lincoln
10 Clasketgate, Lincoln LN2 1JS
★ 4.7 (73)£
Cafe Ceylon Lincoln
41 High St, Lincoln LN5 8AS
★ 4.7 (35)£
Barbican Creative Hub
A57, 11 St Mary's St, Lincoln LN5 7EQ
★ 4.7 (3)
Bells Tea Shop
38-39 Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LU
★ 4.6 (308)
Monks Road Cafe
42 Monks Rd, Lincoln LN2 5HY
★ 4.6 (170)
Outdoor seating
Little Lincoln
The Carlton Centre, 9 Alexander Walk, Lincoln LN2 4FN
★ 4.6 (98)£
BEAR Lincoln
Unit 6, Corn Exchange, Cornhill, Quarter, Lincoln LN5 7HE
★ 4.6 (28)£
Stokes Tea & Coffee Head Office, Roastery, Cafe, Barista Training Academy.
Ste 1, The Lawn, Union Rd, Lincoln LN1 3BU
★ 4.6 (25)
Riverside Coffee Shop
Waterside South, Lincoln
★ 4.6 (24)£
ALIVE Conferences
22 Newland, Lincoln LN1 1XD
★ 4.6 (23)
GRAND Coffee House
Lincoln LN5 7BS
★ 4.5 (335)£
Outdoor seating
Lincoln Bagel Co
Bagel Co, 12 Guildhall St, Lincoln LN1 1TT
★ 4.5 (269)£
Outdoor seating
Banger's Cafe
73 High St, Lincoln LN5 8AD
★ 4.5 (137)£
HARTY’S CAFE
333 Akrill's Passage, High St, Lincoln LN5 7DQ
★ 4.5 (57)£
Outdoor seating
Seven Districts Coffee - Coffee Roasters
High St, Lincoln LN2 1AP
★ 4.5 (48)
Curiositea
Lincoln
★ 4.5 (11)£
Outdoor seating
Lincoln Pier Café
Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS
★ 4.5 (6)£
Stokes High Bridge Café
207-209 High Street, Lincoln
★ 4.4 (1398)moderate
Outdoor seating
200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista School, Lincoln
34 & 35 Sincil St, Lincoln LN5 7ET
★ 4.4 (1062)moderate
Outdoor seating
Caffè Nero
153 High Street, Lincoln
★ 4.4 (888)moderate
Outdoor seating
Café W
297A High St, Lincoln LN2 1AF
★ 4.4 (297)££
The Lawn
Union Rd, Lincoln LN1 3BU
★ 4.4 (93)moderate
Café @ The Rest
The Rest Hotel, 55a Steep Hill, Lincoln LN2 1LR
★ 4.4 (45)£
Outdoor seating
Beauty Cafe
4 Park St, Lincoln LN1 1UF
★ 4.4 (18)
Lincoln Cathedral Cafe
Cathedral, Lincoln LN2 4AA
★ 4.3 (354)££
Outdoor seating
CUPP Lincoln - Coffee. Matcha. Boba.
3-4 Cornhill, Lincoln LN5 7HE
★ 4.3 (226)££
Seven Districts Coffee - Bailgate
1 St Paul's Ln, Lincoln LN1 3AL
★ 4.3 (109)£
Outdoor seating
Marks & Spencer
204 High St, Lincoln LN5 7AU
★ 4.2 (1320)moderate
Outdoor seating
Caffè Nero
292-293 High Street, Lincoln
★ 4.2 (1003)moderate
Jenny's Café
3 Saltergate, Lincoln
★ 4.2 (604)£
Outdoor seating
Starbucks Coffee
313 High St, Lincoln LN5 7DR
★ 4.1 (658)moderate
Costa Coffee
Railway Station, St Mary's St, Lincoln LN5 7EZ
★ 4.1 (22)moderate
Costa Coffee
321-322 High St, Lincoln LN5 7DW
★ 4.0 (822)moderate
Outdoor seating
Costa Coffee
Brayford Wharf N, Lincoln LN1 1YS
★ 3.9 (212)moderate
YOLO Coffee & Kitchen
Unit 11, STACK, 151 High St, Lincoln LN5 7AA
★ 3.7 (65)£
Costa
321-322 High Street, Lincoln
Costa
Valentine Road, Lincoln
Deans cafe
Deans Sport & Leisure, College, Monks Rd, Lincoln LN2 5HQ
Asda Café
Valentine Road, Lincoln
Beyond Coffee Waterside
Beyond Coffee, Waterside Shopping Centre, High St, Lincoln LN2 1AP
Caffe Massarella, Sincil Street, Lincoln
16 Sincil St, Lincoln LN5 7ET
Costa
Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln
Outdoor seating
CUPP
3-4 Cornhill, Lincoln
Futures Cafe
South Park, Lincoln
Starbucks
313 High Street, Lincoln
Starbucks
Brayford Wharf North, Lincoln
Starbucks
Tritton Road, Lincoln
Stokes to go
210 High Street, Lincoln
Sunrise Caffe
128 High St, Lincoln LN5 7PJ
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Lincoln coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Lincoln?
There are 84 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Lincoln on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Lincoln?
Top-rated coffee shops in Lincoln include Costa, Costa, Deans cafe. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Lincoln.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Lincoln?
34 venues in Lincoln have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.