Coffee & cafés in Sunderland
Sunderland has 95 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (7), Brunch (4), Tea (4). The coffee scene spans 55 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 35 Coffee Shops, 5 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (21), Vegan cafés (12), Gluten-free cafés (1). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés, Upscale coffee houses. 25 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Sunderland | United Kingdom median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 43% of 95 venues | 4.9% (median of 591 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 91% of 95 venues | 86% (median of 591 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 63 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 567 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 76% of 68 venues with a price level | 70% (median of 532 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 22% of 68 venues with a price level | 30% (median of 532 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 1.5% of 68 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 532 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 12% of 77 venues with listed hours | 9.5% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 69% of 77 venues with Sunday hours listed | 73% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 58% of 77 venues with listed hours | 61% (median of 589 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (3 venues) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Sunderland 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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Grinder Coffee
25 New Durham Rd, Sunderland SR2 7AA
★ 5.0 (129)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Waves Coffee Bar & Patisserie
Side Cottage, St George's Terrace, Roker, Sunderland SR6 9LX
★ 5.0 (53)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Emmys Coffee Pod
Pod 1 Marine Walk
★ 5.0 (50)£
Outdoor seating
Eden Cafe & Community Hub
Hills Arts Centre, 17-18 Waterloo Pl, Sunderland SR1 3HT
★ 5.0 (11)£
Baked & Brewed coffee and cake house
Unit 7, Baked & Brewed coffee and cake house, Pennywell Business Centre, Portsmouth Rd, Sunderland SR4 9AR, United Kingdom
★ 5.0 (9)£1–10
Resinn
24 Murton St, Hendon, Sunderland SR1 2QY, United Kingdom
★ 5.0 (6)£1–10
Hylton café
10A Hylton Rd, Sunderland SR4 7AA
★ 5.0 (3)
Café at the Minster
High St W, Sunderland SR1 3ET
★ 5.0 (2)
Salt Rock by Sunderland Wall
Doxford Print Works, PALLION QUAY, Sunderland SR4 6TQ, United Kingdom
★ 5.0 (1)
Pati cake. Patisserie
3 Tunstall Rd, Sunderland SR2 7AP
★ 4.9 (304)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Mogi Cafe
209 Chester Rd, Sunderland SR4 7TU
★ 4.9 (118)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Crave
105 High St W, Sunniside, Sunderland SR1 1TX
★ 4.9 (78)£1–10
Coffee 57
57 High St W, Sunderland SR1 3DP
★ 4.9 (56)£
The Good Apple
18 Derwent Street, Sunderland
★ 4.8 (243)£10–20
Pop Recs / Sonny's Coffee & Kitchen
172-175 High St W, Sunniside, Sunderland SR1 1UP
★ 4.8 (172)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Carnival House & Kitchen
The King's Rd, Sunderland SR5 2JD
★ 4.8 (152)£1–10
Outdoor seating
SRI CEYLON CAFE AND RESTAURANT
15 Whitehall Terrace, Sunderland SR4 7SP
★ 4.8 (139)£
Hideout Coffee House
★ 4.8 (123)£1–10
Outdoor seating
The Sweet Petite
103 High St W, Sunderland SR1 1TX
★ 4.8 (88)£
Otto Sunderland
29 Stockton Rd, Sunderland SR2 7AQ
★ 4.8 (75)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Caffe 207
207 Chester Road, Sunderland
★ 4.8 (46)£
Outdoor seating
crumb on in...
8-10 Holmeside, Sunderland SR1 3JE
★ 4.8 (38)
Fretta by Ruhe
38 Stockton Rd, Sunderland SR1 3NR
★ 4.8 (35)£10–20
Miraflores Café
12A Ford Terrace, Sunderland SR4 6LT
★ 4.8 (29)£
Oscars Coffee House
12 Sea Rd, Fulwell, Sunderland SR6 9BX, United Kingdom
★ 4.8 (22)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Sue's Café
Sue's cafe, Marine Walk, Roker, Sunderland SR6 0PL
★ 4.7 (337)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Wendy's Place
58 Fawcett St Wendy, s place, Sunderland SR1 1SE
★ 4.7 (302)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Sunderland Minster
309 High St W, Sunderland SR1 3ET
★ 4.7 (188)
The Green Bean
The Grn, Southwick, Sunderland SR5 2HT
★ 4.7 (149)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Smugglers Coffee Co
25 St. Lukes Terrace, Sunderland SR4 6NQ
★ 4.7 (141)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Café at the Cat & Dog Steps
The Promenade, Whitburn Rd, Sunderland SR6 9NQ, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (77)£1–10
Outdoor seating
The Beacon of Light
Stadium Way, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland SR5 1SN
★ 4.7 (56)
Outdoor seating
Port Independent Store ltd
Unit 4 Saint Thomas' Street North, Sunniside, Sunderland SR1 1QD
★ 4.7 (47)£1–10
Roker End Cafe
1, Hodgsons Building, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland SR5 1BT
★ 4.7 (37)£1–10
The Rooster Cafe
36 Villette Rd, Hendon, Sunderland SR2 8RL
★ 4.7 (37)£1–10
The Community Café
52 Villette Rd, Hendon, Sunderland SR2 8RN
★ 4.7 (19)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Biz-R
★ 4.6 (279)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Hotel Chocolat
The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland SR1 3LE
★ 4.6 (195)£££
BobaCat Kitchen
241 High St W, Sunderland SR1 3DE
★ 4.6 (149)
The Play Café Sunderland
Unit 1, The Play Café Sunderland, 9&10, 9 Station Rd, Fulwell, Sunderland SR6 9AA, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (146)£1–10
Cafe Floriana
1-2 Burdon Rd, Sunderland SR1 1QB, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (115)£10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Flower Cafe Sunderland
Unit 4, Keel Square, Sunderland SR1 3DS
★ 4.6 (102)£10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Geek Retreat - Sunderland
30-32 John St, Sunniside, Sunderland SR1 1JG
★ 4.6 (87)
The Seaglass Cafe
211 High St W, Sunniside, Sunderland SR1 1UA
★ 4.6 (79)£
Adda Sunderland
38-40 Silksworth Row, Sunderland SR1 3QJ
★ 4.6 (62)£
Betsy Jenny Counselling and Wellbeing Cafe
30 Bridge St, Sunderland SR1 1TQ
★ 4.6 (57)£
The Little Shop
313 High St W, Sunderland SR1 3ET
★ 4.6 (25)£1–10
The Coffee Snug at The Chair
Unit 2 High St E, Sunderland SR1 2AX, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (11)£1–10
Bede's Bakehouse
Dame Dorothy Street, Sunderland
★ 4.6 (5)
Cafe Bungalow
Pier View, Roker
★ 4.5 (363)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Costa
28 Broadstairs Court, Sunderland
★ 4.5 (277)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Deep North Sheepfolds
The Stables at, Sheepfolds Rd, Easington St, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland SR5 1BA, United Kingdom
★ 4.5 (59)£1–10
The Glass Onion
33-34 Blandford St, Sunderland SR1 3JJ
★ 4.5 (49)£1–10
SANA Soul Food
79b Ewesley Rd, Sunderland SR4 7PR
★ 4.5 (47)£
Outdoor seating
Sea Change Cafe at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Museum, Winter Gardens, Burdon Rd, Sunderland SR1 1PP
★ 4.5 (21)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Yard Nine Café
Beacon of Light, Stadium Park, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland SR5 1SN
★ 4.5 (2)
Fausto Coffee
Marine Walk, Sunderland
★ 4.4 (1055)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Costa Coffee
26 Market Sq, Sunderland SR1 3HW
★ 4.4 (427)moderate
Outdoor seating
Costa Coffee
Pallion Retail Park, Woodbine Terrace, Sunderland SR4 6TY, United Kingdom
★ 4.3 (684)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Snow Goose
Marine Activity Centre, North Dock, Roker, Sunderland SR6 0PW
★ 4.3 (305)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Raich Carter Sports Centre
Commercial Rd, Hendon, Sunderland SR2 8PD
★ 4.3 (191)
RUHE
★ 4.3 (85)£
Elephant Rock
Marine Walk, Roker, North, Sunderland SR6 0PL, United Kingdom
★ 4.3 (69)£10–20
Costa Coffee
Sainsbury's, Silksworth Ln, Sunderland SR3 1PD
★ 4.3 (15)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Caffè Nero
★ 4.2 (629)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Esquires Coffee House
The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland
★ 4.2 (332)£1–10
Outdoor seating
City Tea Rooms
St Thomas' Street, Sunderland
★ 4.2 (88)
Saints And Sinners
12 North Bridge Street, Sunderland
★ 4.2 (65)£
The Lodge
Chester Road, Sunderland
★ 4.2 (16)£10–20
Outdoor seating
The Coffee Hut
Lower promenade, Whitburn Rd, Roker, Sunderland SR6 8AA, United Kingdom
★ 4.2 (9)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Bangin’ bait cafe
Hylton Rd, Sunderland SR4 7AF
★ 4.2 (5)
Starbucks Coffee Company
Holmeside, Sunderland SR1 3DR
★ 4.1 (523)moderate
Funky Beach Coffee Shop
★ 4.1 (281)£1–10
Outdoor seating
M&J Cafe
15 Whitehall Terrace, Sunderland SR4 7SP
★ 4.1 (51)£10–20
Brew & Bake
Sunderland SR1 3AA
★ 4.1 (36)£1–10
Sweet Dreams Sunderland
21A Derwent St, Sunderland SR1 3NU
★ 4.0 (93)£
Thompson Park Cafe
Unnamed Road, Sunderland SR5 1JW
★ 4.0 (25)£
Outdoor seating
The Murray Café
Chester Rd, Sunderland SR1 3SD
★ 4.0 (1)
Tesco Cafe
Newcastle Rd, Roker, Sunderland SR6 0DA
★ 3.9 (66)£
The Market Cafe
Unit 1-5 Jacky White’s Market, Sunderland SR1 3DG
★ 3.9 (27)£
The Glass Yard
Liberty Way, Sunderland
★ 3.7 (7)£
Coffeestop @ The Coach House
Barnes Park Rd, Sunderland SR4 7LL
★ 3.5 (15)£
Costa
26 Market Place, Sunderland
Outdoor seating
Milligans
56 The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland
Starbucks
86 The Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland
Cafe
Olive St, Sunderland SR1 3PE
Cole Kitchen
St George's Terrace, Sunderland
Outdoor seating
Costa Drive Thru
Woodbine Terrace
Gary's Kiosk
Geek Retreat Sunderland
1, 2 John Street, Sunniside
Let There Be Crumbs
Roker Terrace, Sunderland
Love Lilly
Marine Walk, Sunderland
Prospect Balcony (Upper Cafe)
Prospect Riverside
The Atrium
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Sunderland coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Sunderland?
There are 95 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Sunderland on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Sunderland?
Top-rated coffee shops in Sunderland include Costa, Milligans, Starbucks. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Sunderland.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Sunderland?
33 venues in Sunderland have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.