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Coffee in Bristol: 15 Cafés & Coffee Shops You Need To Visit

Posted on: 20 Jan 2020

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If you’re yearning for a good flat white (if you know, you know), then you’re in luck: Bristol is brimming with quality coffee shops. 

 

Forget Starbucks, and leave those often-disappointing pumpkin-spiced lattes behind. 

 

From a Cotham Hill shopfront to a vintage airstream-turned coffee bar in Paintworks, here’s your ultimate guide to speciality coffee shops in Bristol.

Full Court Press
59 Broad Street, BS1 2EJ

 

After a browse in St Nick’s market, retire to Full Court Press: a stylish, Scandi-esque coffee shop on Broad Street.

 

With its mid-century décor (lookout for its stunning stained glass window), interesting blends and super friendly staff, it’s a top spot to discover the joy of speciality coffee.

Society Café 
Farr's Lane, Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA

 

A cool and calm waterfront heaven: at Society Café on the harbourside, you can pair a delicious sweet treat with your coffee.

 

Natural wood furnishings and bursting with light, it’s a popular choice with laptop-in-coffee-shop types.

 

What a bit more sunshine? Perch outside on their statement seats and people-watch.  

Coffee + Beer
16 Cotham Hill, BS6 6LF

 

What is says on the tin. Cotham Hill’s Coffee + Beer is a haven for unique selections, minimalist design and a place to enjoy an incredible flat white.

 

Armed with a rotating selection of beans, Coffee + Beer often has up to six different types of coffee on their filter selection, giving you the chance to investigate different tastes and flavours properly.
 

Sweven 

12 North Street, Bristol BS3 1HT

 

Opened in December 2019, Sweven is the place to be in Bedminster (BS3) if you're on the lookout for speciality coffee. 

Armed with hand picked selection of dynamic blends to choose from and sleek interior design, Sweven comes complete with an enviable selection of homemade cakes, and pastries from Bath's Bertinet Bakery. 


Not to mention, the team behind Sweven are a lovely bunch, too. 

Playground Coffee House

45 St Nicholas Street, BS1 1TP

 

The clues in the name.

 

Down on the cobbles of old St Nicholas Street, this unique coffee bar has swings for seats. Enjoy artisanal coffees (or cocktails) over classic board games in this playful paradise.

Small Street Espresso
2 3 Small Street, BS1 1DW

 

One street over from Full Court Press, you’ll find a cosy Small Street Espresso. A tiny little coffee bar, Small Street Espresso is bursting with character.

 

Try a sweet treat or sourdough sarnie, or simply enjoy a coffee under their exposed brickwork and warm lighting.

The Crazy Fox
34-36 The Arcade, BS1 3JD

 

Take a breather from that weekend shopping spree and visit The Crazy Fox in The Arcade.

 

A stone’s throw away from Cabot Circus, this independent coffee bar comes with a selection of rotating custom blends and single origins, each with their own distinct character and story.

Convoy Espresso
Paintworks, Bath Road, BS4 3EH

 

If you’re in Paintworks (visiting the Martin Parr Foundation, perhaps?) you’ve got to stop off at Convoy.

 

A coffee bar split between two vintage airstreams from North Carolina, you’ll find Convoy’s speciality coffee bar in one, and a stylish hangout in the other. (The brownies are incredible, by the way.) 

Albatross Café
60 North St, Bristol BS3 1HJ

 

Plants, antiqued furniture and adorable crockery: Albatross is paradise on North Street.

 

Enjoy a coffee and kick back - your flat white might arrive in a little pink or blue cup.

Little Victories
7 Gaol Ferry Steps, BS1 6WE

 

If you’re looking for great coffee on Wapping Wharf, Little Victories is a good shout. Toasties, sweet treats and yummy hot drinks, it's a stylish spot to get caffienated. 

Tradewind Espresso
118 Whiteladies Road, BS8 2RP

 

Up near the top of Whiteladies Road, you'll find Tradewind Espresso. A place to enjoy seasonal offerings, it's a small spot with a cosy, rustic feel.

 

They've got a fantastic food menu, too. 

25A Old Market
Old Market Street, BS2 0HB 

 

Old Market is a fantastic part of Bristol: it's got some fantastic independent buisnesses, and 25A is no exception.

 

The interior in this place is extremely stylish: large lightbulbs suspend from the ceiling while artisan coffee products line the walls. Sit inside and enjoy some of their breakfast options alongside a damn-good coffee. 

 

The ones with multiple locations

 

When your coffee is so good that you're able to expand across the city, you know you’re doing something right.

 

Here’s a few of our favourite coffee places with different homes across Bristol. 

 

Friska

Tin Can Coffee

Spicer and Cole 

Read more: 
 

• Brunch in Bristol: 8 Places You Need To Try 
   

• Sourdough or Sourfaux? Where To Get Sourdough in Bristol

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