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Best Cafes & Coffee shops in Cambridge

  • Hi there Independent caffeine seekers! We are Indie Cambridge and we are here to be your guide to the best coffee shops, cafes and tearooms in the City (and beyond). Whether you are looking for a small and cosy spot or a bustling, energetic vibe; we've curated all our favourites.
  • Here's some we think you might like:
  • Hot Numbers is an independent speciality coffee shop and roastery with a vision focused firmly on excellent coffee and food, served with a smile, and all to a soundtrack of jazz/blues music. This local business, Cambridge-grown by its founder Simon Fraser, is named after a former record shop he frequented in his youth, found on Kingston Street close to their very first coffee shop in Gwydir Street, which opened its doors in 2011.At Hot Numbers they roast and serve ever-changing seasonal single origin coffee to the highest standard possible, alongside delicious brunch and cake menu offerings – made both in-house and by a host of friendly local suppliers. Live music at Gwydir Street sees a monthly jazz gig, and with plans to expand their repertoire to weekly sessions, do keep an eye out for what’s on!
  • A zesty aroma of freshly-squeezed citrus fruit greets you as you step off one of Cambridge’s busiest streets, into Bridges café. Owners Meggy and Chan Yip have been juicing at home for years (they’re both the picture of health!) and introduced the revitalizing thirst-quenchers over 10 years ago. Made to order, the juices and smoothies – including immune boosting ginger, pear and apple, ailment combating celery, cucumber and apple, and anti-ageing blueberry & cranberry juice – use the best-quality produce from Cambridge Organic Food Company, or the sustainable Cambridge Food Hub who collects local seasonal ingredients around Cambridge.Alongside these, Bridges serves a range of homemade cakes, from decadent Biscoff fudge brownie, traditional Victoria sponge and Guinness chocolate cake, to gluten-free lemon drizzle cake and vegan banana cake. Many are low-sugar options. There’s a delicious savoury menu featuring a variety of vegetarian dishes – the Homity Pie and Spanish baked tortilla are particularly popular – and a new hot smoked salmon lasagne introduced Summer 2022, plus salads and Italian arancini balls, toasted sandwiches and paninis with original fillings such as chickpea, curry and mango chutney.
  • Opening a new restaurant on Cambridge’s Mill Road – a melting pot of global cuisine – was always going to be a brave move. But Scott’s All Day, launched in 2019, has already proved itself a delicious and welcome addition to the city’s most independent of roads. The brainchild of Scott Holden, the friendly neighbourhood dining spot, is inspired by Scott’s passion for food and travel.A foodie from an early age, Scott has worked at some of London’s best casual restaurants, including The Pig and Butcher and Smokehouse. Moving to Cambridge with wife Rachel, he managed Fitzbillies, before travelling to Vancouver and New York, running a barbecue restaurant, and visiting diners and delis from Brooklyn to the Bronx working for Rebel Kitchen. Keen to emulate the New York café vibe and recognising a need to give the ‘all-day bottomless brunch option’ a home in Cambridge, Scott’s All Day was born.
  • Now you have a taste for what's out there, find out what else Cambridge has to offer on its coffee scene below. We've got the best baristas, the quirky tearooms and most popular local cafes covered!
 

Amelie Flam-Kuche

The Grafton Centre (opposite the VUE cinema) Cambridge CB1 1PS

Tel: 01223 778898     

Bean Theory

31 Newnham Road Cambridge CB3 9EY

Bridges Cafe

20 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UF

Tel: 01223 300800     

Burwash Larder

Burwash Manor New Road, Barton Cambridge CB23 7EY

Tel: 01223 264600     

Cafe Abantu

42 Hobson Street Cambridge CB1 1NL

Tel: 01223 350920     

Café au Chocolat

16-17 Green Street Cambridge CB2 3JU

Mob: 07825 543538

Cambridge Cookery School

School House, Homerton Gardens Cambridge CB2 8EB

Tel: 01223 247620     

CB Travel Guide

Tel: 01223 269991     

Garden Kitchen at Kettle’s Yard

Castle Street Cambridge CB3 0AQ

Tel: 01223 761884     

Hot Numbers

Unit 6 Dale's Brewery Gwydir Street Cambridge CB1 2LJ

Tel: 01223 612209     

Scott’s All Day

111-113 Mill Road Cambridge CB1 2AZ

Tel: 01223 311105     

The Locker Cafe

54, King Street Cambridge CB1 1LN

The Station House, Histon

118 Station Road Histon Cambridge CB24 9LF

Tel: 01223 234381     

Waresley Park Estate

Gamingay Road Waresley Sandy SG19 3DD

Tel: 01223 491396     

Agora at The Copper Kettle

4 Kings Parade Cambridge CB2 1SJ

Tel: 01223 308448      Mob:

Aromi

1 Bene't Street Cambridge CB2 3QN

Tel: 01223 300117      Mob:

Balzano’s Deli And Café

204 Cherry Hinton Road Cambridge CB1 7AW

Tel: 01223 246168      Mob:

Benets

20-21 King's Parade Cambridge CB2 1SP

Tel: 01223 329068      Mob:

Black Cat Cafe

2 The Broadway Mill Road Cambridge CB1 3AH

Tel: 01223 247700      Mob:

Bould Brothers

16 Round Church Street Cambridge CB5 8AD

Bread & Meat

4, Bene't Street Cambridge CB2 3QN

Cafe Blue Sage

198 Mill Road Cambridge CB1 3NF

Cafe Foy

2 Quayside Cambridge CB5 8AB

Caffé Mobile

Market Hill Cambridge CB2 3NJ

Carriages of Cambridge

Capability Barns, Huntingdon Road Fen Drayton Cambridgeshire CB24 4SD

Charlie’s Coffee Company

44-45, Burleigh Street Cambridge CB1 1DJ

Tel: 01223 478545      Mob:

Emmaus Cambridge

Green End, Landbeach Cambridge CB25 9FD

Tel: 01223 863657      Mob:

Espresso Library

210 East Road Cambridge CB1 1BG

Tel: 01223 367333      Mob:

Fitzbillies

52 Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1RG

Tel: 01223 352500      Mob:

Gog Magog Hills Farm Shop

Heath Farm Shelford Bottom Cambridge CB22 3AD

Tel: +44 (0)1223 248 352      Mob:

Harvest Cambridge

180-182 Mill Road Cambridge CB1 3LP

Tel: 01223 416187      Mob:

Indigo Coffee House

8, Saint Edwards Passage Cambridge CB2 3PJ

La Patissier

11, St Johns Street Cambridge CB2 1TW

Tel:      Mob: +44 (0)1223 568336

La Raza

4-6, Rose Crescent Cambridge CB2 3LL

Tel: +44 (0)1223 464550      Mob:

Liutaio Music Cafe

224, Mill Road Cambridge CB1 3NF

Michaelhouse Cafe

The Michaelhouse Centre, St. Michael's Church, Trinity Street Cambridge CB2 1SU

Tel: +44 (0)1223 309147      Mob:

Norfolk Street Bakery

89 Norfolk Street Cambridge CB1 2LD

Tel: 01223 660163      Mob:

Novi Cambridge

12, Regent Street Cambridge CB2 1DB

Tel: 01223 366540      Mob:

Relevant Record Café

260, Mill Road Cambridge CB1 3NF

Tel: + 44 (0)1223 244684      Mob:

Saffron Walden

Savino’s

3, Emmanuel Street Cambridge CB1 1NE

Tel: 01223 566186      Mob:

Signorelli’s Deli

17, Burleigh Street Cambridge CB1 1DG

Tel: 01223 352168      Mob:

Stem & Glory

50/60 Station Road Cambridge CB1 2JH

Tel: 01223 757150      Mob:

Ta Bouche

10-15 Market Passage Cambridge CB2 3PF

Tel: +44(0)1223 462277      Mob:

The Box Cafe

47, Norfolk Street Cambridge CB1 2LD

Tel: +44 (0)1223 576110      Mob:

The Brew Project

Tel:      Mob: 07305 938 515 (call for wholesale coffee supplies)

The Edge Cafe

351, Mill Road Cambridge CB1 3DF

Tel: 01223 212478      Mob:

The Linton Kitchen

30, High Street Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4HS

The Orchard Tea Garden

45-47 Mill Way, Grantchester Cambridge CB3 9ND

Tel: +44 (0)1223 551125      Mob:

Thrive Cafe, Bistro And Venue

Cambridge CB1 2LD

Tel: 01223 464899      Mob: 07561151669

Tom’s Cakes – St Ives

19, Market Hill St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5AL

Tel: 01487 842200      Mob:

Trockel Ulmann & Freunde

13, Pembroke Street Cambridge CB2 3QY

Tel: +44 (0)1223 460923      Mob:

Urban Larder

9, The Broadway, Mill Road CB1 3AH

Tel: 01223 212462      Mob: