17 cafes in Bristol, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Bristol.
Full Court Press ★ 4.4
Old City · 59 Broad Street, Bristol BS1 2EJ
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00; Sat 09:00-17:00; Sun 09:00-16:00
Full Court Press rotates a weekly-changing line-up of small-lot coffees through its Broad Street bar, Bristol's most studious cup of filter since 2014.
Tip: The menu changes weekly and the roastery coffee bar on Oxford Street pours weekday mornings if Broad Street is full.
Sweven Coffee ★ 4.4
Bedminster · 12 North Street, Bristol BS3 1HT
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00; Sat 09:00-17:00; Sun 10:00-16:00
Sweven Coffee roasts rare, Nordic-style lots and pours them at 12 North Street, giving Bedminster in Bristol one of the UK's most rarefied brew bars.
Tip: Releases are limited and sell out; ask what is on filter that day rather than defaulting to espresso.
Little Victories ★ 4.3
Wapping Wharf · 7 Gaol Ferry Steps, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS1 6WE
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00
Little Victories is the Small Street Espresso team's harbourside bar at Wapping Wharf, Bristol, pouring espresso, cakes and toasties beside Cargo's cranes.
Tip: It keeps weekend hours its Old City sibling does not, which makes it the Saturday home for Bristol coffee people.
Pinkmans Bakery ★ 4.3
Stokes Croft · Unit 1 Avonmead, 40-48 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QD
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30-17:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-17:00
Pinkmans bakes Bristol's cult sourdough doughnuts and focaccia across five cafes; the Stokes Croft unit keeps the croft in brunch bakes and toasties.
Tip: Branches at Whiteladies Road, Wapping Wharf, the Cathedral and Westbury-on-Trym bake the same doughnuts if Stokes Croft sells out.
Bakehouse ★ 4.2
St Philips · Bakehouse at Cakesmiths, St Philips Road, Bristol BS2 0JZ
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30-16:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-16:00
Bakehouse bakes its 48-hour sourdough in an open-plan room inside Cakesmiths' St Philips works, Bristol's bread counter with the mixer in view.
Tip: It shares the site with wholesale cake maker Cakesmiths, so the sticky buns here are the freshest in the city.
Cafe Kino ★ 4.1
Stokes Croft · 108 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3RU
Hours: Daily 09:00-21:00
Cafe Kino is Stokes Croft's worker-owned vegan co-op, feeding Bristol burgers, fry-ups and coffee in a room that doubles as a community events space.
Tip: Everything on the menu is vegan including the big breakfast; evening events sometimes take over the basement.
Spicer+Cole ★ 4.1
Harbourside · 1 Queen Square Avenue, Bristol BS1 4JA
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-16:00; Sat 08:30-16:00; Sun 09:00-16:00
Spicer+Cole runs four Bristol coffee-and-kitchen rooms; the Queen Square Avenue original pairs Extract-roasted coffee with super-fresh seasonal plates.
Tip: The Clifton Village and Finzels Reach branches keep the same kitchen standards if Queen Square is rammed.
Mrs Potts Chocolate House ★ 4.1
Park Street · 50 Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JN
Hours: Daily 10:00-20:00
Mrs Potts melts real flaked chocolate into Bristol's best hot chocolate on Park Street, from a classic 58% cup to brownies, sundaes and monthly specials.
Tip: The seasonal specials menu changes monthly; a city with Fry's chocolate history deserves the dark 72% at least once.
Mokoko Coffee & Bakery ★ 4.1
Wapping Wharf · 2 Gaol Ferry Steps, Wapping Wharf, Bristol BS1 6WE
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:30-16:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00
Mokoko bakes pastries in full view at the foot of Gaol Ferry Steps, pairing an open bakery bench with single-estate coffees on Bristol's harbourside.
Tip: Watch the bakers work the bench from the window seats; weekend afternoons run later here than most Bristol bakeries.
Bakesmiths ★ 4.1
Whiteladies Road · 65 Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LY
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-17:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-17:00
Bakesmiths fills a double-height Whiteladies Road room with cakes, breakfast rolls and coffee, the bakery-cafe flagship of Bristol's Bakehouse team.
Tip: Their sister Bakehouse in St Philips bakes the sourdough; mornings here are calmer than the brunch-hour crush.
Boston Tea Party Park Street ★ 4.0
Park Street · 75 Park Street, Bristol BS1 5PF
Hours: Mon-Sat 08:30-16:00; Sun 09:00-16:00
Boston Tea Party's Park Street original is where the Bristol-born cafe chain began, still doing all-day brunch on the slope it calls the BTP OG.
Tip: The chain famously banned single-use cups; bring a reusable or drink in, and expect a weekend queue for brunch.
The Crafty Egg ★ 4.0
Stokes Croft · 113 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3RW
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-15:00; Sat-Sun 08:30-15:00
The Crafty Egg cooks Stokes Croft's neighbourhood brunch, from pancakes with bacon to salmon bowls, in a walk-in-only room on Bristol's muralled mile.
Tip: No bookings at this site; go before 10:00 on weekends or add your name and browse the street art while you wait.
The Bristolian ★ 4.0
Montpelier · 2 Picton Street, Montpelier, Bristol BS6 5QA
Hours: Daily 08:00-17:00
The Bristolian is Montpelier's corner caff on Picton Street, an all-day Bristol breakfast room that swings from fry-ups to cocktails by late afternoon.
Tip: Card only and walk-in only; the pavement tables catch the morning sun before the Picton Street hill does.
Dareshack ★ 4.0
Old City · Vintry Building, Wine Street, Bristol BS1 2BD
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30-17:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-17:00
Dareshack folds a speciality coffee bar into a 4,000 square foot studio and gallery on Wine Street, giving central Bristol its arts-crowd living room.
Tip: Check the events diary: the room flips from laptop cafe to gigs and launches, and daytime seats vanish on show days.
Mud Dock Cafe ★ 4.0
Harbourside · 40 The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB
Hours: Daily breakfast to lunch; Thu-Sat dinner to 22:00
Mud Dock has stacked a cafe above a bike shop on Bristol's harbourside for over 30 years, serving brunch and harbour views from its top-floor terrace.
Tip: Cyclists get their machines serviced downstairs while eating upstairs; the terrace is the harbour's quietest suntrap.
East Village Cafe ★ 3.9
Clifton Village · Arch House, Boyces Avenue, Clifton Village, Bristol BS8 4AA
Hours: Sun-Fri 09:30-16:30; Sat 09:30-17:00
East Village Cafe hides a plant-based counter under the arches of Boyces Avenue in Clifton Village, pouring Triple Co Roast coffee and rainbow lattes.
Tip: It shares the arch with a gift shop and welcomes dogs; the courtyard outside is Clifton Village's calmest coffee spot.
Watershed Cafe & Bar ★ 3.8
Harbourside · 1 Canons Road, Bristol BS1 5UH
Hours: Daily from morning until after the last cinema screening
Watershed's first-floor cafe bar feeds Bristol's independent cinema crowd above the harbour inlet, all local beers, coffee and pre-screening plates.
Tip: You do not need a film ticket to eat here; window tables over the inlet are the harbourside's best rainy-day office.