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Cardiff specialty coffee
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City guide · United Kingdom · Updated July 2026

The best coffee in Cardiff

11 cafés mapped·2 roasters·5 neighborhoods

This guide to Cardiff's specialty scene is ranked by the Vereda community and the people pouring — and kept current as beans rotate. Every café below is mapped, reviewed, and tracked live: what's dialed in right now, who's open, and where the filter bar is worth the detour.

The ranked listBy neighborhoodLocal roastersFAQ

The ranked list · 11

1
200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista SchoolClosed
200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista SchoolCastle
new on Vereda
2
Corner CoffeeClosed
Corner CoffeeCastle
new on Vereda
3
Rhostio Coffee RoastersClosed
Rhostio Coffee RoastersPlasnewydd
new on Vereda
4
The Secret GardenClosed
The Secret GardenCivic Centre
new on Vereda
5
SiblingClosed
SiblingPlasnewydd
new on Vereda
6
KIN + ILK Capital QuarterClosed
KIN + ILK Capital Quarter
new on Vereda
7
Mec CoffeeClosed
Mec CoffeeMaindy
new on Vereda
8
Hard Lines MarketClosed
Hard Lines MarketCastle
new on Vereda
9
Coffi ClwbClosed
Coffi Clwb
new on Vereda
10
Blake & BrewClosed
Blake & Brew
new on Vereda
11
SwayClosed
SwayPontcanna
new on Vereda

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By neighborhood

Castle
3 cafés
Plasnewydd
2 cafés
Civic Centre
1 café
Maindy
1 café
Pontcanna
1 café

Roasting in Cardiff

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Hard Lines Cafe
Cardiff
ships GB
Rhostio Coffee Roasters
Cardiff
ships GB
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Frequently asked

What is the best specialty coffee shop in Cardiff?+
200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista School in Castle currently tops Vereda's community ranking for Cardiff.
How many specialty coffee shops are there in Cardiff?+
Vereda currently maps 11 specialty cafés in Cardiff. The community's top picks are 200 Degrees Coffee Shop & Barista School, Corner Coffee, Rhostio Coffee Roasters.
Are there local coffee roasters in Cardiff?+
Yes — Hard Lines Cafe, Rhostio Coffee Roasters roast in or around Cardiff, and many of the city's cafés feature their seasonal single-origin coffees.
When is this Cardiff coffee guide updated?+
Continuously. Rankings recompute as community reviews land, and the "on the bar" data is updated live by baristas and the Vereda community.
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