Best Coffee in Bath: Top 11 Roasters and Coffee Shops
Where to find the best coffee in Bath: eleven roasters and independent coffee shops, from Colonna & Small's to neighbourhood cafés in Weston, Bathwick and Bear Flat, with the coffee they pour, opening hours and prices, checked on 21 October 2026.
In short: for the best coffee in Bath, go to Colonna & Small's on Chapel Row for an ever-changing speciality menu, Coffever Coffee Roastery on Northumberland Place for its own light roasts, or Society Café on The Corridor for guest roasters. A flat white costs £4 to £4.50. Most close between 3pm and 5.30pm, and Coffever shuts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
This is our pick of the best coffee in Bath: roasters and independent coffee shops from our directory where the coffee is the reason to go. We read every venue's own website on 21 October 2026 for its roaster, hours and prices. Few publish drink prices, so we quote them only where they do. Chains and places that are mainly restaurants are left out.
| Coffee shop | The coffee | Open | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonna & Small's | Changing speciality menu | Daily | City Centre |
| Coffever | Own roasts, mainly light | Closed Tue and Wed | City Centre |
| Society Café | House and guest roasters | Daily | City Centre |
| Picnic Coffee | Brewing at home | Daily | City Centre |
| The Colombian Company | Beans from Colombia | Daily | City Centre |
| Blaax Coffee Co | Own roasted blends | Daily | Weston |
| WatchHouse Bath | Flat white £4.50 | Daily | City Centre |
| Cortado Café | Easy Jose | Daily | City Centre |
| Mokoko Bakery | Seasonal coffee | Daily | City Centre |
| Dexter's Coffee Shop | Extract, roasted in Bristol | Closed Tue | Bathwick |
| The Good Bear Cafe | Own blend, roasted locally | Mon to Sat | Bear Flat |
Where is the best coffee in Bath?
Colonna & Small's is the specialist; Society Café and Picnic Coffee are the best of the rest in the centre.
Colonna & Small's
The coffee shop where the Colonna business began in 2009, and still the city's specialist. The menu changes constantly, and a freezer menu holds rarer coffees and limited releases. Pastries and cakes, nothing more.
- ☕ Changing menu; freezer menu
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 8.30am to 5.30pm; Sat 9am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
- 🛍️ Coffee to take home
- 📍 Chapel Row, City Centre
Society Café
Part of a small group of cafés founded in 2011, pouring a long list of guest roasters alongside its house espresso. Its longer weekend hours make it the easiest late afternoon flat white in the centre.
- ☕ House and guest roasters
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 7.30am to 5pm; Sat 8.30am to 6pm; Sun 9am to 6pm
- 💷 House espresso beans from £12.50 online
- 📍 The Corridor, City Centre
Picnic Coffee
The place to learn how to brew better at home: Picnic has a Coffee Corner guide on its website and sells beans and loose leaf tea. Homemade food, and dogs are welcome.
- ☕ Home-brew guidance
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 8am to 4.30pm; Sat 8.30am to 5pm; Sun 9am to 4pm
- 🐕 Dog friendly
- 📍 Saracen Street, City Centre
Which Bath coffee shops roast their own beans?
Coffever roasts its own in the city, Blaax Coffee Co sells its own roasted blends, and The Colombian Company brings its beans from Colombia.
Coffever Coffee Roastery
A roastery and coffee shop in a narrow lane of independent shops. It roasts mainly light, single origin coffees, from Colombia, Ethiopia and Kenya when we looked, and sells them by the bag.
- 🔥 Own roasts
- 💷 Bags from £13 online
- ⏰ Mon and Thu 8am to 3pm; Fri 8am to 4pm; Sat and Sun 9am to 4pm
- 📍 Northumberland Place, City Centre
Good to know: closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The Colombian Company
The first branch of a business founded by Jhampoll Gutierrez Gomez, serving speciality coffee from Colombian beans. Homemade cakes and toasted sandwiches, and sheltered seats outside for wet days.
- ☕ Beans direct from Colombia
- 💷 227g bag £12.75
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 8am to 5pm; Sat 8am to 5.30pm; Sun 9am to 5pm
- 📍 Abbey Gate Street, City Centre
Blaax Coffee Co
A neighbourhood coffee house opened in 2024 on the way out to Weston. The house coffee comes from Cambridge Roasters, and Blaax also sells its own blends of Brazilian, Colombian and Ethiopian beans and sells roasting experience vouchers. Hobbs House pastries and focaccia, and a courtyard.
- 🔥 Own blends; roasting vouchers
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 7.30am to 4pm; Sat and Sun 9am to 3pm
- 🪴 Outdoor courtyard
- 📍 Upper Bristol Road, Weston
Good to know: its website says hours are temporarily different after a recent closure, so check Google before you go.
Where can I get good coffee and brunch in Bath?
WatchHouse has the most seats and the fullest brunch menu; Cortado Café is the cheaper, smaller choice.
WatchHouse Bath
A coffee and brunch house with seats for more than 80. Breakfast classics and seasonal plates run alongside a full espresso and batch brew list.
- 💷 Flat white £4.50; espresso £3.90; batch brew £4.10
- ⏰ Sun to Fri 8am to 5pm; Sat 8am to 6pm
- 🐕 Dogs welcome; outdoor seating
- 📍 Old Bond Street, City Centre
Cortado Café
Fran and Sophie's café by Pulteney Bridge serves coffee from Easy Jose with brunch, lunch and Argentinian empanadas. Bring your own cup for a discount.
- ⏰ Mon to Fri 8am to 4pm; Sat 9am to 5pm; Sun 9am to 4pm
- 🎟️ No bookings
- 📍 Bridge Street, City Centre
Mokoko Bakery
A bakery and coffee shop beside the Abbey, with bread and viennoiserie baked the day you buy it. The coffee is seasonal, changing with what is harvested in each country. Handy for a coffee before the Abbey.
- 🥐 Baked the same day
- ⏰ Open seven days
- 📍 Abbey Churchyard, City Centre
Where is the best coffee outside Bath city centre?
Blaax Coffee Co in Weston (above), Dexter's Coffee Shop in Bathwick and The Good Bear Cafe at Bear Flat are worth the short walk.
Dexter's Coffee Shop
Named after the owners' Jack Russell, this is where Bathwick Hill crosses the canal, so it suits a towpath walk. Coffee from Extract, the Bristol roasters, with cakes and pastries.
- ☕ Extract coffee
- ⏰ Mon and Wed to Fri 8am to 3pm; Sat 9am to 3pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
- 🐕 Dog friendly
- 📍 Bathwick Hill, Bathwick
Good to know: closed on Tuesdays.
The Good Bear Cafe
A licensed neighbourhood café using its own blend of locally roasted beans and unhomogenised milk from Tytherington Farm. Cooked breakfasts and lunch specials, and beans to take home, whole or ground.
- ☕ Own blend; beans for sale
- ⏰ Mon to Sat 8am to 5pm; kitchen to 2.45pm
- 🐕 Dog friendly
- 🎟️ Tables booked by phone, 01225 330255
- 📍 Hayes Place, Bear Flat
Also worth a look: Go Slow and Enjoy on Rivers Street Place, Janes Espresso Bar in the Guildhall Market and No. 11 Espresso Bar on Princes Street score well in our directory, but their websites gave us nothing to check, so they sit outside the list.
Best coffee in Bath: FAQ
Where is the best coffee in Bath?
Our top picks are Colonna & Small's on Chapel Row for its changing speciality menu, Coffever Coffee Roastery on Northumberland Place for its own light roasts, and Society Café on The Corridor for guest roasters.
How much is a flat white in Bath?
A flat white is £4.50 at WatchHouse Bath, from the drinks menu on its website in October 2026. Prices at the independents are on their own menus.
Which coffee shops in Bath roast their own coffee?
Coffever Coffee Roastery roasts its own, mainly light, coffees and sells them by the bag. Blaax Coffee Co in Weston sells its own roasted blends and roasting experience vouchers.
Which Bath coffee shops are dog friendly?
Picnic Coffee, WatchHouse Bath, Dexter's Coffee Shop and The Good Bear Cafe all say on their websites that dogs are welcome.
Are Bath coffee shops open on Sundays?
Most on our list open on Sundays, usually from 9am or 10am to between 3pm and 6pm. The Good Bear Cafe is closed on Sundays, Dexter's on Tuesdays and Coffever on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.