The independent food and drink scene in Sheffield is, well, pretty immense if we're being honest and one thing we really excel at is café culture!
Whether it's an expertly brewed coffee, hearty brunch or an indulgent bit of cake you're hankering for, you will not be short of places to choose from with hundreds of welcoming cafes scattered across our seven hills.
Here you'll find our listings for the Top Cafes in Sheffield we think are worth hunting down...
An authentic middle eastern bakery, with a large selection of both savory and sweet options.
The home of the fish finger croissant. La Croissanteria offers a wife rage of home baked selections of filled croissants, both sweet and savory, as well as artisan coffee, freshly roasted in store.
Albies is an independent coffee company built from their neighbourhood shop. They pride themselves on a friendly welcome and quality brews.
An all day café for all the family, inspired by travel, culture and the best produce from near and far. We know that food and drink shouldn’t intimidate and it shouldn’t be over-complicated. It should be straight forward and enjoyed by everyone from all generations and all backgrounds.
Italian café with a cycling theme on Abbeydale Road, serving fresh ground coffee and handmade pizzas.
Built in a converted former cutlery-machine factory, Birdhouse have drawn on their expert tea knowledge to create a modern dining and drinking experience, with tea at the heart of it all.
Bragazzi’s is a café, delicatessen and shop offering an array of quality Italian goods.
A seriously cosy and comfy café with welcoming industrial décor, Couch specialise in brunch style dishes. Their all-day breakfast is particularly highly rated, but they also offer offer a tempting line-up cakes and sweet treats too.
Conveniently over the road from Millhouses Park, Crumb is a bakery specialising in bread, pastries and doughnuts during the day and a pizzeria by night.
The Curator's House is an independent café bistro located in the beautiful Botanical Gardens in Sheffield. Open all year round they can offer seasonal, value for money home-made food in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Fusion believe in creating food that is fresh, healthy and above all tasty, presented with a touch of flair. The food is cooked with care by an enthusiastic team in an open-plan kitchen.
Straight up the hill from the train station, opposite Hallam University central campus, sits How St. They make everything fresh from local produce, and have a lovely outdoor terrace where you can spend plenty of time supping on a coffee while you watch folks wander past.
A scandi style cafe with a really cool interior and always a great atmosphere. Frequented by students, staff, visitors and travellers alike, it's a great place to work, hang out, catch a bit to eat or just re-caffeinate. And yes, it's in a building nicknamed the sugar cube... you'll see why when you get there.
Kollective Kitchen is connected to Sheffield's Site Gallery, serving dishes that are locally sourced, but globally inspired, with a focus on colour, excitement and sustainability.
Kopi & Chai are a friendly and colourful cafe hub in Meersbrook. As well as their stunning interior, they have a gorgeous sun trap corner outside where you can watch the world go by. They serve hot and cold savoury treats for brunch and lunch with freshly baked cakes made in house - and it all tastes so much better surrounded by the plants, the parquet floor, and the beautiful tiling.
Kringle is a traditional Danish and family-run bakery with two sites in Sheffield, with one at Bents Green and another in Hillsborough, near to Hillsborough Park.
The Laundry Cafe is situated within the unique interior of the award winning hair salon, but anyone is free to pop in for a drink and treat. They have a range of cold press juices alongside premium coffees and teas, and plenty of sweet treats alongside.
Not just another bakery. Le Blé is a journey to the Mediterranean tastes and the art of coffee. An experience full of freshly-baked goods, made with the authentic Mediterranean recipes.
Lucky Fox is a small but very cosy cafe and eatery, serving up a great selection of home cooked American style diner food, including their infamous fried chicken and selection of beers. They've also been known to do incredible shakes, if you can fit anything else in.
For over 10 years this delightful café has been serving all day brunch to the lovely people of Sheffield on Sharrowvale Road. Whilst the brunch menu features favourites like the breakfast burrito, the lunch specials are created according to seasonal ingredients, so there is always something new to try.
They have three locations - the original one is just by the Crucible on Norfolk Row, the second below the HSBC building in the Heart of the City development, and the most recent one on Ecclesall Road South in the old sorting office. All three have a charm and identity of their own whilst still totally feeling like one of Sheffield's favourite independent cafe's.
Claire and Dianne, Founders of the Pudding Ladies, would like to welcome you to Millhouses Park Café. With professional staff combined with tasty, homemade dishes, cakes and desserts we aim to provide a delicious and relaxed dining experience.
Nǎm Sông means 'five rivers' in Vietnamese, as an ode to the establishment's founding city of Sheffield which famously has five rivers. It's an all-day-all-night coffee shop, restaurant and bar serving up delicious Vietnamese food, drinks, and of course the legendary phin filter coffee.
Bringing contemporary Italian-style cookery to lively Abbeydale Road. Get there early for their famous cannoli.
Pom is an Aussie inspired vegan and veggie eatery on Sharrow Vale Road, just around the corner from the beautiful Endcliffe Park. It's a riot of colour and celebration of fresh natural flavours - basically impossible not to feel happy whilst eating their food.
Pom is an Aussie inspired vegan and veggie eatery in Crookes. It's a riot of colour and celebration of fresh natural flavours - basically impossible not to feel happy whilst eating their food.
S17 is, in one guise, a great coffee, breakfast, brunch and lunch spot in a leafy suburb of the city. But with their other hat on (which is becoming quite a frequently worn hat) they do brilliant bistro evenings, some of which collaborate with other chefs to bring extra special evenings in a very cosy and different surrounding.
Cracking street food on a beautiful terrace overlooking Orchard Square with award winning street art at the side of you.
The Cabin is a cosy Canadian pancake and waffle house, located at the bottom of The Moor shopping precinct in Sheffield's City Centre. It can get very busy, especially on weekends, so be sure to book in advance to avoid disappointment.
The Chakra Lounge is a delightful vegan cafe fusing Indo-Western cuisine in Fitzalan Square in the city centre. With lush interiors and great culinary creations (and some tasty drinks to boot), you'll find it a wonderful spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch.
Situated in the heart of Sheffield’s bustling Kelham Island, The Grind Café is an award-winning, independently owned, boutique café and bar, serving expertly brewed coffee, carefully crafted cocktails, tasty treats baked on-site daily, and a delicious menu bursting with flavour.
The Coach House in Hillsborough Park, has undergone significant renovation to reopen as a café and kitchen, managed by team behind the city's much-loved Depot Bakery.
This award winning cafe sources natural ingredients from local farmers and sustainable partners to provide you with fresh, high quality, lovingly homemade, seasonal dishes. The Schoolrooms offers a warm sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of life.
A fantastic bakery making slow fermented bread, cakes and pastries, alongside organic and delicious plates cooked to order on site, from a small menu which changes to reflect the seasons.