Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laynes | ⭐ 9.1 | 2 041 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | La Bottega Milanese | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 109 | — |
| 3 | Flamingos Coffee House | ⭐ 9.3 | 546 | — |
| 4 | The Union Coffee House | ⭐ 9.3 | 539 | — |
| 5 | Coffee Room | ⭐ 9.7 | 502 | People's favorite |
| 6 | Coffee on The Crescent | ⭐ 9.5 | 436 | — |
| 7 | Kapow Coffee | ⭐ 9.7 | 390 | — |
| 8 | Blank Street Coffee | ⭐ 9.5 | 368 | — |
| 9 | Out of the Woods | ⭐ 9.1 | 342 | — |
| 10 | Raw Coffee Roasters | ⭐ 9.5 | 340 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Laynes -
People's favorite:
Coffee Room
Full ranking
1. Laynes · ⭐ 9.1
(2041 reviews)
+5 photos
16 New Station St, Leeds LS1 5DL, United Kingdom
A café that opens straight onto the flow of people leaving Leeds railway station could coast on footfall alone. Laynes has spent fifteen yea…
«Lovely spot for coffee & a sweet treat, or breakfast it’s just five minutes from Leeds Cit…»
2. La Bottega Milanese · ⭐ 9.3
(1109 reviews)
+5 photos
2, Bond Court, Leeds LS1 2JZ, United Kingdom
Most British cafés borrow a word or two of Italian and leave it there. La Bottega Milanese borrowed the whole grammar: a bar you can drink s…
3. Flamingos Coffee House · ⭐ 9.3
(546 reviews)
+5 photos
10 Central Arcade, Leeds LS1 6DX, United Kingdom
In most British cities, LGBT+ social life after dark means a bar, and if you do not drink, that is more or less the end of the conversation.…
4. The Union Coffee House · ⭐ 9.3
(539 reviews)
+5 photos
51 Great George St, Leeds LS1 3BB, United Kingdom
Leeds keeps most of its good coffee inside the shopping core, where the footfall is. The Union Coffee House sits just outside it, on the civ…
«Had a lovely breakfast here. Everything was fresh, delicious, and beautifully presented.
T…»
5. Coffee Room · ⭐ 9.7
(502 reviews)
+5 photos
Leeds Train Station, Leeds LS1 4DT, United Kingdom
Every list of a city's best coffee quietly ignores the places most people actually buy coffee from, and station cafés are top of that list.…
6. Coffee on The Crescent · ⭐ 9.5
(436 reviews)
+5 photos
2 The Crescent, Woodhouse, Leeds LS6 2NW, United Kingdom
Not many coffee bars in Leeds owe their existence to a knee that gave out. Coffee on The Crescent occupies a curved Victorian terrace on the…
7. Kapow Coffee · ⭐ 9.7
(390 reviews)
+5 photos
15 Thornton's Arcade, Leeds LS1 6LQ, United Kingdom
Most speciality cafés pick a side: either you curate other people's coffee or you buy a roaster and make your own. Kapow Coffee has done bot…
«Really cool little café hidden in the arcade. The coffee and pastries are great, my friend…»
8. Blank Street Coffee · ⭐ 9.5
(368 reviews)
+5 photos
48 Albion St, Leeds LS1 6AB, United Kingdom
A chain built on the idea that a coffee shop should be small, fast and almost furniture-free has opened its largest room anywhere in the wor…
9. Out of the Woods · ⭐ 9.1
(342 reviews)
+5 photos
Waterman's Place, Granary Wharf, Leeds LS1 4GL, United Kingdom
Step out of the southern entrance of Leeds station and you drop straight into a canal basin under the railway arches — water, brick, narrowb…
«Dropped in for a coffee and pastry before catching a train. Perfect setting on the edge of…»
10. Raw Coffee Roasters · ⭐ 9.5
(340 reviews)
+5 photos
10 Mill Hill, Leeds LS1 5DQ, United Kingdom
Most city-centre cafés buy their coffee from somebody else. Raw Coffee Roasters makes it on the premises — a micro-roastery working inside a…
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Laynes — score 9.1/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.4/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
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