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Best Coffee Shops in St Ives, England

top 20 indie spots ranked by nri score. no chains, no filler.

1Scoff Troff Cafe

Scoff Troff Cafe

featured
St Ives, UK|cafe

market place cafes come and go, but scoff troff has staying power. you can taste why in every cup they pull. the beans get proper attention here, not the…

4.5(1,036)
local cred92%
nri score82
2The Balcony Bar & Kitchen

The Balcony Bar & Kitchen

featured
St Ives, UK|cafe

there's something about watching the harbor from the balcony bar & kitchen that makes your cortado taste better. maybe it's the salt air mixing with coffee…

4.4(1,378)
local cred88%
nri score81
3Yallah St Ives

Yallah St Ives

featured
St Ives, UK|cafe

you could sit in that window for hours. yallah's st ives spot sits right on court arcade, looking straight out to the harbour, the beach, and the lighthouse…

4.7(333)
new wave
nri score81

Beach Café Bar

featured
St Ives, UK|cafe

down on wharf road, where st ives meets the sea, beach café bar gets the fundamentals right in ways that matter. the steam wand hisses with intention here.…

4.5(481)
local cred72%
nri score71

Tom's Cakes

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe

the cakes are the obvious opening move at tom's, but don't sleep on the coffee side of things. this is a place where both get taken seriously, which is rarer…

4.7(210)
local cred72%
nri score67

The Brewhouse Café - St Ives

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.4(246)
nri score65

Olives Cafe

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.7(403)
local cred72%
nri score59

The Cornish Bakery

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.5(319)
local cred72%
nri score59

Yellow Canary

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.6(499)
local cred72%
nri score57

Chapels Café

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.9(101)
nri score54

Cafe Art

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.6(63)
nri score54

The Pier Coffee Bar

verified
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.8(139)
nri score53

Mor Beach Cafe

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
3.7(24)
nri score47

Bre cafe

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.9(36)
nri score45

Cafe Purple

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.4(9)
nri score43

Romano's

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
5(11)
nri score41

West Beach Bakery

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
4.7(99)
nri score40

CAFEBAR54

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
5(7)
nri score36

Soft Play at Cafe Purple

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
3(1)
nri score36

Bayspace

claimed
St Ives, UK|cafe
5(1)
nri score35
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faq

what is the best cafe in St Ives?

Scoff Troff Cafe is the top-ranked cafe in St Ives, scoring 82/100 on the natural ranking index. it is ranked on review quality, local credibility, and web presence, with chains excluded.

how many specialty coffee shops are in St Ives?

20 independent specialty coffee shops in St Ives, all ranked by the natural ranking index. chains are excluded by default.

where do locals get coffee in St Ives?

Scoff Troff Cafe draws the highest share of local regulars in St Ives, with a local-credibility score of 92/100, the proportion of reviewers who live in town rather than visiting as tourists.

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