The demand for coffee currently has no bounds and for many it is an essential part of their day. While growth of coffee in the UK may have begun with the large commercial operations there is now an explosion of small independent retailers as customers have become increasingly discerning in their daily fix of caffeine. Liverpool is no different to other major cities, boasting a fine range of options for coffee drinkers. This in no way attempts to be a definitive list but is simply the places I particularly like.
Moose Coffee.
American influenced and so much more than a coffee shop. It has been serving coffee and fantastic food for over ten years now and is something of an institution. Always busy and it is easy to see why. There are so many reasons to visit and the coffee is always good.
Moose Coffee. 6 Dale Street.
Open Monday – Sunday 8am-5pm.
Root
This may well currently be my favourite place. The atmosphere here is always relaxed and is a great place to stop for a while and relax. You could be excused from thinking you had walked into an advert for Apple such can be the number of customers hard at work tapping away on their laptops. This is a place of great charm and you will want to return time after time and the coffee is so good. It has an intriguingly shaped communal table as well as plenty of regular seating. You can also have your coffee outside if the weather is good.
Root Coffee. 52 Hanover Street.
Open Monday – Saturday 8.30am-6.30pm, Sunday 9am-6pm.
Back in business again after a period of closure in 2018 the only problem is it’s so busy no matter what time of day you choose to visit. Thats no bad thing of course because it tells you everything you need to know, the coffee is really good here. Located at the very top of Bold Street near the bombed out church it makes an excellent stop off for those en route up towards the cathedrals and The Philharmonic. Don’t be put off, its well worth the wait.
Bold Street Coffee. 89 Bold Street
Open Monday-Wednesday 7.30am-6pm, Thursday-Friday 7.30am- 10pm, Saturday 8am-10pm and Sunday 9.30am-10pm.
92 Degrees
92 degrees can lay claim to being the first combined roasters and coffee shop, opening in 2015. A favourite haunt of students from nearby Liverpool University it is always a great place to visit and they never seem to serve a bad cup of coffee. Despite its popularity you can always find somewhere to sit and its a great place to relax after a few hours seeing the sights in the Georgian Quarter of the city.
92 Degrees. 24 Hardman Street.
Open. Monday- Friday 7.45am- 7pm, Saturday 9.30am-7pm and Sunday 10am-6pm.
Filter & Fox
Another great location that is so much more than a place for a great cup of coffee as they also have an excellent selection of cocktails and wines.. Indeed their website claims that they have cured almost as many hangovers as they’ve caused!! Filter & Fox offers a welcome break from the crowds of shoppers on nearby Bold Street, it is often an oasis of calm and great place to while away the time while thinking what to do next on a visit to the city.
Filter & Fox. 27 Duke Street
Open Monday- Sunday 8am-8pm.