Best cafes in Liverpool

Best cafes in Liverpool, ranked

1. #1Gloria Jean's Liverpool Plaza for takeaway coffee and a pastry

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Bigge Park, 5 min walk

   Gloria Jean's Liverpool Plaza is the top pick because reviewers say its coffee is smooth and rich, and the most recent ones praise the flat whites. One visitor says it serves Toby's Estate beans. Pick a pastry from the cabinet at the counter to go with a takeaway coffee, or sit at the outdoor tables. It is open every day from 7am to 3pm, and Bigge Park is five minutes' walk away.

   Best for: Takeaway coffee and a pastry

2. #2The Benedict Cafe and Restaurant for family breakfasts with Benedict dishes

   $$🌳 Liverpool Apex Park, 5 min walk

   The Benedict Cafe and Restaurant is on Northumberland Street, a short walk from Liverpool Apex Park. Order the spicy Benedict, or the eggs Benedict with rocket and balsamic, the dishes regulars keep coming back for. Plates are big for what they cost, and families can order from the kids' menu. It opens early on weekdays and at 8am on weekends, so a weekend breakfast is easy to fit in.

   Best for: Eggs Benedict and a family breakfast

3. #3Vine & Grind for a big breakfast plate before or after Westfield

   $$🌳 Liverpool Apex Park, 3 min walk

   Vine & Grind sits inside Westfield Liverpool, so it suits a breakfast before or after shopping. Sujuk, haloumi and Persian feta make up the Big Brekky, the plate to share here. Diners also order the yuzu eggs benedict with potato gems and kale, or the fish tacos. It stays open until 8pm one day a week, and Liverpool Apex Park sits about three minutes away on foot.

   Best for: A big breakfast plate to share

4. #4Moore Coffee for a quiet coffee in the garden courtyard

   $🐕 Dogs outsideOutdoor seating🌳 Bigge Park, 2 min walk

   A large garden courtyard sits behind Moore Coffee, a short walk from the station. The menu is simple: toasties, rolls and pastries, such as the ham and cheese toastie, served on a paper tray with the coffee. Coffee drinkers come for the espresso, which is pulled on a La Marzocco machine. It is open on weekdays only, closing at 2:30pm, and Bigge Park is two minutes' walk away.

   Best for: Coffee lovers who want a garden courtyard

5. #5Lara's Cafe for a weekday breakfast plate with regulars

   $🌳 Lighthorse Park, 3 min walk

   Lara's Cafe on Bigge Street is open weekdays from 5am to 2:30pm and closed on weekends. Order the full breakfast plate, which has bacon, eggs and a hash brown, or the chicken and salad wraps. Regulars come back for the coffee, which one visitor says is always prepared with a smile. Lighthorse Park sits close by, three minutes on foot.

   Best for: Weekday breakfast and lunch with office workers

6. #6Ristretto & Co for a relaxed breakfast with generous portions

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Liverpool Apex Park, 4 min walk

   Outside tables run along the front of Ristretto & Co on Northumberland Street. Staff make regulars feel known, and a visitor who brought two teenagers found the portions very generous. The coffee is smooth and consistent, and milk drinks come with latte art. The menu also covers vegetarian dishes. A brisk four-minute walk covers the trip to Liverpool Apex Park.

   Best for: Coffee before work and takeaway

7. #7Black Jack Cafe for chicken wraps and office catering

   $Outdoor seating🌳 Bigge Park, 3 min walk

   Black Jack Cafe is near Liverpool station, on Moore Street. Its chicken wraps and sandwiches are the main food, and visitors say they taste homemade. Offices can order platters of sandwiches and wraps. Customers praise the coffee for its strength and flavour. Bigge Park is three minutes away on foot, and the shop is closed at weekends.

   Best for: Wraps, sandwiches and office catering

8. #8Hello Moose Cafe for groups at breakfast and brunch

   $$Outdoor seating🌳 Woodward Park, 5 min walk

   Norfolk Street is home to Hello Moose Cafe, which has indoor tables, outside tables and room for groups. A visitor singled out the Turkish eggs, then a coffee to go with them. The menu has Mediterranean influences and a kids' menu, and one visitor found most of it gluten-free. Woodward Park is about five minutes away, and weekend openings start at 8am.

   Best for: Families and groups for breakfast

Compare best cafes in Liverpool

The table sets price, brunch, outdoor seats, dogs, weekend opening and walking distance to a park side by side.

How we picked best cafes in Liverpool

The order follows a blend of average score and volume, so a cafe with many opinions outweighs one with a handful of glowing ones. Breakfast and lunch on the menu, weekend opening, dogs and outside seating were checked next, and each cafe's page was read for what it says about the food.