Our pick of Devon’s top cafés will have you brunching, lunching or taking a break in style
This cafe specialises in proper home-cooked food, smoothies, juices and tea. It also serves great coffee from its in-house roastery.
Enjoy breakfast from a large all-day menu, along with a tempting lunchtime selection.
Catering for all diets, the team says that every dish is tried and tested on family and friends before making it onto the cafe’s menu.
Sitting just across from the beach at North Sands, this cafe is something of an institution in Salcombe.
The buffet breakfast is followed by a varied daily menu featuring sandwiches, baguettes, wraps, seafood platters, popcorn shrimp, salads, cream teas and more.
Sourcing quality produce from the West Country and beyond, the team hosts barbecues in the summer, while the Pop-Up Prawn offers quick and tasty takeaway items.
Vegan and vegetarian options are always available.
All of Ullacombe Farm’s food is freshly prepared, using local produce where possible. The menu includes cooked breakfasts, delicious sandwiches, succulent barn burgers and hearty roast dinners.
While you’re there, browse the shop’s range of locally sourced products – both edible and non-edible – perfect for gifts or a treat for yourself.
Breakfast is served from 9am–11.45am; lunch from 12 noon–4.30pm; Sunday menu 12 noon–4.30pm. An afternoon tea menu is also available.
This family-run cafe serves some of the finest West Country produce, offering customers original and affordable meals and drinks.
Sourcing local and organic produce wherever possible, the menu features free-range eggs and top-quality meat and fish.
Serving breakfast, lunch and light bites, the usual opening hours are 10am–5pm, with breakfast from 10am–11.30am and lunch from 12 noon–4pm.
This family-run, award-winning bistro serves locally sourced food in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Using local ingredients where possible, the menus – which change daily and cater for all tastes – are available from Wednesday to Saturday lunchtimes and Wednesday to Saturday evenings. Why not try The Fig Tree’s Do you Trust the Chef? Held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, this is a chance to immerse yourselves in The Fig Tree’s foodie journey. You choose either the meat, fish or vegetarian option and the rest is a surprise! Roasts are served on the last Sunday of the month, and there is also a Grab and Go menu for those on the move.
This popular café in Sidmouth is run by Jamey D’Amato and her close team of firm friends. It serves light lunches alongside coffees, cakes and scones, and is also licensed. With a glowing reputation for its cream teas, the scones are baked fresh every day, and available to eat in or takeaway/mail order.
The café is full of character and everything is made from scratch, mostly on site. Enjoy roasted coffee beans from The Coffee Factory, or Hogs Bottom jam and chutney, to name a few local products.
Try the Hot Spiced Apple Porridge – Vermont maple syrup is added as a nod to a New England favourite.
This tiny plant-based café in Regent Street is a welcoming hub serving delicious, nutritious dishes and top-notch coffee.
The fresh food is all made in house. Typical dishes include falafel beetroot wrap, pizza and full vegan breakfasts. There are healthy smoothies, a variety of teas and a salad bar. Gluten-free options and takeaway are also available.
Open Tuesday 9am-3:30pm; Wednesday to Saturday: 9:30am-3:30pm.
Dogs are very welcome to visit too.
You will receive a warm welcome from the friendly staff at this farm shop and cafe. Enjoy the selection of homemade breakfasts, lunches and cakes, while taking in the farmland views from the large garden.
The team has recently expanded the range of goodies in its farm shop, and make sure you keep an eye out on the Facebook page for special events and menus over the coming weeks. Visit over the Easter holidays when children will meet the farm animals.
This independent café close to Royal William Yard serves delicious fresh bagels and coffee by day, as well as hosting great music and art by night.
Although famous for its bagels, the bacon roll, poached eggs and salmon are equally delicious, as are the brownies, brioches and biscotti. The café also serves teas and coffees, and soft and alcoholic drinks, and the friendly, helpful staff provide great service.
This is an independent speciality coffee shop with a passion for excellent coffee. The mostly plant-based menu includes high-quality dishes, made from organic and locally sourced ingredients. Options include avocado toast combinations and toasties, vegan cheese sandwiches, coffees, smoothies and other drinks with plant milk, as well as a tempting selection of vegan cakes. Try the porridge if you stop for breakfast/brunch - it has rave reviews!
This eco-conscious café has a zero/low waste approach.
This popular cafe takes coffee seriously with over 10 blends available, including its own signature house blend and a delicious decaffeinated bean. Beans can be purchased whole to be ground at home, or the Coffee House will grind them for you at no extra cost, to use in a filter or espresso machine, or cafetiere.
Tea lovers should try the café’s Jing tea, with a range that includes authentic examples of Asia’s greatest tea from China, Taiwan, Japan, India and Sri Lanka.
Food-wise, choose from a savoury selection of sandwiches, panini and jacket potatoes, or for something sweet, there’s a range of cakes and flapjacks. Vegan and gluten-free options are available.
This café prides itself on being committed to sustainability, integrity and supporting local.
The rustic establishment is known for high-quality local produce, prepared by its chef. All food is cooked to order and the café caters for all dietary requirements.
Whether it’s a coffee, brunch, lunch, or an afternoon cocktail, you and your four-legged friends will be made to feel welcome. Both brunch and lunch are served until 3pm.
The café is open every day for breakfast, lunch and cream teas, serving organic, loose-leaf tea, blended in Devon, with coffee also roasted locally.
Freshly cooked meals and drinks are available all day, lovingly prepared on the premises by this growing team. Riders, bikers, hikers, dog walkers (and dogs) can all expect a warm welcome here.
There’s plenty of seating inside with two log burners for those cold/wet days, or sit in the garden that overlooks the village green and towards the church.
Breakfast is served from 10am-11.30am; lunch from 12noon-3pm; diners, cakes and cream teas served all day.
This vibrant café bar and creative centre is located in the city’s independent West Quarter.
Inspired by the colours and patterns of Mexico, the café and building is a living work of art – you’ll notice something new on every visit. Three floors have become a hub for writers, musicians, actors and coffee lovers to get together for conversation, live music and work meetings. Exhibitions, workshops and children’s singalong sessions keep the café alive. The dog-friendly courtyard provides a secluded outdoor space.
Among the sweet and savoury options for breakfast and lunch are waffles, flapjacks, soups and croissants. A selection of ethically sourced coffees, teas and hot chocolate, as well as fresh fruit smoothies and milkshakes are available.
Breakfast, lunch, refreshing drinks and your daily caffeine fix are all served from this warm and inviting café. Fresh produce comes from Devon or Cornwall, where possible, alongside quality suppliers.
Breakfast includes homemade granola, bagels, banana bread with cinnamon butter, sourdough toast, pancakes and ‘breakfast pie’ – puff pastry baked with bacon, eggs, mushroom, tomatoes and cheddar cheese. Lunch is a variety of daily sandwich and wrap specials, homemade pizzas, salad bowls and soup. Sweet treats include millionaire shortbread, brownies, flapjacks, bread and butter pudding, rocky road and pastries.
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