The Best Cafes in Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom (2025)

An amazing late Sunday lunch. The food was so flavoursome, and every aspect was beautifully cooked. We’ll definitely be back again.

A lovely restaurant/cafe with really great selection of breakfast and brunch food. I really liked my eggs Benedict, clearly freshly made. The coffee was also decent. The interior is cosy and a good venue for a catch up.

Great food & service, cosy shelter from the storm. Dog friendly!

My second time here, love their full English. Hashbrowns taste homemade, egg perfectly cooked! What a treat. Service is excellent! Highly recommend!

Quiche, buns and cakes are all handmade. Lovely welcoming. Lovely coffee. Also, a garden. Keep it a secret! We don’t want everyone to know how wonderful this cafe is!

Beautiful garden, the café has a lovely atmosphere with relaxing music,not too loud. The cakes are all high standard and so tasty,made by the owner herself. I've just come home today with a couple of Portuguese tarts,they taste amazing, everyone's favourite!

Really high quality pastries and quiche ! Full of flavors. The coffee was also really tasty. we will come back for sure, that’s saved in my google map marks. Thanks!

THE. BEST. CAKES. The best. No question. Don't even get me started on the Portuguese tarts. The quiche meal appears in my dreams, I slide around on the vinaigrette that drenches the potatoes. Bloody lovely.

Partner picked this chicken and bacon avocado focaccia for lunch and my gosh it was incredible! Even loved the way they packed it up in grease proof like a little gift, Highly recommend.

I had the nicest latte of my life from this lovely place!! The environment is so cozy & welcoming, the staff (Ella specifically) are so chatty and really make you feel at home. I completely recommend coming here, and I look forward to my next visit 😌

Excellent little cafe with great service, fantastic coffee, and lovely chat :)) It has now become a must visit if ever we pass; For the coffee and for the Ella and for the Aus :)) the best oat chai lattes! This place is very very pet friendly! I say this to be true and to also encourage more dogs in the cafe! A cafe can never have too many four pawed visitors!! :))

Whenever I’m craving a great coffee, Dark and Dirty Coffee is always one of my go-to. In my opinion, it’s hands down one of the best coffee shops in Portsmouth!

Spent some time in Portsmouth this week with work. Cannot recommend these guy's coffee highly enough. Outstanding

I had a terrific latte. The milk was frothy and creamy, and the coffee was not bitter but quite light and delightful. The barista was very helpful and kind.

Cute and vibrant take-away only coffeehouse located in the most perfect location between the city center and the historic dockyard/gunwhalf quays. The barista on my visit was incredible, taking time to explain unknown coffees on the menu; while brightening up my day with their highly knowledgeable vibe. The coffee itself was smooth without any hint of bitterness, with a charming aftertaste. While I didn't purchase any of the baked goods during my visit, they looked stunning.

Love this coffee shop! I'm quite picky with coffee so I like to go where coffee is actually good so I'm very pleased The Coffee House is good coffee. I often go with my little one and we love getting cakes. Sometimes I go there to work and the service is always great! Highly recommend the tomato pesto panini and the banoffee cheesecake.

My partner and I visited The Coffee House for the first time the other week and we loved it! We were warmly greeted by the owner Johnny who took time to chat with us and make us feel very welcome. The food and coffees we had were delicious and we thought that the ambiance is very stylish and cosy. My partner recommends the Crème Brulée Latte. We will definitely be visiting more often and supporting this local independent business.

A great little find! Fantastic coffee and lovely food. Johnny and team and always friendly and cheery! Highly recommend dropping in!

This cafe is amazing. The cakes are so fresh, as if handmade, and not overly sweet. There are some nice coffee options too. Definitely worth returning and trying different types of coffee. The shopkeeper is really chatty and friendly, clearly cares about the community and will definitely revisit!

Visited this great little coffee house a couple of weeks ago with a friend. Popped in for coffee at about 11 and was glad to see it was buzzing as had only opened that week. Bright, fresh interior and friendly staff really make this place feel special. The coffee is really nice and a good selection of cakes. Indoor and outdoor seating, loo, sanitiser available, every little detail is well thought out. Great to see new businesses opening, they deserve to do well....Will defo be back!

Staff are friendly & polite. A plethora of drinks , cakes & food. A safe ( all inclusive) space. Dog friendly ( treats for your dog 🐕 available). A good place to be alone , a couple or a group. Garden 🪴 area will be a delight in the upcomin better weather. Highly recommend this venue without question.

This is a lovely Cafe. Clean, fantastic tasting coffee and lovely cakes. Not at all pricey. I love that there's a nice safe courtyard garden for kids....and dogs..yes pet friendly! Will definitely put this high on the list for coffee trips with my friends. Thank you Sean for making us so welcome! 🤗

Great place to eat and friendly staff I have visited about 6 times the coffee is simply the best and jacket potatoes such a good choice of fillings

Worth-walking-40mins-coffee shop. LOL. I love this place. It has amazing coffee beans and coffee beans are all processed in the shop. I tried latte and orange Blossom today. Yes, that's a lot but I can give up my lunch quota for them. I'm not really into sunshine but if you like it, you can sit outside. Willbe back.

Just found this amazing place. Only just down the road from me and with a few days off work realised it was so good! Nicest coffee I’ve ever had in Portsmouth and the staff are amazing. Even ended up buying some ground coffee to take home. The flat white and macchiato are perfect and the smells and atmosphere are superb. Couldn’t ask for a nicer place to get your coffee. Might have to start walking down at weekends with the dog - it’s dog friendly and always a friendly canine to say hello. Thank you!

Coffee with a bang 💥💥 I absolutely love this place, one of my go-to coffee shops in Portsmouth. Awesome playlist on, super friendly staff and great tasting coffee. This place is superb. Check it out on a Friday when they have pastries from Bread addiction for sale and they are not to be missed! I always go for Americano and almond croissant, bad Friday habit, but I love it! They have lots of other weird and wonderful coffees to try, you can buy bags of coffee beans and also they sell steins of Hoffmeister beer!! 10/10 to Broadway, check it out. You'll not be disappointed.

Coming back from just over a week long stay in France where I had a fair share of mussles and wine, I came back to the UK with an urge to nuke my pallette with something spicy as all hell. I got a taxi from the ferry to Portsmouth and Southsea train station, and just across the street was the Nosh Box. Walking in I felt a great vibe. The place is colourful and it smells alive. The menu was easy to navigate and the staff were friendly and quick to greet me. I picked out a classic BBQ jerk chicken box, but I was tempted by the jackfruit option. At the till I saw a can of Jamaica ginger beer and rum, and although I didn't want a drink at first, I couldn't say no... I wasn't waiting for the food long at all. I was absorbed by the atmosphere completely. Some classic Reggae jams and even a couple b-sides kept me bouncing around whilst drinking my ginger beer and rum. I looked around at the decor and noticed a number of gig posters. Most notably one of Bob Marley and George Harrison from back in 1975. What a show that must have been. Someone came out to hand over my food and pointed me in the direction of hot sauces and wooden cutlery. I shimmied over, and it made me happy to see one of the beautiful staff members dancing and singing along with me to 'Now That We've Found Love' recorded by The Third World, which will forever remind me of my trip to the Nosh Box, and give me a reason to go back. With food in head I headed to catch my train. Once on board (and safe from seagull attacks), I dug in. You can tell the chicken has been marinaded for over 48 hours (as the menu states this is a minimum for them) - Paired with a proper banging scotch bonett sauce, my jerk box made for an intense, but exciting experience since I never really tasted jerk this good. The chips and slaw complemented the dish, and I was glad to get a few pickles too. Like a good book, this is one meal you wanna enjoy bite to bite because you'll sure be sorry when it's gone. I have no doubt that no trip to Portsmouth is complete without a little reggae party over at the Nosh Box. Can't wait to try the rest of the menu on my next trip.

Ordered breakfast from NoshBox for the first time this morning, and can tell you it won’t be the last!! Food was soo good, really tasty, and well presented. The sausage patty’s taste lush! Food was hot when it arrived, and just can’t rate it enough! Def recommend

The food here is 10/10! the brunch tots with the bacon jam is so unique and delicious! It adds the sweet touch that is needed with the savoury hash brown tots! Would wholeheartedly recommend this place, we will be back!!

My partner suggested we come to NoshBox as she’s previously left a good review on here and wanted me to try! She loved her meal again with fresh OJ and I loved trying the BigNosh for the first time. The owner was kind enough to give us some free tots with our meal to say sorry for the wait. We were very happy to wait but this was a lovely gesture, so here’s another 5 star review :) we will be seeing you again!

Had an amazing time at Hideout in the past month or so, I have visited it frequently. It is amazing, the staff are really nice and the drink menu is varied and inclusive. I adore their hot chocolate! I also reccomend keeping an eye out for their donuts!!

Decided to take a trip to Portsmouth from London on a whim, and in my search for a decent cup of coffee, came across Hideout, needless to say my quest ended there, not only the coffee was primo, but the Apple Pie Donut was killer. The atmosphere and decor is brilliant as well! I give them 11.½ coffee beans out of 10.

Came here today with my partner for a coffee and doughnut. Great place to stop and watch the world go by with a good book. Doughnuts were amazing. My only very minor gripe was that the coffee wasn't as hot as I think it should be, was able to drink it all straight away but it was still very nice.

Great coffee place with its own unique style. Consistently good quality coffee. Interesting selection of donuts. Lovely people working here with friendly and professional approach to the customers. And brilliant choice of music at the background. One of my favourite in Portsmouth.

The second time having a sweet breakfast must say, although somewhat tasty, I'm not a fan, also mushy 🥑 avocado no no... loved the smoke salmon, yummy sausage, and overly crispy bacon....pancakes could be more fluffy and lighter, was a bit too thick. Possibly leave the pouring of the syrup to customers... it just like gravy not every one wants it all over the plate.... I will try again...

My Sunday breakfast spot, I go for a swim and spot by the garage lounge slowly working my way through everything on the menu and really loving it! Can’t wait to try the pancakes next Sunday! Xx

Absolutely fantastic breakfast here this morning. Amazing menu, great and unusual choices. Lovely staff. Would highly recommend.