VerifiedCT3 4NDGarage Coffee
Coffee Shop · Canterbury
Speciality coffee roastery founded and based in Kent
★ IndependentFair TradeFamily-Owned
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5 Coffee Shops listed
Independent Coffee Shops
in Canterbury
An independent coffee shop is often the best indicator of a town's general independent health. Where the coffee is good and the place is genuinely welcoming, the surrounding businesses tend to be worth your time too. The CT area has a growing number of serious independent coffee shops working with small-batch UK roasters.
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CT1 2QFChatterbox
Coffee Shop · Canterbury
A coffee shop for the community with heart. Providing a social space with delicious food and drinks
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VerifiedCT1 2HWBurgate Coffee House
Coffee Shop · Canterbury
An independent Coffee House situated close to the Cathedral. Using locally roasted fair-trade coffee.
🐾 Dog Friendly★ IndependentVegan Friendly
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VerifiedCT1 1BBFringe + Ginge Coffee
Coffee Shop · Canterbury
A small but inviting independent café nestled in the heart of the city.
★ IndependentVegan FriendlyFair Trade
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CT1 2TPMicro Roastery
Coffee Shop · Canterbury
Kent-based coffee roasters and coffee shop
★ IndependentLocally SourcedMade in Kent
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About Canterbury
Canterbury is the CT area's cathedral city — a dense, walkable centre with a strong independent food and retail scene built around the medieval lanes between the main pedestrian streets. The city has a large student population from two universities, which sustains independent coffee shops, bookshops, and food businesses that might not survive elsewhere. The farmers' market at Kingsmead Field runs Wednesdays and Fridays and is one of the best in Kent. Independently owned restaurants, sustainable cafés, and dog-friendly pubs are woven through the city's side streets in a way that makes Canterbury genuinely different from a managed retail centre.
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