4 neighbourhoods·28 cafés·last updated April 2026
Rhostio roasts in Roath, Uncommon Ground runs roastery-cafés in the Royal Arcade and on Cathedral Road, and Quantum has been in Cardiff Bay since 2015. Hard Lines, KIN+ILK, and Coffi Lab all roast their own.
Our top picks4 picks
01
Pontcanna
“The Cardiff roastery that opened a Pontcanna cafe and didn't dumb it down.”
Hard Lines roasts in Cardiff and runs this Pontcanna cafe to match. Come here to drink coffee with the explanation included.
02
City Centre
The Cardiff roastery working from a market counter, as intended.
03
Pontcanna
A working roastery inside a neighbourhood cafe, tracing every cup back to Fernando Lima.
04
City Centre
Cardiff's own roaster pouring in the Royal Arcade, with staff who understand what they're serving.
4 neighbourhoods
Uncommon Ground roasts inside the Victorian Royal Arcade; 200 Degrees runs a live barista school two streets away on Queen Street.
Cardiff's own roaster pouring in the Royal Arcade, with staff who understand what they're serving.
Cardiff Bay hand-roasters since 2015, with Yemen Mocca Sanani on the shelf.
Named producers on a rotating guest espresso, with write-ups that explain what you're actually drinking.
The own roastery and live barista school aren't window dressing on Queen Street.
Wellfield Road runs through the middle of it: Rhostio roasts here, Mec runs a rotating guest programme, Sparrow holds the cortado standard.
Rotating guest roasters and baristas who split espressos instead of explaining them.
The cortado convinced a coffee nerd, and the V60 explains why.
The V60 counter that converts people, inside a Roath homeware store.
The dog-friendly brand undersells what Adam is doing with the roaster.
Uncommon Ground, Coffi Lab, Hard Lines, and KIN+ILK all roast their own beans here, making Pontcanna home to four of Cardiff's working roasteries.
A working roastery inside a neighbourhood cafe, tracing every cup back to Fernando Lima.
The Cardiff roaster's Pontcanna cafe, where the no-syrups rule is the opening statement.
Adam roasts here in Cardiff, names the blends, and writes the tasting notes.
Clifton Coffee in a Pontcanna kitchen that could get away with less.
Rhostio roasts in Roath, Uncommon Ground runs roastery-cafés in the Royal Arcade and on Cathedral Road, and Quantum has been in Cardiff Bay since 2015. Hard Lines, KIN+ILK, and Coffi Lab all roast their own.
Last updated April 2026
Pontcanna
Hard Lines roasts in Cardiff and runs this Pontcanna cafe to match. Come here to drink coffee with the explanation included.
City Centre
Hard Lines roasts in Cardiff and pours from this market counter. Order a V60. It's the closest you'll get to the source.