Proper Coffee

Coffee BarkerCity Centre, Cardiff

★EverydayThe everyday answer

-13 Castle Arcade0.1 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

Castle Arcade is one of Cardiff's finest Victorian covered arcades, and Coffee Barker is the right place to stop inside it. Single-estate organic Arabica, properly sourced if not obsessively annotated.

Single-estate organic in Castle Arcade, where the setting earns its keep alongside the coffee.

4.3★★★★(877)
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What we love

  • •Single-estate organic Arabica, Rainforest Alliance certified
  • •Inside Castle Arcade, one of Cardiff's Victorian covered arcades
  • •Jazz nights in the evenings
  • •Gin bar alongside the coffee offer

Location

1-13 Castle Arcade, Cardiff CF10 1BU, UK

0.1 mi from City Centre centre

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Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May

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