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Scaredy Cats Cafe BarCity Centre, Cardiff

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Working St0.0 mi from City Centre centrelast reviewed April 2026

The loyalty makes sense once you've had the espresso. Bar-cafe in a shopping centre, but someone back there takes the coffee seriously.

Better espresso than the St Davids Centre setting gives anyone reason to expect.

4.6★★★★½(347)
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What we love

  • •Latte art done properly, not decoratively
  • •Bar-cafe format: coffee, food, and cocktails sharing the same room
  • •Regulars who name the espresso as their reason for coming back
  • •City Centre, inside the St Davids Centre

Location

16 Working St, St Davids Centre, Cardiff CF10 1GN, UK

0.0 mi from City Centre centre

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