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No 28 The CookeryIlfracombe, North Devon Coast

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St James Pl0.2 mi from Ilfracombe centrelast reviewed June 2026

The cream teas lead and filter coffee follows. In Ilfracombe, that ordering is rarer than it sounds.

The Ilfracombe cream tea room that put filter coffee on the menu.

5.0★★★★★(152)
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What we love

  • Filter coffee on the menu alongside espresso; a deliberate choice for a seaside town
  • Food-led: scones, cream teas, and cakes are why most people come
  • Warmly run independent on St James Place

Location

4 St James Pl, Ilfracombe EX34 9BH, UK

0.2 mi from Ilfracombe centre

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