Ulterior Motives
11 MayJune 2026 in Cornwall (… and the ulterior coffee motive)
Penzance closes its town centre to traffic for ten days at midsummer, parades giant sculptures through it on the 27th, and calls the whole thing Golowan.
Flatties Coffee Co on Market Jew Street is the most visited cup in town. The Honey Pot pours Yallah from Falmouth; Mr Billy's roasts in Cornwall and sells the beans retail.
Last updated May 2026
The everyday answer.
Market square independent with food worth the stop and a room that earns the time. The coffee keeps up.
Second floor above a vintage shop on Market Jew St, this is the cup Penzance keeps recommending. The espresso range earns the word of mouth.
The coffee holds up here as a reason to visit, not just a thing you have alongside the food. The oat flat white is the order.
The flat white has earned weekly returns from a self-described coffee fussy, which is the most honest endorsement this place offers. It's at a heliport, Jelbert Way, which sounds made up and isn't.
Yallah from Falmouth in a food-led room that actually thought about its coffee. Most people are here for the plates; the coffee is a genuine reason to stay.
Coffee from a Cornish roaster, beans available retail. The tea list runs to loose leaf and white tea, with brewing timers for each variety.