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Esquires Coffee SouthseaPortsmouth

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Palmerston Rd2 mi from Portsmouth centrelast reviewed July 2026

A dependable stop on Palmerston Road in Southsea, worth choosing here for the coffee over the food menu.

The Southsea stop where the coffee outranks the food menu.

4.4★★★★(251)
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What we love

  • •Specialty lattes are the standout order in reviews, with matcha the other favourite.
  • •Staff are described as putting coffee first, not treating it as secondary to food.
  • •A regular calls the coffee a genuine contender against Portsmouth's specialty cafes.

Location

18-20 Palmerston Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3QH, UK

2 mi from Portsmouth centre

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From the Journal

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Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug

The wrong island

I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.

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