The Drill Hall0.5 mi from St Ives centrelast reviewed May 2026
Family-run and coffee-focused in a town where passing trade makes it easy not to care. The preparation is careful; the coffee is the reason to return.
The coffee earns repeat visits in a town built on passing trade.
Ulterior Motives · 11 May
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.
Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May
Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…
The Drill Hall0.5 mi from St Ives centrelast reviewed May 2026
Family-run and coffee-focused in a town where passing trade makes it easy not to care. The preparation is careful; the coffee is the reason to return.
The coffee earns repeat visits in a town built on passing trade.
2, The Drill Hall, 4 Chapel St, St Ives, Saint Ives TR26 2LR, UK
0.5 mi from St Ives centre
Ulterior Motives · 11 May
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.
Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May
Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…
A working roastery outside St Ives with named single origins and three house blends worth tracking: Halcyon, Pard, and Poderosa. The team advises on grind and brew, which matters when you're buying beans to take home.
Harbour-side specialty where the barista weighs doses, purges the grinder between varieties, and knows the sourcing. People travel to St Ives specifically for this.
Yallah roasts for Cornwall and supplies coffee to hotels and cafes across St Ives. The harbour cafe is where to drink it at source, pour over on the menu.