3 cafés·last updated April 2026
Gatehouse Coffee has a city walls backdrop and pour overs to sit with. One Sip's Turkish breakfasts make this more food street than coffee street.
Ulterior Motives · 20 Jun
For one stretch of July, you can't move in York for early music or in Harrogate for livestock.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
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.
Gatehouse Coffee has a city walls backdrop and pour overs to sit with. One Sip's Turkish breakfasts make this more food street than coffee street.
Last updated April 2026
Order the pour over and take in the view from the city walls. Few coffee stops have a setting like this.
A well-run independent tucked into Walmgate where the espresso delivers and the service is the kind people come back for.
The Turkish and English breakfasts are why people come to Walmgate. The coffee keeps pace without being the point.
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Ulterior Motives · 20 Jun
For one stretch of July, you can't move in York for early music or in Harrogate for livestock.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
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.