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Best coffee shop near me in the UK

So, the UK reckons it knows where serves the best coffee. Prove it. Starbucks still out front, or are Costa and Greggs closing? And Pret a Manger refuses to quit - but the leaderboard's still wide open. One tap for the best coffee shop in the UK and watch it swing, region by region. Costa loyalists, Greggs-and-go pragmatists, oat-flat-white purists - every order counts.

11 votes counted so far

Which is the best coffee shop in the UK?

The contenders

  • Starbucks
  • Costa
  • Greggs
  • Pret a Manger
  • Caffè Nero
  • Gail's
  • Black Sheep Coffee
  • McCafé
  • Independent
  • None of the above

Live standings

As of 3 August 2026, Starbucks is winning with 64% of 11 votes across the UK.

  1. Starbucks 64% · 7 votes
  2. Greggs 9% · 1 vote
  3. Caffè Nero 9% · 1 vote
  4. Gail's 9% · 1 vote
  5. Independent 9% · 1 vote
  6. Costa 0% · 0 votes
  7. Pret a Manger 0% · 0 votes
  8. Black Sheep Coffee 0% · 0 votes
  9. McCafé 0% · 0 votes
  10. None of the above 0% · 0 votes

Region by region

Every region agrees

Starbucks leads in North East — the only region with enough votes so far.

North East Starbucks 67% North West needs votes Yorkshire needs votes East Midlands needs votes West Midlands needs votes East of England needs votes London needs votes South East needs votes South West needs votes Scotland needs votes Wales needs votes Northern Ireland needs votes
  • Starbucks · 1 region

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