The Quirkiest Cafes in Sheffield

02 Mar 2025

Not your average cafe! While Sheffield is home to a plethora of amazing cafes and coffee shops right across the city, there are some that are particularity unique in their offer. 

Here's our roundup up of the Sheffield cafes going beyond the standard brews, with their unique offerings and experiences. 

Builder's Brew

Imagine a cafe where you get to play with LEGO® while you enjoy a drink and a bite to eat… that's Builder's Brew in Sheffield!

Choose from hundreds of sets or ditch the instructions and just dig into thousands of bricks to build your own masterpiece. Booking advised. 

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Builder's Brew Café

The Steel Cauldron

A wizarding-themed tea room and tavern! The Steel Cauldron serves up a magical menu to suit the whole the family, alongside activities, crafts, magicians and actual owls. 

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The Treehouse Board Game Cafe

Sheffield's first board game cafe is great place to go with a group of friends, with a huge selection of board games alongside delicious food, coffee and craft beer. 

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Inside the Boardgames café with rows of shelves stacked up with games, lots of tables and chairs and a service counter along one wall.

Cafe #9

Cafe #9 is a quirky, distinctive and brilliantly eclectic cafe right in the heart of the Nether Edge neighbourhood. Centred all around people, music and coffee, they hold intimate sessions with musicians, as well as being a regular cafe with simple but tasty food and drinks.

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Tabby Teas Cat Cafe

A must visit for feline fans! Tabby Teas is home to 11 permanent residents (all rescue cats) and provides a relaxing environment for both customers and cats to enjoy each other's company.

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Pom Kitchen

With two sites located at Sharrow Vale Road and Crookes, Pom Kitchen is not just one of the best veggie and vegan brunch spots in the city, it is also highly Instgrammable, with it's pink-themed decor and colourful dishes.

Their eccentric drink specials in particular are like works of art, often reflecting current seasonality and calendar events, from cookie-crusted hot chocolates to ice cream floats.     

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Năm Sông

Located in vibrant Broomhill, this colourful Vietnamese coffee shop and bar will transport you to Asian climes with its vibrant decor, authentic street food and legendary Phin Filter coffee.

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The exterior of Coles Corner on  Abbeydale Road in Sheffield.

Coles Corner

Cole’s Corner is an independent gift / record shop and cafe bar situated on Sheffield's Abbeydale Road. 
They stock vinyl records (new and pre-owned) with a particular focus on Reggae, Drum n Bass, Jungle, Afrobeat and World Music as well as Sheffield-made music of any genre. They also stock a range of locally made arts and crafts too.
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