EDitorial ± 22-Sep-2009

Ipswich Coffee Shops

Done and dusted:

Let's get serious and head to the town that wants to be a city: Ipswich.

Story so far:

  1. Al's Cafe
  2. All Fired Up
  3. Applaud, St Peter's Street
  4. Arkana Coffee, St Margaret's Plain
  5. Arlingtons dinner and afternoon tea
  6. Artizan, Silent Street
  7. Asda
  8. B&Q
  9. Baker & Barista, St Peter's Street -- renamed as Applaud
  10. Bella Napoli
  11. Bernie Lee's -- gone 2011
  12. Berridges
  13. BHS - gone 2014
  14. Billsberry's -- gone 2013
  15. Bishops, Holywells Park
  16. Blends
  17. Blackfriars, Fore Street
  18. Bourne Bridge
  19. Brasilia Cafe -- gone 2012
  20. Burger King
  21. Buttery Bar, High Street -- gone 2016
  22. Cafe Central, Portuguese Coffee Shop, Norwich Road
  23. Cafe Giardino, Buttermarket -- gone 2013
  24. Cafe Jam, Upper Orwell Street -- gone 2014
  25. Cafe Marina, Waterfront
  26. Cafe Moda, Buttermarket -- gone 2015
  27. Cafe Myra, St Nicholas Street
  28. Cafe Siena, Tower Ramparts
  29. Cafe Tempo, Heath Road Hospital
  30. Cargo Coffee, Waterfront
  31. Caffe Basso, Tacket Street
  32. CC's Sandwich Bar, Bixley Road -- gone 2018 replaced by Nosh
  33. Central Canteen
  34. Chapters, Ipswich Institute
  35. Clip 'n Climb, Paddy & Scott's, Berwick Road
  36. Coffeelink waterfront and station plus the roastery
  37. Coffee Moment -- gone 2013
  38. Colours Continental Cafe
  39. Cool Beanz, Russell Road
  40. Co-op Education Centre
  41. Cult Cafe, Waterfront
  42. DanceEats
  43. Danny's Sandwich Bar -- gone 2012
  44. Debenhams -- gone 2021
  45. Delice, Pownall Road
  46. Doorsteps -- gone 2019 replaced by Cafe Myra, St Nicholas Street
  47. Edward's -- gone 2014
  48. El Loco Taco, Buttermarket
  49. Encore Coffee House, The Hope Centre
  50. Enjoy! -- gone 2015
  51. Fishface, The Walk
  52. Flavours Of Portugal, St Helens St
  53. Fresh Fry, Grimwade Street
  54. Gaskins Coffee House, Woodbridge Road East
  55. Glasswells
  56. Go Manila!
  57. Good Inside
  58. Grazing Sheep
  59. The Green Room, St Margaret's Green
  60. Greggs
  61. Grumpy Mole, Queen Street -- gone 2015
  62. Half Moon Foods, Ransomes Europark
  63. Hank's Deli, Lloyds Avenue
  64. The Hold, Fore Street
  65. Holywells Stable Block -- replaced 2023 by Bishops
  66. Honey & Harvey, Princes Street
  67. Hullabaloo vegan cafe on St Peter's Street (previously at Cemetery Road)
  68. Isaacs Coffee Tavern
  69. JaCey's Coffee House
  70. Jack's Cafe
  71. Janet's -- gone 2012
  72. Just Eat, Ipswich Hospital
  73. K's Coffee Lounge -- gone 2013
  74. Kai, UCS, Waterfront, now Cult Cafe
  75. Karibu's Luncheon Club
  76. Kenny's Cafe
  77. The Key
  78. Kings Coffee House
  79. La Tour Cycle Cafe, Waterfront -- gone 2020
  80. Ladies That Lunch, now Blackfriars
  81. Laurel Farm, Henley Road
  82. Little Beans, Foxhall Road
  83. Mansion Tea Room
  84. Marks & Spencer Cafe Revive
  85. Mega Byte Cafe
  86. The Mermaid
  87. The Milk Shed, Hadleigh Road
  88. Morrison's
  89. Moments, Town Hall
  90. Momentum, St Nicholas Street -- gone 2017
  91. Munch -- gone 2011
  92. Munchies Burger Bar, The Drift
  93. Museum Street Cafe
  94. Neptune Cafe
  95. Neptunes, chip shop on Tye Road
  96. New Wolsey
  97. No.16 Bar and Kitchen, Tacket Street
  98. Nosh, Bixley Road
  99. O'Briens -- gone 2013
  100. Oggy Oggy -- gone 2012
  101. O Patio, St Matthews Street
  102. O Portugues, Norwich Road
  103. On The Huh, St Peters Street
  104. The Orangery -- gone 2010
  105. Papaky, King Street
  106. Patisserie Valerie, Buttermarket
  107. Penny Corner Cafe, Farthing Road Industrial Estate
  108. Pickwicks
  109. Pit Stop Cafe within Victoria's Bakery on Felixstowe Road
  110. Princess Bakery, Cliff Lane
  111. RaRa's -- gone 2015
  112. The Range, Suffolk Retail Park and The Range, Anglia Retail Park
  113. Rendezvous Cafe, Queensway
  114. River Coffee, St Mary-at-the-Quay
  115. St Elizabeth Hospice, Foxhall Road
  116. St Lawrence Centre
  117. St Nicholas Stores
  118. Saints -- gone 2014 replaced by On The Huh, St Peters Street
  119. Salt & Pepper, Nacton Road
  120. The Sanctuary
  121. Seasons Deli -- gone 2011
  122. ShakeAway, Buttermarket
  123. Shelley's, Suffolk New College
  124. Smokey Joe's, Coytes Gardens -- gone 2017
  125. Snobs -- gone summer 2013, sadly -- now Moments, Town Hall
  126. Something Yummy -- replaced 2016 by Delice
  127. Star Express
  128. Starbucks town centre -- gone 2017 -- and Starbucks, Drive Through on West End Road
  129. Suffolk Origo -- gone 2012
  130. Suffolk Ski Centre, The Lodge
  131. Sweet P's Soul Food -- gone 2018
  132. Sunrise Cafe, St Matthews Street
  133. Sylv's Kitchen, Felixstowe Road -- replaced 2020 by Pit Stop Cafe
  134. T Junction, Carr Street -- gone 2017
  135. Taste Community Cafe
  136. Tastyfill, Felaw Maltings
  137. Tea Boutique -- gone 2014
  138. Theta, UCS -- replaced 2016 by Cargo Coffee, Waterfront
  139. Tim Hortons, Anglia Retail Park
  140. Town Hall Tea Room -- now Moments, Town Hall
  141. Travelodge
  142. Truly Scrumptious, Wherstead Road
  143. Upper Crust, Ipswich station
  144. Waitrose, Futura Park
  145. Wicked Cafe, UCS
  146. Wigglywoo's Craft Emporium
  147. Willy's And Milly's
  148. Xpresso, Staples Car Park

And undoubtedly more to follow.