Coffee and cafes in Rochester

Cafe Lounge

A brunch cafe on the corner of Crow Lane, in the former Fleur de Thé tearoom, opened in August 2025.

134 High Street, ME1 1JT

Daily 8am-5pm

Oli's Corner by Mrs Sourdough

The Rochester shop of Mrs Sourdough, the Chatham bakery, with its bread and pastries, sandwiches and coffee.

140 High Street, ME1 1EP

Mon-Fri 7am-5pm · Sat 8am-5pm · Sun 8am-4pm

The Pink House

Everything really is pink, down to some of the food and drink.

39 High Street, ME1 1LN

Mon-Wed 8am-6pm · Thu-Sat 8am-8pm · Sun 8am-6pm

TRiBE Rochester

All-day brunch, coffee and cocktails in the former Francis Iles gallery building.

103 High Street, ME1 1JY

Mon-Thu 9am-5pm · Fri-Sun 9am-6pm

Cafe Lumiere

A small cafe at the bridge end of the High Street with homemade bakes, filled baguettes and coffee.

14 High Street, ME1 1PT

Mon-Fri 8am-4pm · Sat 9am-4pm · Sun 10am-3pm

The Cheese Room Deli and Cafe

The deli and cafe sister of The Cheese Room Botanicals, open seven days for coffee, cheese and lunch.

74 High Street, ME1 1JY

Daily 9am-4pm

Costa Coffee

The High Street branch of the chain, and the earliest coffee on the High Street, from 6:30am.

59-61 High Street, ME1 1LX

Mon-Sat 6:30am-7:30pm · Sun 7:30am-6pm

Crypt Cafe at Rochester Cathedral

A cafe in the cathedral crypt, which is as atmospheric as it sounds.

Rochester Cathedral, ME1 1SJ

Mon-Sat 10am-4pm · Sun closed

Deaf Cat Coffee

An independent coffee shop with a relaxed feel that suits a solo work session or a catch-up.

83 High Street, ME1 1LX

Mon-Sat 9am-4pm · Sun 10am-4pm

Jaggers

Breakfasts, crepes, waffles and cocktails, set back from the High Street by the cathedral gate.

3 College Yard, ME1 1LB

Mon-Wed closed · Thu 10am-4pm · Fri 10am-9pm · Sat 10am-10pm · Sun 10am-4pm

Jasper's Community Cafe

A not for profit community cafe run by volunteers, upstairs in the same building as the library at Eastgate, with lift access, affordable food and a kids' menu.

First floor, Medway Adult Education Centre, Eastgate, ME1 1EW

Mon-Fri 9am-3:30pm · Sat-Sun closed

Lenny's of Eastgate

Lenny's sister cafe in the gardens of Eastgate House, by Dickens' Swiss chalet.

Eastgate House Gardens, ME1 1EW

Mon 9:30am-4pm · Tue closed · Wed-Sat 9:30am-4pm · Sun closed

Leonard's at Store 104

A calm coffee shop at the back of Store 104, a books, crafts and gifts shop.

104 High Street, ME1 1JT

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm · Sun 11am-4pm

Puccino's at Rochester station

The coffee kiosk next to the ticket office, open from 5am on weekdays for the first trains.

Rochester station, Corporation Street, ME1 1NH

Mon-Fri 5am-7pm · Sat 6am-7pm · Sun 8am-4pm

The Rochester Coffee Co

A favourite for coffee and croissants, and the latte art gets mentioned in a lot of reviews.

89 High Street, ME1 1LX

Mon-Sat 8:30am-5pm · Sun 9am-4pm

Tiny Tim's of Rochester

A tea room and bistro just off the High Street for breakfasts and afternoon tea.

5 Northgate, ME1 1LS

Daily 9am-4pm

Lenny's of Rochester

A Rochester favourite for afternoon tea and an all-day cafe.

145 High Street, ME1 1EL

Daily 8am-5:15pm

Morleys Bakers

A bakery on the High Street for food to take away, open from 7am on weekdays.

125 High Street, ME1 1ER

Mon-Fri 7am-2:30pm · Sat 8am-4pm · Sun 9am-2:30pm

Orisans Bakery

A small bakery at the Chatham end of the High Street.

367 High Street, ME1 1DA

Mon closed · Tue-Fri 9am-4pm · Sat 10am-4pm · Sun closed

Legends

A retro cafe just off the High Street, decorated with Hollywood stars, for fry-ups, mugs of tea and milkshakes, with vegetarian and vegan options.

14-16 Victoria Street, ME1 1XH

2 min walk from the High Street

Mon-Fri 7am-3pm · Sat-Sun 7am-3:30pm

The Moat House Coffee Shop

A coffee shop inside Rochester Baptist Church on Crow Lane, near the Blue Boar Lane car park, with hot and cold food, cakes including gluten-free, and Christian books and gifts.

Rochester Baptist Church, 8 Crow Lane, ME1 1RF

2 min walk from the High Street

Mon-Fri 9:30am-2:30pm · Sat-Sun closed

Cafenetics

A small daytime cafe with homemade food, including curries, salads and cakes, Pakistani chai and vegan options.

92 High Street, Chatham ME4 4DS

4 min walk from the High Street

A daytime cafe. Its listings disagree on which days it opens, so call ahead.

BeanTown

A roomy cafe further up Maidstone Road for breakfast, brunch and lunch, with American-style breakfasts, sandwiches, waffles and pastries, table service and an outdoor terrace.

126A Maidstone Road, ME1 3DT

18 min walk from the High Street

Daily 8:30am-4:30pm

Ground Control Coffee

The cafe at Rochester Airport, which opened as the Jet Bean pop-up and now trades as Ground Control Coffee, a short walk from the airport car park: speciality coffee, pastries, brownies and ice creams, with windows looking across the grass airfield a few metres from the aircraft.

Rochester Airport, Maidstone Road, Chatham ME5 9SD

4.8 km from the High Street

Weekends only, 9am to 4pm, until Sunday 25 October while the cafe is renovated. From Monday 26 October: Monday and Thursday 9am to 3pm, Friday to Sunday 9am to 4pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday.