Trading Post, 17 Grams, Robin's Nest and the Cathedral cloisters cafe lead 12 Chichester cafes, with hours, dogs and hygiene ratings checked 26 October 2026.

The Chichester cafes most people land on are Trading Post on South Street, with its roof garden; 17 Grams on East Street for brunch; Robin’s Nest, tucked off East Street in Baffins Court; and Cloisters Kitchen & Garden inside the Cathedral. Out of town, the Beach Café at West Wittering is the big name. Every entry checked against the venue’s own site on 26 October 2026.

We have not visited these cafes for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the cafe says about itself and what it publishes about hours, dogs and booking, then adds the public record: the Food Standards Agency hygiene rating and, where there is one, an award or a listing in a published guide. Hours change with the seasons, so check before a late visit.

City centre

1. Trading Post Coffee Roasters, South Street

Trading Post is a Sussex coffee roaster with several coffee houses, and its Chichester branch lists drinks, brunch, indoor and outdoor seating, a roof terrace, private hire and “dog friendly”. It calls the roof garden “our very own sun trap” for coffee, cocktails and brunch.

The Great Sussex Way’s 2025 best coffee in Chichester round-up notes its signature blends and single origins, which you can drink in or buy as beans.

Open 7.30am to 7pm
Food Mon to Fri 7.30am to 3.30pm; Sat and Sun 7.30am to 4pm
Address 69 South Street, PO19 1EE
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 3 February 2026
Website tradingpostcoffee.co.uk/pages/trading-post-coffee-roasters-chichester
Listing Our listing
Good for roof garden, dogs welcome, indoor and outdoor seating, private hire, beans to buy

2. 17 Grams, East Street

17 Grams is a Brighton coffee roastery with cafes across Sussex, and says on its Chichester page that it is “passionate about serving our customers the best possible coffee and food experience”. The Great Sussex Way picks it out for iced coffee and brunch.

It says dietary and allergy needs can be discussed when you order.

Open Mon to Sat 8.30am to 5pm; Sun 9am to 5pm
Food brunch until 4.30pm
Call 01243 212383
Address 58 East Street, PO19 1HL
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 18 August 2026
Website 17grams.co.uk/locations/chichester
Listing Our listing
Good for brunch, iced coffee, allergy needs discussed

3. Robin’s Nest Coffee Shop, Baffins Court

Robin’s Nest calls itself “an independent coffee shop in the heart of Chichester”, serving specialty coffee from Plot Roasting, bread and pastries from SØDT Bakery, and a changing menu of homemade cakes, salads and sandwiches. Sussex Local reported that it was a finalist in the Chichester & Bognor Regis Business Awards for Outstanding Start-Up and Customer Service, and that there is a courtyard for fine days.

Open Mon to Fri 7.30am to 4pm; Sat 9am to 4pm; closed Sun
Address 5 Baffins Court, Baffins Lane, PO19 1UA
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 4 July 2024
Website robinsnestcoffeeshop.co.uk
Good for courtyard, specialty coffee, homemade cakes, award finalist

4. Boston Tea Party, Baffins Lane

Boston Tea Party describes its Chichester cafe as “a beautiful, open-plan space that’s flooded with natural light”; the FSA register places it in the Corn Exchange. It lists step-free access, baby facilities and a children’s menu, and its FAQ says “four-legged friends are very welcome”, as long as dogs stay on the floor.

Open Mon to Fri 8.30am to 4pm; Sat 8am to 5pm; Sun 9am to 4pm
Call 01243 940833
Address The Corn Exchange, Baffins Lane, PO19 1BF
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 25 February 2026
Website bostonteaparty.co.uk/cafes/chichester
Listing Our listing
Good for step-free access, baby facilities, children's menu, dogs welcome

5. The Barn, Little London and East Street

The Barn says it opened “between successive lockdowns” in 2020 as a venue built around slow food, community and wellness, and calls itself “the Narnia of Chichester”: a courtyard of individual chalets behind its shop on Little London, which you can book. It has an espresso bar and bakery counter, and its founder, Emma, chairs Slow Food Sussex, which is based there.

Its second site is The Barn’s Townhouse on East Street.

Open Little London Tue to Fri 9am to 3pm; Sat 9am to 4pm; Sun 10am to 3pm. Townhouse daily from 9am, with Thu and Fri evenings
Call 01243 769058
Address The Barn, Little London, PO19 1PL; Townhouse, 40 East Street, PO19 1HX
Hygiene Food Standards Agency, Townhouse 5 (FSA, 12 December 2024
Website thebarnlittlelondon.com
Listing Our listing
Good for bookable courtyard chalets, espresso bar, bakery counter, slow food

6. Crispins Café, East Street

Crispins describes itself as “an independent, family-run boutique cafe situated in the heart of Chichester”. It says it is dog friendly, serves all-day breakfasts and cream teas, and offers vegan, vegetarian and allergy-friendly choices.

It names its Crispins Big Breakfast and its hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows as customer favourites. It is fully licensed and can be hired privately after 6pm, with booking essential.

It does not publish its daytime opening hours online, so call before you go.

Booking essential for private hire after 6pm
Call 01243 528220
Address 46 East Street, PO19 1HX
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 5 February 2026
Website crispinscafe.com
Listing Our listing
Good for dogs welcome, all-day breakfast, cream teas, vegan choices, fully licensed

7. Cloisters Kitchen & Garden, Chichester Cathedral

Cloisters Kitchen & Garden is the cafe inside the Cathedral cloisters, and describes itself as “a place of pause” that “offers retreat” from the city rather than competing with it. It is run by the caterer Seasoned and opened in March 2023, the Cathedral announced.

It has a children’s menu and sells gift vouchers, and its coffee is roasted by Edgcumbe’s in Arundel.

Open daily 10am to 4pm
Food lunch from 11.30am
Price latte £3.95; soup and bread £6.75; quiche of the day £9.95
Call 01243 211054
Address Cathedral Cloisters, PO19 1PX
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 9 April 2025
Website cloisterskitchengarden.co.uk
Good for cloister garden, children's menu, gift vouchers, local coffee

The café at Pallant House Gallery serves tea, coffee and cake all day, with lunch and afternoon tea. The gallery says the café and shop can be used without a gallery ticket.

Open Tue to Sat 10am to 5pm; Sun and bank holidays 10am to 4pm; closed Mon
Food tea, coffee and cake all day; lunch 12pm to 3pm
Booking not needed for tea, coffee and cake; recommended for lunch; afternoon tea needs 24 hours' notice
Call 01243 770827
Address 9 North Pallant, PO19 1TJ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 28 January 2026
Website pallant.org.uk/your-visit/eat-drink
Listing Our listing
Good for no gallery ticket needed, afternoon tea, lunch

9. Chichester Canal Cafe, Canal Basin

The Canal Cafe at the Basin is run by volunteers for the Chichester Canal Trust, a few minutes from the railway station. It serves bean-to-cup coffee, sandwiches, toasted teacakes, cakes and ice cream, with produce from Caroline’s Dairy, Auntie Val’s preserves and Fishbourne Apiaries.

You can book boat trips and hire a rowing boat there. The Trust says there is a lift to the upstairs seating and toilets, with baby changing and wheelchair access, and that dogs are welcome, with free biscuits and water.

Call 01243 771363
Address Canal Wharf, PO19 8DT
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 20 March 2026
Website chichestercanal.org.uk/canal-cafe
Good for dogs welcome, lift and wheelchair access, baby changing, boat trips, rowing boat hire, near the station

Out of town

10. The Beach Café, West Wittering

The Beach Café is run by the West Wittering Estate behind the beach. The estate says the building was completed in 2019 and won a Sussex Heritage Award in 2021.

It serves an all-day menu from breakfasts to lighter dishes, with wine and beer, a takeaway window and a shop for beach essentials. The estate says its hours vary with the weather.

Open 9am to 4pm, varying with the weather; closed Christmas Day
Food until 3.30pm
Email cafe@westwitteringbeach.co.uk
Address Pound Road, West Wittering, PO20 8AJ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 2 June 2026
Website westwitteringestate.co.uk/beach-cafe
Good for dog friendly, takeaway window, wine and beer, beach shop, Sussex Heritage Award

11. Waterside Café, Weald & Downland Living Museum, Singleton

The Waterside Café looks over the millpond and watermill at the Weald & Downland Living Museum, and the museum says “you don’t need to be a Museum visitor to enjoy our café”. Dogs are allowed in a dog-friendly section at the far end and on the decking.

Open winter hours from 27 October 2026, daily 9am to 4pm
Food breakfast 9am to 11.15am; light lunches from 11.30am; hot lunches from 12pm; kitchen closes 3pm
Call 01243 811363
Address Singleton, PO18 0EU
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 9 January 2025
Website wealddown.co.uk/plan-your-visit/eating-drinking
Good for millpond views, dog-friendly section, decking, no museum ticket needed

12. Cowdray Farm Shop Café, Easebourne

The Cowdray Farm Shop Café is next to the estate’s farm shop, just outside Midhurst, and serves breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea using Cowdray Estate and local ingredients. It seats 40 inside and has a terrace with a large heated umbrella.

Dogs are welcome outside, with water bowls and homemade dog biscuits.

Open Mon to Sat 8am to 5pm; Sun 9am to 5pm
Booking no table reservations
Call 01730 812423
Address Easebourne, Midhurst, GU29 0AJ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 26 August 2026
Website cowdray.co.uk/eat-at-cowdray/cowdray-farm-shop-cafe
Good for heated terrace, dogs welcome outside, afternoon tea, farm shop next door

How we chose

These are the Chichester cafes people search for and can check: the independents named in published round-ups such as The Great Sussex Way’s coffee guide, the cafes at the city’s best-known places to visit, and the out-of-town cafes people drive to. Every place has a food hygiene rating of 5 and publishes its own details online, and none had posted a closure notice. We left out cafes whose websites have lapsed or been taken over, or that publish nothing we could check. The facts come from each cafe’s own website, the Food Standards Agency and the sources linked in each entry. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@chichesterlive.co.uk.

For more ideas, see things to do in Chichester, what’s on in Chichester this month, our guides to Chichester restaurants, Chichester pubs and Sunday roasts, or browse local businesses in Chichester in our directory.

Frequently asked questions

Which Chichester cafes are dog friendly?

Boston Tea Party, Trading Post on South Street, Crispins on East Street and the Chichester Canal Cafe at the Basin all say dogs are welcome; the Canal Cafe hands out free biscuits and water. The Beach Café at West Wittering is dog friendly, the Weald & Downland Museum café has a dog-friendly section, and Cowdray Farm Shop Café welcomes dogs on its terrace but not inside.

Which Chichester cafes are open on a Sunday?

17 Grams, Boston Tea Party, Trading Post, Cloisters Kitchen & Garden at the Cathedral, the Pallant House Gallery café, The Barn, Cowdray Farm Shop Café, the Weald & Downland Museum café and the Beach Café at West Wittering all publish Sunday hours. Robin’s Nest is closed on Sundays.

No. Pallant House Gallery says its café and shop can be visited without a gallery ticket, and the Weald & Downland Living Museum says you do not need to be a museum visitor to use its Waterside Café.