If you're looking for a great all-day breakfast and brunch, this is the place! We visited on a Thursday morning (July 2026) and loved the stylish, welcoming atmosphere inside. The standout for me was the Breakfast Tower: a towering stack of Cumberland sausages, crispy bacon, poached eggs, grilled tomato, and sourdough, perfectly tied together by a sweet-and-spicy chilli jam. We will definitely be going back to try something else!
5 Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate, York YO1 8BL
A new brunch cafe in York (2026).
Above: Feta, avocado and tomato on toasted sourdough with red onion, lemon and mint.
Nessgate, York YO1 9NP (anotherbrother.co)
Their first cafe outside of London. A large modern cafe with huge windows so you can people watch while enjoying your coffee.
Above: Pistachio & Raspberry French Toast.
216a Fulford Rd, York YO10 4DX
Located on Fulford Road, just a stones throw from the city centre. Kawa House offers a warm welcome with a focus on the highest quality ingredients. kawahouse.uk
Location: Vangarde, York, YO32 9AE
Our informal cafe-bar is open all day, every day for long, lazy breakfasts, sociable brunches and lunches, and relaxed dinners and drinks. We can't wait to meet you! We really care about our cocktails. You can expect a blend of crowd-pleasing classics including martinis and mojitos, alongside some creative innovations, like our flagship Cherry Bakewell. We cover all bases with gins, vodkas, rums, whiskeys and spritz cocktails, plus some alcohol-free options. Menus at www.thelounges.co.uk
Hickory's Smokehouse, Shipton Road, Skelton, York. YO30 1XJ
After a round of footgolf in Skelton we didn't have to travel far to this new restaurant. We enjoyed sitting out in the sun, the staff were very friendly and service quick. We ordered Hickory's Pale Ale (very nice!), steak-n-eggs, The XXL Ultimate Muffin and The Hog & The Hen. All really tasty! Its a fairly big menu so will have to return to try other tempting dishes. Liking the popcorn, individual booths, cinema room, playground and lively atmosphere. Menus at hickorysyork.co.uk
The Old Liquor Store, Bishopthorpe Rd, York YO23 1FT.
Set in the grade 2 listed former Terry’s chocolate factory. In the home of the iconic chocolate orange.
We are an independent company owned by Ben Williams, formerly of In Vino Veritas in London and we have head chef Matthew Leivers formerly the head chef of the Michelin starred star in at haarome.
We have sympathetically restored one of the original factory buildings and now offer an all day menu with an Italian influence and then a more upmarket small plates menu on an evening. We are adding a deli and wine shop to the building.
theoldliquorstore.co.uk
(Opened October 2025) as Northern Monk Refectory York.
2-4 Little Stonegate, York, YO1 8AX.
Pho 75 Low Petergate, York, YO1 7HY - Really good Vietnamese street food. (Photo by Sally Ellen).
The Botanist, in Stonegate (above)
We have updated our restaurant guide and now list over 60 York restaurants for you to browse, with recent photos and contact details. York offers so many excellent restaurants you are spoilt for choice in selecting somewhere to book a table, organise a special party or enjoy a date. Choose from unique bistros, popular cafe's, large chain restaurants and fine dining, they are all here. The majority listed are located inside the city walls, and within easy walking distance of the centre of York.
Street view photo of Bishopthorpe Road cafes and restaurants.
Restaurant owners please contact us to be featured.
Skosh, 98 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JX (above)
