ConvoPlaces

Cafes open early in Manchester

40 venues, ranked on what OpenStreetMap actually records about each one.

How this page is built. Every venue below is drawn from OpenStreetMap and scored on recorded facts — Someone needs coffee before 8am - before a shift, a flight or a commute. Venues that OpenStreetMap knows nothing relevant about are left off rather than padded in, which is why this list is shorter than the total number of cafe-type venues in Manchester. Full method.

Compare at a glance

Rank# Venue Hours Outdoor Takeaway Wi-Fi Access Indoor
1 Caffè Nero Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Not recorded
2 Caffè Nero Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
3 Costa Yes No Only Yes Yes Not recorded
4 Costa Yes No Yes Yes Yes Not recorded
5 Costa Yes Not recorded Yes Yes Yes Not recorded
6 Starbucks Yes Not recorded Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded
7 Black Sheep Coffee Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Not recorded Yes
8 Cheeky Coffee Co. Yes No Yes Yes Yes Not recorded
9 Black Sheep Coffee Yes Yes Yes Not recorded Yes Yes
10 Starbucks Yes No Not recorded Yes Not recorded Not recorded
11 Katsouris Deli Yes Not recorded Not recorded Yes No Not recorded
12 Blank Street Coffee Yes Not recorded Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
13 Gran T's Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Yes Not recorded
14 factory coffee Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
15 Abney Cafe Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
16 The Globe Cafe Yes Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
17 Red Bean Roastery Coffee Shop Yes No Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
18 Lilys at Eden Yes Yes Not recorded Yes Yes Not recorded
19 Warehouse Cafe Yes Yes No Yes Yes Not recorded
20 Idle Hands Yes No Not recorded Yes Not recorded Not recorded

Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns. recorded   recorded as absent   not recorded in OpenStreetMap. A dash means the tag is missing, not that the facility is. Showing the top 20 of 40.

The ranked list

  1. Caffè Nero

    Cafe · 9 Wilmslow Park Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M13 9PD

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–6:30pm; Sat–Sun 8am–4:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 6am · Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Takeaway available · Outdoor seating · Step-free access · Has a website

  2. Caffè Nero

    Cafe · Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, M1 2BN

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 4am–10pm; Sat 5am–10pm; Sun 7am–9pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 6am · Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Takeaway available · Outdoor seating · Step-free access · Has a website

  3. Costa

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–7pm; Sat 7am–6pm; Sun 8:30am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 6am · Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Takeaway available · Step-free access

  4. Costa

    Cafe · 1 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 3BE

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–7pm; Sat 6am–7:30pm; Sun 8am–6pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 6am · Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Takeaway available · Step-free access

  5. Costa

    Cafe · 124-126 Market Street, Manchester, M1 1WA

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–9pm; Sat 7am–9pm; Sun 8am–7pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 6am · Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Takeaway available · Step-free access

  6. Starbucks

    Cafe · Capital Quay, Salford, M50 3WL

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–8:30pm; Sat–Sun 7am–8:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 6am · Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Takeaway available · Has a website

  7. Black Sheep Coffee

    Cafe · Piccadilly Station Approach, Manchester, M1 2GH

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6am–7pm; Sat 6am–9pm; Sun 6:30am–8pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 6am · Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Takeaway available · Outdoor seating · Has a website

  8. Cheeky Coffee Co.

    Cafe · Hulme Street, Manchester, M1 5GL

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–6pm; Sat 8am–12pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Takeaway available · Step-free access · Has a website

  9. Black Sheep Coffee

    Cafe · 2 St Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 3AA

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Smoking: Outside

    Hours: Mon–Thu 6:30am–9:30pm; Fri 6:30am–10:30pm; Sat 7am–10:30pm…

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Takeaway available · Outdoor seating · Step-free access · Has a website

  10. Starbucks

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Vegetarian
    • Vegan

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–8pm; Sat 8am–8pm; Sun 8am–6pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Has a website

  11. Katsouris Deli

    Cafe · 113 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BQ

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–3pm; Sat 8am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded

  12. Blank Street Coffee

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 6:30am–8pm; Sat 7am–8pm; Sun 7:30am–7pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Takeaway available

  13. Gran T's

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Step-free access

    Hours: Mon–Wed 7am–5pm; Thu–Sat 6pm–10pm; Sun 9am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Step-free access

  14. factory coffee

    Cafe · 38 King Street West

    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7am–5pm; Sat–Sun 8am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am · Has a website

  15. Abney Cafe

    Cafe

    • Hours published

    Hours: Tue–Sun 7am–7:30pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am

  16. The Globe Cafe

    Cafe · Astley Street, Dukinfield, SK16 4QS

    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am

  17. Red Bean Roastery Coffee Shop

    Cafe · 60 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DF

    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Sun 7am–6pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 7am · Open by 8am

  18. Lilys at Eden

    Cafe · Golden Way, Manchester, M41 0NA

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Step-free access

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sat 8am–6pm; Sun 9am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Outdoor seating · Step-free access

  19. Warehouse Cafe

    Cafe

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Step-free access
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–5pm; Sat–Sun 9am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Outdoor seating · Step-free access

  20. Idle Hands

    Cafe · 35 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 2HF

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Non-smoking

    Hours: Mon–Thu 7:30am–6pm; Fri 7:30am–11pm; Sat 9am–11pm…

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Has a website

  21. One Twenty Two

    Cafe · 122 Woodsend Road, Manchester, M41 8QZ

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published
    • Smoking: Outside

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded · Has a website

  22. Gemini

    Cafe · 328-330 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9NG

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Step-free access

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–3pm; Sat 9am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating · Step-free access · Has a website

  23. Morrisons Cafe

    Cafe · Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 1DA

    • Hours published
    • Indoor seating
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm; Sun 10am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Takeaway available · Has a website

  24. Cookhouse

    Cafe · 239 Talbot Road, M32 0YW

    • Wi-Fi
    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–2pm; Sat–Sun 9am–2pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Wi-Fi recorded

  25. Mouro

    Cafe · 72 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport, SK4 4NZ

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Sat 8am–4pm; Sun 9am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating · Has a website

  26. Levante

    Cafe · 701 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 6RE

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Sun 8am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating · Has a website

  27. Moose

    Cafe · Blue, Salford, M50 2AD

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Sun 8am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating · Has a website

  28. Starbucks

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30am–6:30pm; Sat 8am–6:30pm; Sun 8am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Takeaway available

  29. Chaiiwala

    Cafe · 884 Stockport Road, Manchester, M19 3BN

    • Hours published
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Sun 8am–midnight

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Takeaway available

  30. Maneas

    Cafe · 18 Cross Street, Manchester, M2 7AE

    • Hours published
    • Takeaway

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–8pm; Sat–Sun 10am–7pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Takeaway available

  31. Riverbank Coffee

    Cafe

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Sun 8am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating

  32. Noshers

    Cafe · 84 Kings Road

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–9pm; Sun 8am–9pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating

  33. Toast

    Cafe · 446 Wilmslow Road, M20 3BW

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Sat 8am–5pm; Sun 9am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating

  34. Bold Street Coffee

    Cafe · 53 Cross Street, Manchester, M2 4JN

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–6pm; Sat 9am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating

  35. The Crazy Cow Cafe

    Cafe · 837 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 5WD

    • Hours published
    • Outdoor seating
    • Indoor seating
    • Vegetarian
    • Vegan

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30am–3pm; Sat–Sun 10am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Outdoor seating

  36. Companio

    Cafe · 60 Spear Street

    • Hours published

    Hours: Tue–Fri 8am–2pm; Sat–Sun 8am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Has a website

  37. Mattina

    Cafe · Blue, Salford, M50 2BH

    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–4pm; Sat–Sun 9am–3pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Has a website

  38. Mr & Mrs Cafe’

    Cafe · 90b Mitford Street

    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Sun 8am–6pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Has a website

  39. Kickback Coffee

    Cafe · 4 Viaduct Road, Altrincham, WA14 5DU

    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–3pm; Sat–Sun 9am–4pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Has a website

  40. Foley's

    Cafe

    • Hours published

    Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm

    Why it ranks here: Open by 8am · Has a website

Where they are

40 venues on the map Loads OpenStreetMap tiles on demand

Frequently asked questions

How many Manchester cafes are on this list?

This page ranks the top 40 of 82 cafes in Manchester that OpenStreetMap records at least one relevant detail for. Of the 40 shown, 14 have Wi-Fi recorded and 40 publish their opening hours.

Which of these Manchester cafes have Wi-Fi?

Of the venues on this page, Caffè Nero, Caffè Nero, Costa, Costa and Costa all have Wi-Fi recorded in OpenStreetMap. Wi-Fi is not tagged for every venue, so absence here means "not recorded", not "no Wi-Fi".

Which of these cafes are step-free?

Caffè Nero, Caffè Nero, Costa, Costa and Costa are tagged as wheelchair accessible in OpenStreetMap. Accessibility tagging is incomplete, so it is worth confirming with the venue.

How is this list ranked?

Venues are scored on the facts OpenStreetMap records about them - open by 6am, open by 7am, open by 8am, wi-fi recorded, takeaway available - and ranked by that score. A venue with no relevant detail recorded is left off the list entirely rather than padded in. Nothing on this page is a paid placement.

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