Coffee#1 Pontcanna

Head down Cathedral Road towards Pontcanna and you'll find yourself in one of those neighbourhoods where locals actually want to spend time. Coffee#1 slots in perfectly here—it's the kind of place where you can grab a genuinely good flat white without any faffing about, but also linger for hours if you fancy it. The vibe is relaxed rather than try-hard; people work on laptops, catch up with mates, and actually talk to each other. It's unpretentious enough that you won't feel weird turning up in your gym kit, but the quality of what's in your cup suggests the team knows their stuff.