Costa Coffee

You'll find this Costa tucked away on Allerton Road in the heart of Woolton, that quieter pocket of south Liverpool where people actually live rather than just pass through. It's the sort of place where regulars know the staff by name and the queue moves fast enough that you're not left standing about like a lemon during your lunch break. The coffee's consistently decent—nothing fancy, but that's rather the point. You get what you pay for: a decent cappuccino for around £2.70, a almond croissant, and somewhere to sit without the Instagram nonsense.