100 Grey Street

You're stepping into one of the most architecturally gorgeous spots in the city centre, where the Theatre Royal's café occupies prime real estate on the magnificent curved terrace of Grey Street. The space feels appropriately dramatic – high ceilings, elegant proportions, and windows that frame the street's sweeping Georgian facade perfectly. The coffee is properly good here, not just theatre lobby afterthought stuff, and they do decent light lunches and pastries that'll fuel you before a show or during a Grey Street shopping expedition. It's become a bit of a pre-theatre ritual spot, but honestly works just as well for a mid-afternoon coffee break when you want somewhere with a bit more gravitas than your average high street chain.