Dol.cHe Vita Espresso Bar

You'll find yourself in a proper little corner of Italy without leaving the Reading campus. The espresso here is the real deal — none of that burnt stuff you get elsewhere — and they actually know what they're doing with a milk-based coffee. The place has that casual, no-nonsense vibe of a proper café bar, the kind where regulars know the staff and everyone's just getting on with their day. Grab a cornetto or whatever pastry they've got on, pull up a seat, and watch the campus life flow past. It's unpretentious and honest, which is exactly what you want from a coffee spot.