Pleasant really is a pleasant place to go for coffee and freshly baked sweet and savory yummies…read more They also sell artisan bread and groceries, so sometimes I stop in to buy some leeks or a big, delicious round of sourdough. The staff and Sarah the owner are very welcoming. It's one of the treasures of Lewes, in my opinion.

I stopped off here for bread on the way down Lewes high street. The lady who served me was…read moredelightful and the aubergine salad next to her looked delicious. I mean as did everything, including the guy behind the counter, but really I wanted to buy everything. At home I was so impressed I had to post a 5 star review. Their bread tastes wonderful and is so flavourful. I already have a warm summer's day plan in mind revolving around buying a picnic worth of food from Flint Owl Bakery and sprawling over the race course. Perfect.

I first tried Flint Owl Bakery bread in Farm Cafe in Brighton. For me, it was the perfect bread, so…read morewhen I found out that they had opened a shop in Lewes I couldn't wait to visit. Flint Owl Bakery is based in Glynde in East Sussex. Here, they produce all their bread by hand, using little or no yeast, no preservatives or additives of any kind, and using very traditional processes. They specialise in sourdoughs but also do bloomers, wholemeal and granary loafs, and seasonal loafs depending on the time of year. As well as bread, they do a number of cakes and buns, and actually have a coffee shop on site although I didn't try it on this occasion. The bread truly is the best I have ever eaten. Bread can nowadays come with a bad reputation, but if you eat good quality bread like this without all the hidden extras, I don't see how it can possibly do you harm. The only downside is that it tastes so good it's impossible to stop at a slice or two! I would recommend the fig and walnut and the sea salt and rosemary. I plan to work my way through the other varieties asap. Go, buy, stock up your freezer, and never buy supermarket bread ever again!

Recently opened in Lewes at last a boutique cafe that is open on Sundays. Only tried the Flat White…read moreso far but very good and the only limitation is the cafe is super tiny so not much seating. Brilliant for catching a coffee on the way to the train station in the morning as just around the corner from the Landsdown pub on Station St.

Delicious. Best coffee shop in town. Nice rotation of beans. Tiny, not much seating, but good as a…read morepit stop to refuel!

Wickle has two stores in Lewes, one on the High Street, and one in the Needlemakers. Their store…read morein the Needlemakers sells menswear, but in spite of that it's probably my favourite of the two because some of the clothes are pretty cool. Amongst other things they sell flat caps, fedoras, beautiful butter soft brown leather journals and coin purses (£21.20). They also sell boys-y things like old fashioned mess tins and constructable cardboard dinosaurs. There is some cross over of stock from the high street store, for example with their own brand scents (£29.50) which come very tastefully packaged in plain glass bottles, save for a coloured button denoting which of their four scents is inside. They also sell interesting old fashioned notebooks at both stores. The high street store is larger, and has a café at the back, although it is also more twee. It stocks women's and children's clothes and accessories aimed at the mummies of Lewes. Saying that they do have some lovely things, and the cakes are very tasty. They certainly don't go in for the minimalism of other nearby shops like Flint and Adamczewski, and as a result it's a good place to go for a rummage if you are gift shopping.

Wickle is the best store in Lewes and I wish they had one Brighton. They have so much lovely stuff…read morethat it's all a little crammed in but it looks great in an abundant sort of way. As you go in they have fantastic wool blankets, jewellery, perfume, hats and scarves. Then they have two or three rails of fabulous women's clothes-all from ethical brands, all reasonable prices and all that great style on the go, chic comfort look that I love. Then you hit toys and kitchenalia- cake stands, milk jugs, wooden letters to decorate, soft toys and kid's clothes. Finally, at the back a big finale of white wooden tables-a cafe! Genius.

This is an independent and slightly eccentric café on the station platform in Lewes, which sells…read morecooked food and takeaway items like sandwiches. They advertise at the top of the station with a poem, and there are other station related poems posted in the window of the café. As well as teas and coffees and soft drinks they also have a full bar, which makes this station café rather better stocked than most. The food on offer is quite traditionally British if you catch my drift, e.g. The takeaway sandwiches are on bright white sliced bread, but the thing that sets this café apart is the service. It has been owned by the same couple for 20 years, and very recently was under pressure to close and be replaced by a chain. However the residents of Lewes did what they do best, stepped in and saved the café, and I'm glad they did. I went in the other morning to get a snack, and the gentleman serving me was very friendly and chatty. Just as I was about to pay, I realised I didn't have any cash on me. Rather than let me go away empty-handed he told me it was fine, I could take my items and come back and pay him another day. It is so heart warming when incidents like this happen. It is one thing to provide good service, it is another to put such a level of trust in your customer. Plus he said he liked my scarf. I went back and paid him the day after.

Cheese Please is a shop that sells chocolate…read more ...... ... O.K. I couldn't go on lying to you like that, partly because it was quite a bad lie, and I think you would have most likely foiled my dastardly plan. So as you stupid ones at the back of the class are still trying to work out just what this shop does sell, I will address YOU at the front of the class, and explain exactly what Cheese Please does sell, and in what manner it does this. Well it sells loads of amazing cheeses, lovingly displayed in this delightful shop. There are always over 10 cheddars and 10 different blue cheeses as well as a veritable selection of soft and hard cheeses . with all this cheese, they make unsurprisingly very nice baguettes, which I had, with cheese in! and which was very well priced, so I was very happy. They also sell non cheese products, but I don't want to dwell on them, other than the quince jelly, which is amazing with cheese. Cheese cheese cheese. Please Oh yeah...I should probably mention that it is also a contender for Sussex Foodshop of the year. So there.

So I have to come clean and admit I am actually not a big fan of cheese, my tastes go as far as a…read morenice white Cheddar or something equally plain, if feeling adventurous, I might push the boat out for a bit of Halloumi. None the less, I came here recently to purchase a platter for a friend of mine who is far more partial to some of the blue stuff. I was shocked and impressed by the range available here; cheeses from all over the county, country and world were available. If like me, you have no idea what you're looking for, the knowledgeable staff are more than willing to assist you.

I wasn't overly impressed by this Caffe Nero at all…read more Other than the decent location, and nice, few chairs they have outside to enjoy Lewes High Street whilst sipping on your coffee, there really isn't that much about this place that makes me want to go back in. The decor inside is not comfy and warming enough to make you want to go back, and the chairs and tables are more suited to a restaurant than a coffee shop. NOT ENOUGH COMFY SEATING! I also thought that it just seemed a bit dirty inside, with the floor needing a good sweep, and the toilets a good old mop. My coffee was pretty good though, and the size (as ever with these places) was decent enough to keep you buzzing for a few hours, so can't complain there.

Great food and coffees We had soup of the day wonderful…read moremushroom soup with freshly baked bread. Frittata with artichoke salad. Lovely owners that work there as well. You can even play some tennis after to run off the calories. Highly recommended for lunch and evening drinks and food

This place isn't the best sandwich and coffee break place in the world, but it is amazingly located…read morejust across the road from Lewes Train station exit/entrance so it is really useful.When you've arrived in this picturesque town, it's early in the morning and you need near boiling fluids in you, this place is second to none. The coffee is alright and its quite cheap, so it can be a bit of a life saver. Again, the sandwiches aren't anything too special, but they're handmade and go into the belly without too much fuss. Best though, they are cheap. £2.20 for Egg, Ham and £1.75 for a pizza slice.

I've been eating their baguettes over the years and find them to be delicious. Always freshly made…read moreand friendly service. Andy G