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Second Cup

3.9 (15 reviews)
Closed 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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James C.

What an unexpected little oasis on New Street!! Great choice of food and drink items. It was a breakfast visit so I had a ham & cheese toastie with a cup of English Breakfast tea and my friend had the breakfast wrap with a cup of Moroccan mint tea. Large teas automatically came with 2 bags. My friend and I agreed that all our food and drink purchases were excellent, delicious and decent value for money. The staff were friendly, helpful, happy to answer questions, and appeared knowledgeable. A nice loyalty scheme where you get a free drink after purchasing 6 (hear that Starbucks!). As I was with a friend who is a wheelchair user its good to note that there is a ramp up to the entrance and also a nice clean accessible toilet as well as one other smaller toilet. I found that the wifi was easy to connect to and was usable and fast. No long complicated sign ups or passwords. A great experience from start to finish, I really can't find any fault at all. This will definitely be my coffee shop of preference when I visit Birmingham.

Ron H.

So far made two visits to this new independent coffee shop. 1. Coffee takeaway, Sat afternoon: Place was quiet but looked nice so intended to return for a sit-in visit another time. Fast service on takeaway coffee. Excellent choice of blends, can't think of better range in Brum. Good cups that don't burn your hand when walking through town holding your coffee. 2. Sit-in, Wed evening: Was pleasantly busy with good atmosphere and music. Nice decor, comfy seats. Had a very tasty and well presented hazelnut praline cake. I will be back!

Jenna J.

This is a new coffee place on New street. Stumbled across this place by chance, was well decorated, open and friendly. The atmosphere appeared nice, there was a mass of mouthwatering looking sandwiches, cakes, and they seemed to have a wide range of exotic sounding coffee blends and other drinks available too.

Gluten free double chocolate cake and coconut coffee drink.
Huda A.

They had so many appetising desserts! I tried their gluten free double chocolate cake, and their coconut something drink. The cake was not very fresh. It was a bit dry but tasted good overall! The coconut drink was tasteless. I felt sorry for wasting my money on it.

Babar Z.

The best coffee in Birmingham, I usually swear by costa coffee but second cup is amazing, definitely the best hands down!!

Gareth L.

Medium flat white more like a latte and a hair on one of our cookies. Also uses the Starbucks system of shouting your name/ making you wait for your food. Room for improvement guys.

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this is actually my first cup of coffee I've ever had. don't assume that its peoples second!!!!

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Review Highlights - Second Cup

A great place for a hot drink or cakes that sits near the end of New Street by Victoria Square.

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Edwardian Tea Room - Cute tea pots

Edwardian Tea Room

(22 reviews)

££

City Core

When I first started with Yelp, I threw this question to the masses; "Where is the best tea shop in…read moreBirmingham?". One of the first recommendations I received was the Edwardian Tea Room. Now, I have always known this place existed - but never had a chance to visit. This was finally rectified last week. The Edwardian Tea Room is housed within the fantastic Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (on Victoria Square). You need to head in the building, up the stairs and through the shop and the Buddha exhibit to find it. Decorated beautifully, the tea room really does feel like you've stepped back in time. No music plays in the background, but you can hear the murmur of conversation, the scraping of chairs along the floor and the clanging on trays as the staff clean up the empty tables. The menus are displayed on the wall (rather than individually on tables). You need to head up to the counter and order before you find a table (although if you're in a group, you would do well to bag a table first). The Tea Room (as you would expect) has a large selection of cakes (and tea, of course). A slice of cake and a pot of tea is a bargainous £2.95 - meaning it's a wallet safe alternative to some of the more hipster coffee and tea shops in the centre of town. Again, as previously mentioned, it's very popular with an older crowd due to the prices. However, on my visit their were older visitors, young people and families (who were catching their breath after trekking around the huge museum). I grabbed a herbal tea (£1.60) and took a seat in the large room to do a little bit of work while I enjoyed my hot drink. As well as tea, coffee and cake, there is a varied menu on offer for very reasonable prices. A large fish and chips (with all the trimmings) and a cup of tea was around £7.50. Not too bad, and they offer many other hot options too. Even on my many trips to BMAG, I haven't ever taken the opportunity to visit the Tea Rooms. Following my trip last week, there is a good chance I'll be back JUST TO visit the tea rooms.

Such a beautiful place to spend time. It's a great way to end or start a visit to the museum but…read moreyou can also just pop in for food and drinks which I've done before. As I said, it's completely lovely. It was re-decorated about a year ago, which improved an already lovely space. Mis-matched furniture and big prints of Edwardian ladies sit perfectly in the lovely, big, light room.There are tables for big groups and soft chairs for cosy coffees. I've had a fish finger sandwich here which was nice but nothing to write home about. I've also tried the afternoon tea which was lovely, especially the cakes. It's not a particularly fancy afternoon tea but it makes a lovely lunch. The highlight here is really the space and the atmosphere- definitely worth spending some time in.

Crêpeaffaire Birmingham - Veggie GF Galette

Crêpeaffaire Birmingham

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I. Love. Crepes. Forget the doorstop American pancakes give me these thin delicacies any day…read more I much prefer the sweet variety and I'm a bit of a traditionalist with my lemon and sugar but the point here is you have some many to choose from! I think they could put some more filling on in some cases though. You pay a little bit extra if you want to eat in which is normal nowadays to be honest. The lady that served me was very friendly and struck up a conversation while she made our order. Considering she was new she was very calm whereas some of the other staff members looked a little bit stressed out. I wouldn't blame them it does not look easy. There is only one other place that I know of selling crepes in Birmingham and it's a bit of a walk so it's nice to have somewhere I can indulge on my love affair with crepes.

I visited here for the first time today and I was pleasantly surprised. I've always been a huge fan…read moreof sweet crepes (particularly when there are large quantities of Nutella involved), but today I decided to go for the savoury option of pesto, basil and mozzarella. It took at little bit of time to receive my order, but it was beautifully made, served at a suitable temperature (when I've eaten them at other places before they've often been too hot to eat) and was a lovely option for lunch. My friends had the ham and cheese option and a strawberries and cream option, and they were equally as lovely! I'm certainly looking forward to revisiting!

Second Cup - cafes - Updated May 2026

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