Address:
East Lodge, Lendal Bridge, York YO1 7DP

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Telephone:
07887 760661

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Opening Times:
Monday: 10:00–17:00
Tuesday: 10:00–17:00
Wednesday: 10:00–17:00
Thursday: 10:00–17:00
Friday: 10:00–18:00
Saturday: 10:00–18:00
Sunday: 10:00–17:00

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Description:
SOPHiE is a characterful independent café and cocktail bar tucked inside the old tollhouse on Lendal Bridge. Expect speciality coffees, indulgent hot chocolates, cakes, pastries, toasties and light lunches, plus cocktails and spritzes for something a little livelier. Its riverside terrace makes it an especially lovely stopping point when the York weather behaves itself.

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Good for:
Speciality coffee · cakes and pastries · luxury hot chocolates · toasties · light lunches · cocktails · riverside views · outdoor seating · relaxed catch-ups · scenic coffee breaks

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Nearby:
Lendal Bridge · River Ouse · Museum Gardens · Yorkshire Museum · York Art Gallery · York Minster · city walls · York railway station

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Make a Day of It:
Wander through Museum Gardens, cross Lendal Bridge and settle in at SOPHiE for coffee, cake and a front-row view of the River Ouse. Afterwards, follow the riverside towards the city centre or climb onto the walls, unless a sunny terrace and another spritz persuade you to stay exactly where you are.

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The Tidy Take:
SOPHiE turns a tiny historic tollhouse into one of York’s most charming coffee stops. Come for the cake, stay for the river views, then discover that cocktails are a perfectly reasonable extension of your afternoon coffee.