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Inside Höfn on Bank Street, Dundee: the counter in front of lit shelves set into a round arch, seen across a wooden table.
Dundee

Höfn

A coffee shop on Bank Street in the centre of Dundee, with speciality coffee, pastries and open sandwiches, open every day.

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Höfn is a bright little coffee shop on Bank Street in the centre of Dundee, and it's one of the loveliest places in the city to stop for a coffee.

It takes its name from a fishing town in Iceland, and the word itself means harbour. Inside, lit shelves curve round a big arch behind the counter, and there's good espresso and filter coffee, matcha, cinnamon rolls and pastries, with open sandwiches and brunch plates at lunchtime. In 2026 it was named among the best coffee shops in Britain. It's open every day, from 8.30am from Monday to Saturday and from 9.30am on Sunday, until 4.30pm, and there's no need to book. Dogs are welcome too. It makes an easy stop on a walk round the city centre, with the old Howff graveyard round the corner and the McManus gallery and museum a few minutes' walk away.

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Before you go

Open every day; no need to book.

Where
7 Bank Street, Dundee, DD1 1RL, off Meadowside by the Howff.
Open
Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 4.30pm, Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Food
Brunch and lunch, with pastries and cakes all day.
Dogs
Welcome.
Phone
07469 207694

Opening hours

Monday
8.30am–4.30pm
Tuesday
8.30am–4.30pm
Wednesday
8.30am–4.30pm
Thursday
8.30am–4.30pm
Friday
8.30am–4.30pm
Saturday
8.30am–4.30pm
Sunday
9.30am–4.30pm

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Where it is

On Bank Street in the centre of Dundee, beside the Howff, DD1 1RL.

Close byThe centre of Dundee.
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  2. The bronze Oor Wullie on the wall outside the McManus, pea shooter raised.Oor Wullie StatueA bronze Oor Wullie on a wall outside the McManus in Dundee, aiming his pea shooter at Robert Burns.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. The McManus Art Gallery and MuseumThe McManus Art Gallery and MuseumDundee's art gallery and museum in a Gothic memorial to Prince Albert, with eight galleries and 400 million years of history; free.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Desperate Dan statue with Minnie the Minx figures in Dundee city squareThe Desperate Dan & Minnie the Minx StatuesBronze statues of Desperate Dan, his dog Dawg and Minnie the Minx on Dundee's High Street, home of the Dandy and the Beano.Under a mile as the crow flies
  5. Five bronze penguins on the low wall outside the Steeple Church on the Nethergate, Dundee.The March of the PenguinsFive bronze penguins by Angela Hunter on the Steeple Church wall, dressed up for the city's big days.Under a mile as the crow flies
  6. The tiered, ribbed concrete walls of a modern museum building curve toward a domed glasshouse and a ship's mast visible along the waterfront.V&A DundeeScotland's design museum on the Dundee waterfront, in Kengo Kuma's cliff-like building, with the Mackintosh Oak Room inside; free.Under a mile as the crow flies
  7. Discovery Point and RRS DiscoveryDiscovery Point and RRS DiscoveryCaptain Scott's Antarctic ship of 1901, built in Dundee and berthed again at Discovery Point, with a museum of her voyages.Under a mile as the crow flies
  8. The counter at EH9 Espresso on the Perth Road, Dundee, with a barista at the coffee machine and the price list on a plywood wall.EH9 EspressoA speciality coffee bar on the Perth Road in Dundee's West End, with filter coffee from independent roasters, bagels and bakes.Under a mile as the crow flies
Directions
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