{"id":126969,"date":"2025-05-24T03:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T03:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/126969\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T03:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T03:41:09","slug":"the-golden-oldie-cafe-in-south-wales-named-among-the-best-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/126969\/","title":{"rendered":"The ‘golden oldie’ caf\u00e9 in South Wales named among the best in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

A caf\u00e9 in Swansea described as a “golden oldie” has been named among the best in the world.<\/p>\n

A list of the top 50 caf\u00e9s in the world has been released by The Telegraph, featuring coffee shops from locations\u00a0like\u00a0Paris, Amsterdam,\u00a0Vienna and Australia.<\/p>\n

Telegraph journalist\u00a0Chris Moss, introducing the list, said: “A great caf\u00e9 is as important a pilgrimage site as a cathedral, a world-class museum, an ancient ruin or a modern architectural marvel.<\/p>\n

“When I travel, wherever I travel, I seek out a caf\u00e9. A place to sit down and think and watch \u2013 and\u00a0enjoy a strongish espresso\u00a0\u2013 is more important to me than museums, monuments, temples, churches and, even, restaurants.<\/p>\n

How many cups of tea\/coffee should you drink a day?<\/p>\n

“Nowhere quite represents a place like its caf\u00e9s. What would\u00a0Vienna,\u00a0Rome\u00a0and\u00a0Paris\u00a0be without theirs?<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s not just the history or the opulence. It\u2019s the window on the world.”<\/p>\n

The top 50 best caf\u00e9s in the world<\/p>\n

The best caf\u00e9s in the world, according to The Telegraph<\/a>, are:<\/p>\n

Swansea caf\u00e9\u00a0named among the best in the world<\/p>\n

Kardomah<\/a> – Morris Buildings, 11 Portland St, Swansea – has been named among the best caf\u00e9s\u00a0in the world by The Telegraph, the only place in Wales to make the list.<\/p>\n

It ranked 13th on the list and was described as a “golden oldie” providing a “nostalgia fix” for its visitors.<\/p>\n

The Telegraph said: “Not the original Swansea Kardomah \u2013 Hitler put paid to that in 1941 \u2013 but it feels and looks like it.<\/p>\n

“Opened in 1957, this wonderful, spacious, family-friendly caf\u00e9-restaurant still has original wood panelling, tiled floor and deco-ish reliefs, providing a nostalgia fix for its many senior clients.<\/p>\n

“As further proof that caffs are about time-travel, Doctor Who used the Kardomah as a location and Russell T Davies has been spotted sipping here.<\/p>\n

“The old Castle St ‘Kardomah Gang’\u00a0included Dylan Thomas, Alfred Janes and Vernon Watkins; this one is frequented by the people they wrote about and painted.”<\/p>\n

The nostalgic, South Wales caf\u00e9 is also a hit with its guests, boasting\u00a0a 4.5 (out of 5) rating on Tripadvisor<\/a> from 255\u00a0reviews.<\/p>\n

One visitor to\u00a0Kardomah said: “Been here for years would 100% recommend it. Tea cakes the size of plates, and fabulous coffee. Can\u2019t ask for anything more.”<\/p>\n

Another person added:\u00a0“Used to come here with my parents 40 years ago. It’s exactly how I remember it.<\/p>\n

“Spent an hour here waiting for an appointment and had eggs on toast end endless coffee refills.<\/p>\n

“Lovely staff. Knocks spots off Starbucks and the like. This would be my coffee local if I still lived in Swansea.”<\/p>\n

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While a third person commented: “The absolute BEST PLACE. Food is delicious, the homemade Cawl is the best I ever tasted.<\/p>\n

“The service is fast and friendly, consistently excellent.<\/p>\n

“Totally quirky inside. Just perfect in every way. Prices so reasonable.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A caf\u00e9 in Swansea described as a “golden oldie” has been named among the best in the world.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126970,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,45423,56082,4884,1148,19698,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-126969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-cafe","10":"tag-golden-oldie","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-swansea","13":"tag-the-telegraph","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114560741136623106","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}