Your coffee stop
on Market Place.

Speciality coffee, epic bagels and homemade bakes. A little time for yourself in the heart of Knaresborough.

Find your favourite
An Esmé’s takeaway coffee outside our Market Place coffee houseTake a little Esmé’s with you.
Our breakfast bagel served on a ceramic plate
Bagels for two at a table in the coffee houseOr pull up a chair.

Independent. Dog friendly. Always a warm welcome.

2 Market Place, Knaresborough

4.9 out of 5 on Google

129 customer reviews

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Make time
for a good cup.

Start with speciality coffee, settle in with a matcha, or pick a smoothie. There’s a favourite here for your kind of day.

We’ll put the coffee on
Two cups of matcha with latte art on a wooden café table
Something to sip, somewhere to slow down.

A bagel kind
of day.

Make it breakfast, make it lunch, or just make a little room for something sweet. Bagels and homemade bakes are what we do.

See what we’re making
A takeaway bagel and iced coffee ready to enjoy

Big on bagels.

For breakfast, lunch and everything in between. Enjoy yours here or take it with you.

Scones, a pastry and matcha on the table at Esmé’s

A little something sweet.

Homemade bakes and a good cup of coffee. Take a look at what’s on the counter when you pop in.

A seat for you.
A welcome for your dog.

We’re an independent, dog-friendly coffee house right in the heart of Knaresborough. Come in for a catch-up, a quiet coffee or a bagel break.

Find us at 2 Market Place. There’s room to settle in, and takeaway if your day has other plans.

Plan your visit
The cosy upstairs seating room, with wooden tables, plants and comfortable chairs

Your corner of Market Place.

Dine in or takeaway

A few kind words
over coffee.

4.9 out of 5 from 129 Google reviews.

“The bagels were out of this world, packed full of flavour!!”
Richard Kelly-ReesGoogle review
“Lovely space and food! Their scrambled eggs are delicious and the staff are super friendly and welcoming :)”
Courtney DavisonGoogle review
“Super cute cafe! Also dog friendly. The breakfast we had was delicious. Good coffee. Highly recommended!”
AGoogle review

A little cup
of Esmé’s.

Coming through Market Place? Pick up a coffee for the walk, or stay a while and make yourself at home.

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An Esmé’s coffee with autumn decorations in the café
A takeaway cup of Esmé’s coffee at the shop door

See you on
Market Place.

Come for a coffee. Stay for a bagel.

Find our door

2 Market Place
Knaresborough
HG5 8AG
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Come on in

Mon-Fri
7:30am - 3:30pm
Saturday
9am - 4pm
Sunday
9:30am - 2:30pm

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Esmé’s rose shopfront beneath the distinctive black and white building on Market Place