Cafes in Southampton

Annies Café, 023 80421200, 14 Portsmouth Road, Southampton SO199AA

Apollo, 023 80334474, 6 Bedford Place, Southampton SO152DB

Ashurst Café, 023 80293399, 175 Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst, Southampton SO407AR

Bangers N Mash, 023 80669966, 25 Commercial Road, Totton, Southampton SO403BX

Be-Be’s Café, 023 80207608, Pylewell Road, Hy, Southampton SO456AR

B L T’s The Sandwich Shop, 023 80233866, 58 Commercial Road, Southampton SO151GD

Blue Island, 023 80635045, 198 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO147DW

Boat Shop Café, 023 80449651, 9 The Colonnade, Bridge Road, Southampton SO197QT

Cafe 413, 023 80363949, 413 Shirley Road, Southampton SO153JD

Chateau De Pain, 023 80234201, 129 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO147FQ

Coffee Shop, 023 80476666, 1b Hatley Road, Southampton SO186NW

Coffee Shop, 023 80890027, 183 Hampton Lane, Blackfield, Southampton SO451XA

Country Kitchen, 01489 789161, 6 High Street, Botley, Southampton SO302EA

Crystals Coffee Shop, 023 80363858, 26 Portsmouth Road, Southampton SO199AB

Delmarco, 023 80338681, 18 Hanover Buildings, Southampton SO141JX

Delmarco, 023 80222412, 200 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO147DW

George’s Café, 023 80771158, 9 Church Street, Southampton SO155LG

Greentrees, 023 80632711, 23a London Road, Southampton SO152AD

Hasty Tasty, 023 80333038, 48 High Street, Southampton SO142NS

Hay Loft, 01489 780123, Mill Hill, Botley, Southampton SO302GY

Hearty Meal, 023 80422002, 449 Bitterne Road, Bitterne Village, Southampton SO185EE

Hungry Diner, 023 80771144, 42 Shirley High Street, Southampton SO153NF

Jackpot Cafe, 023 80322079, 282 Portswood Road, Southampton SO172TD

Lisles, 023 80632911, 22 East Street, Southampton SO143HG

Luigi’s, 023 80226510, 119 East Street, Southampton SO143HD

Madisons Coffee Bars, 023 80336770, West Quay Shopping Centre, Southampton SO151QF

Merlin Quay Café, 023 80448173, Merlin Quay, Hazel Road, Southampton SO197GB

Millies Tea Room, 023 80222299, 66 Bedford Place, Southampton SO152DS

Mollies Pantry Ltd, 023 80226849, 44 St. Mary Street, Southampton SO141NR

Munchies, 023 80322350, 232c Burgess Road, Southampton SO163AU

O’Briens, 023 80224455, 79 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO147FF

O’Briens Irish Sandwich Bar, 023 80337111, 27 London Road, Southampton SO152AD

Palm Tree Coffee Shop, 01489 894734, High Street, Southampton SO321AA

Pop Inn, 023 80773786, 421 Millbrook Road West, Southampton SO150HX

Riverside Diner, 023 80677569, 13 Manor Farm Road, Southampton SO181NN

Ruby’s, 023 80322414, 294 Shirley Road, Southampton SO153HL

Smithy Tea Rooms, 023 80898737, Exbury, Southampton SO451AZ

Tchibo, 023 80226208, 81 Above Bar Street, Southampton SO147FG

Victoria Café, 023 80444045, 53 Victoria Road, Southampton SO199DZ

Videoteque Café, 023 80211548, 82b Bedford Place, Southampton SO152BX

Village Tea Rooms, 023 80455583, High Street, Hamble, Southampton SO314HA



The Shish Kebab is originally an Iranian fast food delicacy and is now a popular takeaway dish. The term Shish Kebab comes from the Turkish for ‘Skewered Grilled Meat’. In Greece and Turkey a Shish Kebab is called a Souvlaki.

The dish is thought to have originated when the Medieval Turkish soldiers used their swords as a skewer to cook the meat over an open fire.

The typical Shish Kebab will be made from of cubes of chicken, lamb or other meat which are placed onto a skewer and then either grilled or roasted. It’s common to add a selection of vegetables, and the Shish kebab is one that can be easily customised to produce a healthier version of the meal.


Indian is one of our favourite fast foods from takeaways, and in the UK we each eat (on average) around 2.2 curries per week – costing us a total of £2.8 billion per year.

Indian and chinese takeaways are good employers too. In the UK they employ more people than steel, mining and shipbuilding industries put together. You might wonder why if you eat at an Indian restaurant abroad, they don’t know what your favourite curry is. That’s because most of the dishes on UK Indian menus are specific just to the UK. Many of the names for popular UK dishes were created by the people who introduced Indian take aways to Britain.

It might also surprise you to learn that the recipe for a Chicken Tikka Masala is different in nearly every Indian takeaway!