You can almost smell the coffee in these nostalgic photos, showing some of the most popular cafes and coffee houses during the 1960s and 70s.
Those vital pit stops that kept the city moving back then included the Mikado, the Copper Kettle, Dainties, the Mustard Seed, and the Cosy Cafe, opposite Sheffield railway station.
They all feature in this retro photo gallery, along with many other much-loved places of yesteryear at which to grab a cuppa and a bite to eat.
Most of these cafes and coffee houses have long since shut their doors, but a few are still keeping us fed and watered all these years later.
These photos are sure to bring back memories for many readers of their favourite cafes. It’s not just the food and drink you will recall, but also the happy times spent there with friends and fellow patrons.
As well as the cafes mentioned above, the coffee houses pictured include one located in an old cinema, another within Sheffield’s lost Victoria railway station, and a third at the city’s Playhouse theatre.
Do these photos, shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield, bring back any happy memories for you of the 60s and 70s?
5. Dainties
Dainties cafe, right, on King Street, Sheffield city centre, in August 1964 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
6. Handy Cafe
Handy Cafe, on Burton Road, Neepsend, in 1965 | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield
7. Mustard Seed
The Mustard Seed restaurant and coffee bar, on Norfolk Street, Sheffield city centre, in 1972 | Picture Sheffield/SCC Photo: Picture Sheffield/SCC
8. Tea Pot Cafe
The Tea Pot Cafe on Hill Street, Highfield, at the junction with John Street, in June 1965 | Picture Sheffield Photo: Picture Sheffield