Short answer: For a sit-down breakfast in St Agnes, Genki on Quay Road (garden, kids' menu, lots of gluten-free) and the MMI Café in the old Miners' Institute (daily from 8:30am) are the safest bets. The Sorting Office does the best coffee in the village, Q Café is the brunch spot above the cove (closed Tuesday–Wednesday), and Aggie Beach Café does baps on the slipway.
St Agnes has a café for every kind of morning, from a slipway coffee to a long brunch in a garden. Hours below are current listings and may shorten in winter.
A brunch café on Quay Road, halfway between the village and the cove, with a lovely hidden garden. Reviewers praise the breakfasts, smoothies, açaí bowls and halloumi flatbread, and the gluten-free and dairy-free choice. There's a kids' menu. Daily 9:30am–4pm.
A café-bar inside the historic Miners & Mechanics' Institute on Vicarage Road, inside and out. Daily 8:30am–3:30pm. Reviewers love the cinnamon swirls and loaded hot chocolate.
A small Churchtown coffee shop serving Origin coffee, pastries and bagels. Reviewers call it the best coffee in St Agnes. 8:30am–2:30pm (Sunday from 10am).
On Quay Road above Trevaunance Cove. Reviewers praise the avocado sourdough and the baps made with St Agnes Bakery rolls; breakfast can mean a wait. No children's menu. 9am–4pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
A tiny café on the slipway at Trevaunance Cove with great coffee and homemade food: reviewers rate the breakfast bap. Very little seating, and food can sell out. 9am–3pm.
A breakfast and brunch café at Peterville with books and toys for kids; dog friendly. 9am–3pm, plus small-plates evenings Thursday to Saturday.
The St Agnes Bakery opens at 8am (Monday to Saturday) for pasties and giant sausage rolls. Best pasty in St Agnes.
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