Christmas treats at independent cafes in Southampton

There are an abudance of places in Southampton where you can purchase a seasonal snack, but if you want to sack off Starbucks for an independent business, we've got you covered.

These two popular city centre cafes have a variety of Christmassy goods on offer for you to enjoy.

Your tastebuds will certainly thank you for it!

The Nest Coffee House

31 London Road

Renowned for its delicious doughnuts (which also happen to be vegan) The Nest has a range of sweet and savoury Christmas treats. 

Festive treats at The Nest

Here's a list of their festive goodies:

• Toffee Nut Latte
• Hazelnut Hot Chocolate
• Gingerbread Latte
• Festive special sandwich - chicken mayo, cranberry sauce, sage and onion stuffing (vegan)

Festive sandwich at The Nest

• Candy Cane Hot Chocolate
• Mint Choc Chip Mocha
• White Chocolate (Reindeer) Cookie Doughnut
• Sharing Doughnut Dipping Box (with a choice of Biscoff of chocolate sauce and candy canes)

Festive drinks at The Nest

These items are all exclusive to the London Road premises.

Cafe Thrive

18 Hanover Buildings

Further down the road is Cafe Thrive, a well-loved vegan cafe in the heart of the city centre. 

Similarly to The Nest, Cafe Thrive is also offering a mouth-watering selection of sweet and savoury goods.

Cafe Thrive Christmas burger

This is what the cafe has on offer, all of which is vegan:

• A "huge" christmas burger
• Festive loaded chips
• Portions of rosemary salted roast potatoes
• A vegan cheese selection plate
• Christmas sandwich (with 'turkey' or butternut squash)

Cafe Thrive's Christmas sandwich

• Four different types of extra special hot chocolates/lattes
• A christmas sundae (with gingerbread men, caramel sauce, mince pie pieces and an After Eight chocolate)

Cafe Thrive's treat box

Will you be visiting to try a festive treat?