Happy Bean Coffee Bar

Happy Bean is an independent coffee bar in Southampton, and it turned five in 2026. The café is fully vegetarian, with a wide range of vegan and gluten-free options. Cakes and brownies are baked in its own kitchen and the pastries are baked on site every morning, alongside savoury lunches and cream teas with homemade scones.

Sustainability runs through the place. Packaging is compostable or recyclable, with no single-use plastics, customers are encouraged to bring their own cups, and the furniture has been upcycled around a feature wall. Happy Bean is an inclusive space that welcomes the LGBTQ+ community and hosts a regular LGBTQIA+ coffee morning, it is dog-friendly, and there is a quiet study nook downstairs as well as tables outside.

The coffee comes from Moonroast, an award-winning, family-run roastery in Hampshire that roasts small batches to order.

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