Claypath Delicatessen in County Durham

Best in town sourdough and delicious gazpacho

We have came here twice, and neither visits could be any better. I would highly recommend pizza. Service was great with suggestions being made for toppings. Brownies are awesome too. Food came quickly and was amazing and the café is well decorated with books to read.

Lovely friendly staff, ordered and chicken salad sandwich and wasn’t disappointed. The bread is amazing and nice fresh tasting ingredients. A little on the expensive side but it is a city centre so can’t complain too much. Would definitely recommend.

This is genuinely the best restaurant in Durham. I eat lunch here constantly, write here, and buy bread here -- all highly recommended.

Great atmosphere, great home cooked food options. A good selection of vegetarian food options.

One of Durham's hidden gems. Only just off the beaten track. Bread that's out of this world. The best chocolate brownie this side of the A1.

Lovely place. Well worth a visit

Pizzas are fantastic and staff are very friendly. Highly recommend it.

Hachapuri, Georgian cheese bread, made of sourdough, is excellent. It looks a bit different to how it is traditionally made, and with a selection of additions (i.e. bacon) slides towards pizza, but I am still going to come back and order it again! A bit of a raised brow about a guy whom I could see washing the dishes -well, he didn't know how. Just dipped them once or twice under the running water and put it onto the drying rack. Hmmmm... I hope the owner reads this and makes sure hygene standards are trained. Also it is nice to see very young boys having a chance to work here, probably earning their first money. Some staff were so friendly, smiley, made sure we have everything we need. No wi-fi. Steamed single windows. Live music advertised on posters. People coming in snd out buying bread, buns, etc. Excellent atmosphere and community spirit!

Best brownie in the whole world

Great coffee and pasteis de nata! The Basque cheesecake was a surprise and also very tasty!

This cafe sells the most beautiful bread in Durham and is (I think) the only city-centre bakery other than supermarkets. Fantastic sourdoughs and varied offer daily. The cakes and pastries are fantastic and takeaway coffee delicious. Slightly out of the centre and totally worth the short walk.

Excellent service, excellent food, excellent ambience. It was so nice to be amongst friends and be looked after so well.

My favourite cafe in Durham. The sourdough bread for taking away is to die for. And everything I've ever eaten there has been wonderful - pizzas, khachapuri, sandwiches, salads, cakes...and they always have fabulous vegan options. The owners are absolutely lovely and it has such a friendly community vibe, with a delightful little garden for the summer months. Don't hesitate to make the walk up the hill from the city centre, it's totally worth it!

A delightful cafe with a relaxed feel, a friendly welcome, good music, excellent coffee and fresh baking.

The BEST quality and value place to eat in Durham!

How blessed are we to have two bijou venues within walking distance of home. Have visited Old Cinema Laundrette lots of times but this was our first visit to Claypath Delicatessen. And what a Quality, Quirky, Quintessentially English evening it was in the company of Robyn Hitchcock esquire. Brilliant guitarist, sometime bizarre lyricist. We finally caught him after the Gateshead gig was cancelled the other year. An extra toilet would be great, perhaps a bucket in the back yard. Take a cushion if you're precious or infirm, and drink lots of Loweswater Gold, a drink to satisfy any palate. Very friendly, natural staff, will definitely return, the sooner the better.

Amazing Sourdough. Delicious and inventive Pizza toppings. Maybe one lived a sheltered existence but figs on pizza was a taste sensation.

Nice little shop bought some lovely bread

Lovely deli and cafe. I've just been converted to liking sourdough bread!

Excellent hearty food with great service.

Great food made on the premises. Great staff. Very friendly place. All ages made to feel welcome.

We got a banh mi baguette and a panzanella salad. The baguette was very dry and relatively bland, quite disappointing. The salad was nice though, just didn't feel like it was worth it.

So welcoming and great fresh tasting food.

Good coffee and hospitality especially the barista name angela so fine

Received a call from the number connected with this business. Appeared as "suspected fraud". Received this call despite living the opposite side of England.

Food here is just a let down and coffee beans are bad. Shame because staff and space are lovely and bread is delish

Wonderful as a gig venue, for coffee, gorgeous pizzas... highly recommend!

Great coffee shop just out of the town centre. They do a great protugese custard tart. Coffee is good, but they could improve the foam to coffee ratio in their Cappuccino.

Beautiful bread, well furnished, great staff. Recommend the goats cheese bagel.

Claypath Deli has got to be the best cafe in Durham. The food is amazing, the staff are so lovely, and the sourdough and other baked products are out of this world!

A very nice delicatessen and cafe.

My favourite place in Durham :)

Friendly staff in a nice cosy place. The pizza is awesome! A must try to eat in or take away. If you eat in ask to try some of the dipping sauces, you definitely won't be disappointed.

Rustic little place which has a fair number of students purporting to be studying taking up tables for excessive periods of time which is a shame as there were paying customers waiting for tables..... Good sandwiches and coffee, if a little pricey, and friendly staff.

Cozy local coffee shop, relaxing vibes and the baked goods were gorgeous!! Will definitely revisit :)

As good a hot chocolate as you'll find anywhere. Nice selection of cakes, great atmosphere.

The best hot chocolate in the North

Just popped in for a couple of flat whites. Lovely coffee blend. Service was excellent. Dog friendly and a lovely outdoor area in the afternoon sunshine. Can definitely recommend the loaves of bread too! Very tasty.

I had my 2nd visit to the deli a week or so back. This time it was a racy stop for takeaway sandwiches. TBH to call them sandwiches is to do them an injustice - we're talking sourdough baguettes and freshly baked bagels filled with a variety of inspired fillings. The portions are generous. Our previous stop a few weeks before had been for an early lunch where we sat in, enjoyed the ambience (great choice of music playing in the background) and enjoyed coffees and cakes as well as our 'sandwiches' - we needed a doggy bag as we couldn't finish it all!

Pizzas , although delicious, were served on plates far too little, making it very difficult to cut with a pizza cutter. A great place to see a gig though!

The cake was quite dry, but nice atmosphere.

What a find! We were delighted to find this place only a short walk from our hotel. Great food, coffee and tea.

First visit had coffee and pastries excellent quality good value will return

Excellent coffee, sandwiches and pastries served by helpful and friendly staff in a clean and relaxing environment! Would recommend to anyone!

Called in today for the first time, and what a charming place full of character and atnosphere. Had a fantastic lunch, with great service, and a lovely menu with great choices. Great value for the quality of the ingredients and standard of preparation

Lovely little place with amazing bread and coffees. Very relaxed, and no one presses you to vacate. Very friendly service.

Just found out upon recommendation from friends. Such a great find. Fantastic bread, coffees and bagels. And homemade Pastel de Nata. Thumbs up! First visit of many for sure. Best wishes!

Make sure you get there for it opening to collect the best bread in the city, spelt, sourdough ... Still warm. Croissants, pain raisins too. Well worth seeking it out.

Absolutely our favourite place to have lunch. The bread is always to die for and the hot chocolates are so thick and delicious 😋

Such a friendly team, wholesome vibes, fresh delicious food and the coffee was fantastic!! Thank you!

The coffee sends me to cosmic realms of divinity, easing every stress and trauma then bringing a sense of peace to my core. The bagel was soft like a baby birds heart, and all ingredients harvested straight from the garden of Eden that morning. The man, who I assume is of direct descendent of Adam was kind and generous whose grace filters through the beans of the coffee. Thank you

Lovely place for a coffee or a bite to eat, they bake their own bread, pastries and pizza's which are just delicious. Also they have a sun trap of a garden and live music once a month, early Saturday evenings. A nice, friendly atmosphere supporting independent musicians. All in all a great indie oasis in a sea of corporates.

Food is always excellent here and the staff are always friendly.

Friendly service and the coffee and patisserie were excellent. I didn't try their bread, but the loaves looked lovely.

One of my favourite cafes in Durham, food is always so tasty and fresh. Love the rotating pastry selection, too.

Great little garden tucked away at the back

Beautiful food and wonderful staff and service ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

We love it here! Perfect coffee shop, with a lovely selection of cakes and breads. Chocolate tart was delicious :)

Fresh baked sourdough, nice things and coffee and sandwiches. Great food and great people. Often a que at 11am opening. Does a bread loyalty card.

Friendly service and a nice mocha

The quality of bread is second to none. Their star is the sourdough, be it white, wholemeal or mixed. If you have the chance also get a coffee with a pain au chocolat or a pain au raisin 👍🏼

Just had amazing sourdough pizza, well cooked with great quality toppings (a little too much crust if I'm being picky) Pasteis de Nata and little chocolate filled pastries were delicious. We will be back!!

Best bread I've ever tasted and amazingly attractive staff!

Limited service during restrictions. Takeaway coffee is delicious and best of all, in my opinion, home made sourdough bread is amongst the best available locally.

Best sandwiches in Durham! Always walked past and decided to go in today, safe to say we will be back!

very nice coffee and sandwiches. Friendly staff excellent service.

Food is amazing, especially on pizza night!

Some of the most exciting food in Durham. Sandwiches in freshly baked bread and local ingredients. Always a friendly welcome and much better value than your chain places

A treasure. The best afternoon sun in Durham. Kind and friendly staff, delicious bread, spacious tables, handmade pottery, fantastic pizza in the evenings.

A pleasant coffee shop selling freshly made sourdough bread sandwiches and pastries.

Fresh sourdough from the experts! Get a pain at raisin to go with your morning brew. Amazing!

Home made bread, delicious delicatessen, friendly welcoming deli cafe

Durham's Claypath Deli is the best. Dine in? Take home? They daily pass the test! 🥪☕️German bakers - take fair warning: Angie's bread rewards our mornings! Durham's full of coffee shops, but Rory's - even next day cold - is tops! ☕️🙏

Super miejsce bez tłoku na spokojną kawę i posiłek

Fantastic! Friendly staff and good food

Efficient service, friendly staff. Don't sit by the door!

This is an excellent cafe. Lovely staff, delicious food, sustainability sourced coffee and delicious bread made on the premises.

Best bread in town, and a lovely space, with very kind workers.

Fabulous sandwiches and pastries

Had a great evening, fantastic sandwiches courtesy of Claypath Deli & superb Gypsy Jazz courtesy of Swing Manouche featuring Daniel John Martin. Highly recommend a visit.

Good coffee, friendly service, food a bit niche?

Excellent ! Bought a loaf of brown, fine coffee, what could be better ?

Great bread, lovely cakes, best hot chocolate I have ever had, delicious vegie and lightly carnivorous meals and lovely, lovely people.

Friendly and welcoming, excellent food....interestning menu (check their f.b) ....this cafe is only 5 minutes walk from the market place......avoid the crowded, bland city centre eateries, stroll up Claypath and you'll be rewarded well. They also bake and sell delicious bread and cakes.

Interesting food, very good bread and good coffee

Nice enough food. Service was pretty slow and several items were forgotten. We were a group of 8 so that did make things harder. I think they need a few more staff to keep things moving

I went to Claypath Deli for the music, Ceitidh Mac was playing there. It was a wonderful evening, the people were friendly, the music was fantastic and the food was first rate. I will return for more.

Nice place. Good bread. Good food.

Outstanding food and probably one of the very few restaurants offering 100% real sour dough bread. Absolute pleasure!!

Cosy and lovely place although a bit dark where my friend and I sat. Lovely food - i cannot remember the name but the dish is rice wrapped in cabbage with hummus and salad. Yum. My Americano was delicious!!

Really friendly staff, great location for me. My friends love the bread there, and when I popped in for lunch the chicken and kimchi sandwich with soup was delicious.

High quality ingredients, always fresh. Lovely place to get lunch or grab a coffee. The staff are delightful, friendly and relaxed environment + dog friendly which is always nice. p.s fab hot chocolate!

Exveptional bread (chose the sourdough) calm and friendly while clearly passionate about bread and good food generally.

Good atmosphere, nice food. Good coffee. Always something new, interesting on the menu. Should go more often.

Coffee good and fresh bread lovely!

Claypath Deli is astoundingly good value for the quality of the food that is offered. The bread and cakes are all homemade and the sandwiches are great sized portions. Really good place to do some work and sit back with a coffee if you don't fancy eating, but this place's speciality is definetely its outstanding produce. It's a shame that being up the hill means people don't realise it is here as it is a much better option than lots of the other (lovely) cafes around town. Go to Claypath Deli!

Bread here is amazing! The cake we had was so moist

I had a wonderful sandwich made with their bread which is baked in the deli together with fresh ground coffee. It's a must place to visit for a satisfactory meal

Absolutely beautiful mezze style food. Excellent service and lovely staff. Would highly recommend for a small function/gathering!