Eat
Breakfasts & light meals
Choose from breakfasts, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, baguettes and paninis, with cakes and snacks for a quicker stop.
Bournemouth Square
The café under the clock
Coffee, light meals, drinks and one of the best people-watching positions in the town centre — inside Bournemouth’s unmistakable circular pavilion.
Open seven days a week
Take a seat inside or settle at one of our outdoor tables and watch Bournemouth go by.
At a glance
What you’ll find
We are a relaxed town-centre café with a large outdoor terrace, indoor seating over two floors and views across The Square towards the gardens.
Drink
Coffee, beer & cider
Enjoy coffee, tea and soft drinks, or choose from our licensed selection of beer and cider.
Sit
Inside or in The Square
Choose our glass-fronted ground floor, upstairs seating with wider views, or the extensive outdoor tables in the middle of town.
Our landmark home
Built for Bournemouth
The pavilion was built in 1999 as part of the award-winning pedestrianisation of Bournemouth Square. It combined a café, outdoor seating and a first-floor camera obscura — while preserving the clock from the old tower that once stood on the roundabout.
The whole civic scheme was opened by Bournemouth’s Mayor in February 2000.
Plan a visit
Right in the centre
The café stands where Commercial Road, Old Christchurch Road and Bournemouth’s gardens meet. The beach and pier are a straightforward walk through the Lower Gardens.
On foot
Lower Gardens
Walk south through the gardens for the seafront, pier, Oceanarium and Bournemouth International Centre.
By bus
The Square stops
Numerous town and regional routes stop around The Square and nearby Gervis Place.
Landmark
Look for the clock
The white circular building, conical roof, blue clock cupola and fish weather vane are hard to miss.