Perk Coffee + Doughnuts

Coffee and doughnuts

Handmade doughnuts are the signature, alongside pastries and well-made espresso drinks. The coffee is the reason many locals come back, and the café has built a reputation as one of the town's best spots for a flat white. Doughnuts are also available for delivery. It is a favourite with locals, so it gives a better feel for the town than the chain coffee shops nearby.

After dark

On selected evenings later in the week Perk switches from café to bar, with the espresso martini as its house drink. It gives a different option for a night out on Church Street, which is also home to several of the town's pubs. The evening sessions feel more like a small cocktail bar than a café, with a different crowd from the daytime coffee regulars.

Finding it

Church Street runs parallel to the river through the old heart of Inverness, a few minutes from the station, the Old High Church and the castle. A second Perk branch on Tomatin Road serves the south side of town. It makes a good breakfast or mid-morning stop before exploring the Old Town on foot, and the doughnuts travel well if you want to take a box for a picnic by the river.

Highlights

• Handcrafted doughnuts
• Barista coffee with a strong local following
• Espresso martini bar in the evenings
• Independent, locally owned

Good to know

• Evening bar sessions run on certain days only; check the live hours.
• There is a second Perk at 27 Tomatin Road, Inverness.

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