Roxy's Cafe
Italian coffee, freshly baked croissants, and homemade cakes right next to Southport train station.
Roxy's Cafe
Italian coffee, freshly baked croissants, and homemade cakes right next to Southport train station. The full guide.
The honest take
Roxy opened this place in February 2025, a few steps from Southport station, and it was exactly what that end of town needed. It is Italian in the proper sense: Julius Meinl coffee, a Viennese roaster with a 160-year history of Italian-style espresso, the cups with the red cardinal, freshly baked croissants, paninis with real cured meats and Italian cheese, and homemade cakes that rotate daily.
Roxy spent nearly eight years at Volare before doing this herself. Volare is one of the most respected Italian restaurants in Southport and has been for years. That background matters: this is not someone who decided to open a coffee shop and bought a machine. This is someone who knows Italian food from the inside and built a place around it.
The pistachio coffee is the thing people make a specific trip for. The panini are proper Italian: named breads, proper fillings, nothing generic about them. The Pinsa Romana is something most people in Southport have not tried before. The coffee and cake deal is £7.50, Monday to Friday, all day, and is one of the better value things in this part of town. And the cakes are genuinely excellent.
If you are catching a train, it is right there. If you want a proper Italian coffee and something freshly baked with it, it is the place to go in Southport. I have lived here 41 years. This is the kind of independent that makes a town worth living in.
Who is Roxy?
Roxana Budoi, known as Roxy, was born in Romania and spent years living in Italy before coming to Southport. She brought eight years of experience at Volare, one of Southport's most respected Italian restaurants, to her own venture. Roxy's Cafe, named as a tribute to her two daughters, opened on 24 February 2025 on London Street.
She describes it as her dream: a welcoming space where people feel the same warmth they get at Volare, but for a coffee and a croissant rather than a full evening meal. Based on the reviews, she has delivered it.
The Food
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Hot Drinks
Roxy uses Julius Meinl, a Viennese roaster founded in 1862 with a long Italian-style espresso tradition. The signature red cardinal on the cups is one of the most recognised marks in European coffee.
Espresso
Single shot, Julius Meinl beans.
Macchiato
Double Espresso
Cortado
Americano
White Americano
Cappuccino
Julius Meinl espresso with steamed and foamed milk.
Flat White
Latte
Flavoured Latte
Pistachio Coffee
The one people make a specific trip for. Order it.
Mocha
Iced Latte
Hot Chocolate
Luxury Hot Chocolate
Decaffeinated
Tea
Flavoured Tea
Order the pistachio coffee. At £3.95 it is the most recommended item. Multiple people have walked in having seen it online specifically to try it.
Morning Treats
Freshly baked every morning. The flavoured croissants rotate: Nutella, custard, pistachio and apricot. The Krapfen (Italian doughnut) is worth trying if you have not had one before.
Flavoured Croissant
Nutella, custard, pistachio or apricot. Freshly baked.
Krapfen
Italian doughnut. Nutella, custard or pistachio filled.
Toasted Tea Cake
Served with butter.
Panettone Toasted
Served with butter.
Ham & Cheese Croissant
Freshly baked.
Ham & Cheese Toast
Parma Ham Croissant
Lettuce, parma ham, mozzarella and tomatoes.
Panini & Sandwiches
All served with a side salad. These are proper Italian sandwiches with named breads: schiacciata romana, pugliese, focaccia genovese, ciabatta. Not the generic deli counter kind.
Caprese (VE)
Ciabatta, tomato, mozzarella, sunblush tomatoes and fresh basil.
Alpine
Focaccia genovese, ham and emmental.
Orticella (VE)
Ciabatta, grilled vegetables and mascarpone.
Tonno
Ciabatta, lettuce, cucumber, tuna, red onions and mayonnaise.
Ham & Mozzarella
Focaccia, lettuce, ham, mozzarella, tomato, mayonnaise and oregano.
Piadina Romagna
Flatbread, lettuce, ham, scamorza and tomato.
Fattorino
Pugliese bread, speck and brie.
Spianata Calabrese
Filone rustico, spianata calabrese, provolone cheese and bomba pugliese.
Panino alla Bolognese
Schiacciata romana, mortadella, stracchino and pistachio.
Schiacciata Romana
Schiacciata romana, cured beef, rocket and parmesan shavings.
Bufalo
Schiacciata romana, parma ham, mozzarella di bufala and rocket.
Apollo
Ciabatta, lettuce, breadcrumbed chicken, tomato and mayonnaise.
Pinsa Romana
Pinsa is a Roman-style flatbread: lighter and crispier than conventional pizza, with a high hydration dough that makes it more digestible. This is proper pinsa, not pizza pretending to be something else. Worth ordering if you have not tried it.
Parma
Mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, rocket, parma ham and parmesan shavings.
Calabrese
Tomato, mozzarella, olives, spianata calabrese and bomba pugliese.
Stracchino
Mortadella, stracchino, pistachio and pesto.
Speck & Scamorza
Tomato, mozzarella, scamorza and speck.
Vegetarian
Tomato, mozzarella and grilled vegetables.
Four Salumi
Tomato, mozzarella and four different salumi.
Smoked Salmon
Smoked salmon, stracchino, rocket and balsamic.
Platters, Desserts & Gelato
Meat & Cheese for One
Selection of Italian cured meats and cheeses.
Meat & Cheese for Two
Selection of Italian cured meats and cheeses. Available to take away.
Cheeseboard
Selection of Italian cheese.
Homemade Cake
Changes daily. Ask staff for what is available.
Italian Gelato — 1 scoop
Italian Gelato — 2 scoops
Italian Gelato — 3 scoops
Coffee & Cake Deal
Any coffee plus a homemade cake. Monday to Friday, all day.
Common questions
Where exactly is it?
42 London Street, PR9 0TJ. Right next to Southport train station. If you are arriving by train from Liverpool or Manchester, you walk out of the station and it is in front of you. Useful to know.
What is the pistachio coffee?
The pistachio coffee at £3.95 is the most recommended drink at Roxy's. It is espresso-based with pistachio flavouring. More than one person has specifically made the trip after seeing it posted online. Order it.
What coffee brand does Roxy's use?
Julius Meinl. A Viennese roaster with a 160-year history and a strong Italian-style espresso tradition. The red cardinal logo is on the cups. It is a step up from the standard high-street roasters and a deliberate choice by Roxy.
Is it good for a quick stop before a train?
It is right next to the station. That is the point. Takeaway is available. In the time it takes to walk from the platform to the street, you can have a coffee in your hand. Several reviewers mention using it exactly this way.
Are the cakes actually homemade?
Yes. The Italian cakes are made by Roxy. They rotate. The cheesecake versions are the ones most mentioned in reviews. Multiple reviewers use the phrase 'to die for' which, for Southport, is high praise.
Is there a deal?
Coffee and any cake for £7.50, Monday to Friday, all day. Probably the best value sit-down treat in this part of town.