What it's like
Forty Six is a Lower Bridge Street cafe for cooked breakfasts, breakfast baps, sandwiches, wraps, soups, cakes, coffee, takeaway lunches and river-side plans.
Forty Six is the antidote to making breakfast complicated. It is a small Lower Bridge Street cafe doing cooked breakfasts, baps, sandwiches, wraps, soups, cakes, coffee and takeaway lunches.
The location is its quiet strength: city centre behind you, river and Castle side ahead. Use it before a Dee walk, after checking out nearby, or when lunch needs to be practical rather than discussed for half an hour.
Worth knowing
Forty Six is not here to change your life. It is a good little daytime cafe in a useful spot, which is often exactly the sort of thing Chester visitors actually need.
Plan your visit
- Address
- 46 Lower Bridge Street, Chester CH1 1RS.
- Hours
- Usually breakfast and lunch hours, around 09:00-14:30 most days, with Sunday often closed or limited. Check direct before relying on it.
- Food
- Breakfasts, breakfast baps, sandwiches, wraps, soups, cakes, coffee and takeaway.
- What to order
- A breakfast bap, cooked breakfast, sandwich, wrap or coffee-and-cake stop.
- Booking needed?
- No. Space is the bigger issue than booking.
- Takeaway
- Yes. Takeaway lunch is one of the natural uses.
- Kids
- Children are welcome, but it is a small cafe rather than a spread-out family venue.
- Outdoor seating
- No reliable outdoor seating signal.
- Access
- Access detail is limited. Check direct if step-free entry or toilet access matters.
- Price feel
- £. More practical cafe than spendy brunch room.
How to use it
- Use it before the river, Roman Gardens, Castle or Grosvenor Museum.
- Check hours before making it the breakfast promise.
- Keep group size sensible.
- For a bigger brunch room, go elsewhere. For a useful cafe, this does the job.
What's on and practical notes
No checked TTDC event listings for Forty Six. Treat it as a breakfast and lunch cafe.
No checked TTDC event listings for this place right now. Check its own listings before building a visit around an event.
Nearby plan
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FAQ
Where is Forty Six Chester?
On Lower Bridge Street, between the city centre and the river / Castle side of town.
What is Forty Six best for?
Breakfast, breakfast baps, sandwiches, coffee, cakes and takeaway lunch.
Is Forty Six open in the evening?
No. Treat it as breakfast and lunch only.
Is Forty Six good for families?
Yes for a simple daytime stop, but it is small.
Can you get takeaway from Forty Six?
Yes. Takeaway sandwiches and lunch are a natural use.
Nearby alternatives and add-ons.
Bear & Billet Bear & Billet is the Lower Bridge Street historic-pub stop: black-and-white frontage, old rooms and an easy pause near the walls and river. Good for a pint with visitors or a dog-friendly break, less good if you need quiet, smooth stairs or a meal to carry the whole plan. 
Black Bush Traditional Irish Bar Black Bush is a Lower Bridge Street Irish bar beneath The Brewery Tap, useful for stout, music, small groups and late-ish pints. 
Kings Head The King's Head is a Lower Bridge Street historic pub for real ale, rooms, a quiet pint and a lower-town stop south of the Rows.