16 December
Get to know... Our winter hospo guide
We thought we would share a few spots across the UK for you to try and visit when out and about visiting family and friends this holiday period!
We have so many amazing customers it was hard to pick just a few. Pop your gloves on, layer up, and venture out of the house to visit these local hospitality spots for a hot brew or a tasty meal!
Supporting your local cafe or restaurant doesn’t always mean spending money. Please feel free to click each image which will take you to each location's social media page. Feel free to give them a cheeky follow!
Please follow the appropriate Covid guidelines when venturing out, and keep each other safe!
We hope you all have a lovely Christmas!
From the decent Team.
Manchester
Out of practice from your lockdown sourdough making? We are too however, some things are best left to the experts. The team at Pollen Bakery are exactly that, offering world-class pastries and 28-hour sourdoughs paired with tasty Hasbean coffee. Located in Manchester, they've won a bunch of awards and they’re opening up a second location in early 2022 so keep your eyes peeled.
Location:
Cotton Field Wharf, 8 New Union St, Manchester M4 6FQ, United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Twelve Triangles bakery is a bakery based in Edinburgh, well known for their slow fermented sourdough and pastries.
They believe in simple things done well, like bread. They are a scratch bakery, working entirely with cold/slow fermentation sourdoughs, their bread and pastries work on a 3 or 4-day cycle and everything is made and shaped by hand by their bakers. No additives, no improvers and flour milled by Wildfarmed Flour, known for their sustainable and regenerative farming practices.
Check out their Instagram and drool over their festive special for this month, the Christmas Croque (a twice-baked croissant with cranberry, brie, Proscuitto and cheesy béchamel).
Locations:
90 Brunswick St, 300 Portobello High St, 148 Duke St, 50 Dalry Rd, 22-24 Easter Rd & 414 Morningside Rd
Sheffield
If you haven’t made the journey down to New Zealand for a coffee yet, this spot might be the closest thing to it! Slinging Ozone Coffee flat whites out of a revamped 19th-century silversmiths, Tamper Sellers Wheel prides itself on bringing New Zealand’s cafe culture and hospo here to the UK with its kiwi inspired menu and good vibes.
If you find yourself in true holiday mode and are leaning towards a midday brew.... also spotted on the menu are craft beers and wine from NZ, a classic ‘kiwi burger’ and 'mince on toast' - say no more.
Location:
149 Arundel St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2NU
Bristol
Imagine That is a horsebox cafe based on The Bristol Marina. Inside the tiniest of cafe spaces, you'll find Lucy and Dan serving up Extract's organic blend espresso, sourdough toasties and an array of locally baked sweet treats specially selected to compliment coffee. The menu is 100% vegetarian with plenty of vegan options too.
Location:
Hanover Place - On the Bristol Marina (BS1 6UH)
Cheshire
Yas Bean
Dan and Mika began 2021 in a lockdown serving coffee from a gazebo, to now serving customers from their new beautifully curated, pastel-coloured cafe in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Using locally roasted coffee beans from their friends at KickBack Coffee, they offer tasty home-baked goods and takeaway food. The perfect spot to grab some food and a hot brew during your UK travels!
Location:
219 Buxton Rd, Macclesfield SK10 1NB