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Independent Roasts in-house
Colonna & Small's
◷ Chapel Row, city centre, Bath
Roaster House roast
Machine La Marzocco Strada
Grinder Mahlkonig EK43
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Independent coffee & cake in Bath
Bath has a coffee scene that punches well above the size of the city. Its anchor is Colonna & Small's on Chapel Row, the cafe and roastery built by three-time UK Barista Champion Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, where coffee is pulled on a La Marzocco Strada and ground on a Mahlkonig EK43. Around it sits a tight cluster of genuine independents, and the local roasting names crop up again and again on bar menus: Round Hill Roastery from just outside the city, Square Root Coffee from Wiltshire, Easy Jose, and Colours Coffee near Chippenham.
The scene spreads beyond the centre. Walcot Street has Picnic on the Saracen Street corner, pouring Origin with guest roasters, while across the river Widcombe Parade holds two destinations a few doors apart: Mus, serving Square Root, and The Colombian Company, which is Colombian-owned and roasts its own beans sourced from a single farm in Risaralda. Cake is taken seriously too, from Good Day's on-site bakery on Upper Borough Walls to the homemade vegan bakes at Cascara and Cortado's Argentinian empanadas and cakes on Bridge Street.
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Coffee & cake in Bath, answered
Where do Bath's independent cafes get their coffee?
Several roast their own. Colonna & Small's runs the Colonna Coffee roastery, The Colombian Company roasts at its Oldfield Park site, and Coffever roasts on Northumberland Place. Others pour local roasters: Round Hill Roastery, Square Root Coffee, Easy Jose and Colours Coffee all appear on Bath bars.
Which Bath cafes are best for cake and bakes?
Good Day Cafe bakes brownies, blondies and cookie dough in its own bakery next door. Cascara makes homemade vegan cakes, Jacob's Coffee House does homemade and gluten-free cakes by the Abbey, and Cortado pairs cakes with Argentinian empanadas.
Are there good coffee shops outside Bath city centre?
Yes. Walcot Street has Picnic on the Saracen Street corner. Widcombe Parade, just over the river near Bath Spa station, has both Mus and The Colombian Company within a short walk of each other.
Which Bath cafes are fully independent rather than chains?
Every cafe in this guide is independently owned, including small Bath-rooted groups such as Society Cafe and Mokoko. National and multi-site chains are deliberately left out.
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