The Café
Espresso at the front, three thousand books behind you.
The coffee
We buy from a roaster we work closely with, who builds single-origin blends from natural greens. We ask them to roast a little darker and a little sweeter than standard, because that is how we like it. What's in the hopper changes as the greens change, so ask whoever is on the bar what you're drinking today.
Espresso and milk drinks, matcha whisked to order, and something cold when the afternoon calls for it.
Somewhere to sit
Shelves within reach of every table, a window that looks onto the garden, and a quiet corner if you want one. Take a book off the shelf while you drink — you do not have to buy it to read it.
This is a room for reading and for talking rather than for working. We would rather it stayed that way: bring a book, or bring someone to talk to, and leave the laptop at home.
A third space
Readings, book launches, art openings, workshops and community nights all happen here, in the café and the gallery next to it. The work on the walls changes with the exhibition programme, and there is usually something on at the weekend.
The café doubles as the room where those things take place — which is the point of it.