Arcadian Centre, 70 Hurst Street, B5 4TD This super-cute cafe in the Southside part of town is a kind of halfway house between a Hong Kong bakery and a Parisian patisserie. If you’re after something pretty and sugary they’ve got it covered, but we were more interested in the traditional Chinese…
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Unit 14, The Pavilions, High Street, B4 7SL We are firm believers that there’s not much a good cup of tea can’t fix, so we were delighted to discover the bonafide tea emporium that is Char Wallah. They stock widely sourced loose leaf teas and lots of ‘tea accessories’ with great packaging,…
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61 St Paul’s Square, B3 1QS The sun might be shining, but we’re not quite ready to give up our hearty lunchtime soups and once you’ve tried the brilliant combos on offer here, we reckon you’ll be with us. The scrumpy chicken, featuring apples, cider and mustard is a favourite, but the spicy…
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190 Corporation Street, B4 6QD It’s taken us a while to drop in and check this place out but now that we have, there will be no getting rid of us. With a counter full of made-from-scratch cakes, lunchtime wraps with names such as rump ‘n’ grind, and a breakfast menu that might just be the…
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191 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5SE We love Fazeley Studios in Digbeth, and one of its major draws is its fab cafe, Fazeley Social. The stunning Victorian building, which includes a Victorian chapel, has been brilliantly restored and is somewhat at odds with the area’s surrounding warehouses and…
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30 Church Street, B3 2NP We’re spoilt for choice these days when it comes to independent coffee shops in the city centre. This self-styled “coffee emporium” is among the best. The carefully sourced coffee is great, the cakes are even better (try the chilli brownies) and the atmosphere is…
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