![]() Since the summer of 2010, when it opened, many people have considered North Tea Power to be the place to have fine tea and coffee in Manchester and I can see why. On the other side, on an elevated colonnade running along the right hand side of the street, you’ll find North Tea Power. Head down Tib Street, past the Starbucks, and, after a short walk, you’ll reach the crossroads with Church and Dale Streets. Turn your back on the Costa and Nero that face you as you step off the tram and gird your loins when you see the Starbucks on the other side of the road. ![]() North Tea Power, in the centre of Manchester, is dead easy to find. You can still find Nude at the roastery on Hanbury Street and also in a new location on Bell Lane.Ĭontinue reading → Posted in Breakfast, Cafe/Roaster, Cake, Closed, Coffee Shops, Lunch, West London | Tagged Nude Espresso | 13 Replies North Tea Power January 2016: Sadly Nude’s branch in Soho Square has closed. Best of all, you can sit and watch the chef at work, which probably explains where the delicious baking smells come from… My other early impression is that Nude Espresso isn’t very big, but manages to pack a lot in, offering impressive breakfast and lunch menus, a range of delicious cakes, and a choice of regular, decaf and pour-over single origin, all roasted by Nude Espresso itself. Clearly something delicious had been baking, either that or Nude Espresso is being very clever with piping in smells. I finally tracked down Nude Espresso on Soho Square, despite having walked past it without noticing it for a year and a half! Often first impressions count and while I’ve had many first impressions on entering coffee spots over the years, this is the first time it’s been “wow, this smells nice!”. For me, no trip to Boston would be complete without popping in for an espresso.Ĭontinue reading → Posted in Boston, Cafes, Cake, Evening Opening, Late Opening | Tagged include, USA2013 | 13 Replies Nude Espresso, Soho Square If you want something a little different from the typical American coffee shop, then Caffé Vittoria is the place to go. It helps that the coffee is reliably good and, being an old-fashioned Italian espresso man myself, it very much hits the spot. At night it becomes more of a bar than a café, although the menus stay the same throughout the day, serving coffee, drinks, pastries and ice-cream.Īs a day-time café, it trades on my sense of nostalgia as much as anything else waitress service, a menu that is delightfully concise and to the point, and all with certain air of opulence. Spread over three floors, with four seating areas, I’ve only ever visited during the day, when just the ground floor café is open. It’s an old-fashioned Italian Café, with heritage dating back to 1929. Caffé Vittoria is something of Boston institution, or certainly a North End institution (the North End being the Italian part of town).
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