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Coffee Under PressureOld City, Bristol

★EverydayThe everyday answer

Park St0.4 mi from Old City centrelast reviewed May 2026

Consistently pulled espresso in one of Old City's quieter independents. The spinach and feta pie is reason enough to stay past the first cup.

A well-run independent where the espresso does what the name promises.

4.5★★★★½(446)
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What we love

  • •Flat whites and lattes pulled with genuine extraction consistency
  • •Speciality coffee positioning that holds up in the cup
  • •Spinach and feta pie worth building a sit-in visit around
  • •Warm, attentive front-of-house; the kind of independent that remembers what it's for

Location

76 Park St, Bristol BS1 5LB, UK

0.4 mi from Old City centre

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