Ulterior Motives
11 MayJune 2026 in Cornwall (… and the ulterior coffee motive)
Penzance closes its town centre to traffic for ten days at midsummer, parades giant sculptures through it on the 27th, and calls the whole thing Golowan.
"A Middle Eastern deli where the barista adjusts your cup to your taste. The food is the draw, but the coffee is taken seriously alongside it."
18 Duke St, Padstow PL28 8AB, UK
The walled garden and log burner do most of the selling, but the cold brew is the reason to trust the coffee too. More considered than anything on the Padstow waterfront.
George runs this from a Land Rover on the Camel Trail. Flat whites are properly made, milk textured rather than foamed, and the location earns the stop.