"Golden Sheep roast in Gloucestershire, and this Shambles market stand is where you drink the results. Michael has tasted every batch since founding the roastery in 2018."
The Shambles, High St, Stroud GL5 1AP, UK
Fire & Flow on house espresso, a Cotswolds roaster whose founder has twice been a UK Barista Championship finalist. Guest coffees rotate across both espresso and filter, making this Stroud's most seriously coffee-minded room.
An independent bakehouse on Bridge Street where the coffee earns its own conversation. Worth stopping for the cappuccino even if you're not hungry.
The coffee is better than a Stroud bakery needs to be. Get the cortado with whatever's just out of the oven.