Cafephilia

Head down to Moseley and you'll find Cafephilia tucked away on Alcester Road—the kind of place that feels like it's been there forever because locals have adopted it as their own. The coffee's genuinely well-made, not fussed or pretentious, and they know what they're doing with milk-based drinks. The brunch menu hits properly: think smashed avocado, proper eggs, that sort of thing. It's the kind of café where you'll see people working on laptops, mates catching up over flat whites, and families with kids, all without any of it feeling forced or staged. The room itself is relaxed and unpretentious—stripped-back enough that you're here for the coffee and food, not the Instagram backdrop.