Medicine Bakery

You're on New Street, surrounded by the usual city chaos, and you duck into Medicine Bakery to escape it all. Inside, there's a proper neighbourhood bakery feel despite being steps from the Bullring—exposed brick, the smell of fresh bread actually wafting around, and a display case that makes you want everything at once. They're doing proper sourdough, croissants that shatter when you bite them, and pastries that aren't just Instagram bait. Grab a coffee and settle in, or grab something for your desk and actually taste it on the walk back. This is the kind of bakery that makes you realise how much of what you've been eating hasn't been worth the calories.