Bad Squirrel Cafe

You'll find Bad Squirrel tucked away on Cotham Road South, in that sweet spot where Cotham bleeds into Redland. It's the kind of place where regulars actually know the staff's names, and the baristas aren't too cool to chat while they're pulling shots. The coffee's straightforward and honest—they're not doing anything mad with nitrogen or whatever, just genuinely good espresso and milk drinks that taste like someone actually cared. The cakes and pastries rotate, but they're always fresh enough to make you forget the chain coffee shops exist.