St George's Bristol

You're grabbing coffee in what might be Bristol's most beautiful room – the foyer of this Georgian concert hall feels more like a grand drawing room than your average café spot. The soaring ceilings and period details make even a quick flat white feel somewhat ceremonial. The coffee's properly decent, and they do a solid line in pastries and light lunches that won't break the bank. It's the sort of place where you might bump into musicians warming up for evening shows, or catch local office workers treating themselves to lunch somewhere a bit special. The acoustics are obviously excellent, so conversations have this lovely, warm resonance that makes everything feel more important than it probably is.