BLACK EYE COFFEE

Head down Trafalgar Road towards the river and you'll find Black Eye tucked away—and trust us, it's worth the pilgrimage. This isn't a sprawling chain café with oat milk options written on blackboards; it's a proper, no-nonsense spot where they're genuinely obsessed with what's in your cup. The espresso-based drinks are dialled in with the kind of precision that makes you realise why people bang on about third-wave coffee, and the pastries actually taste like they've been made by someone who cares. You'll see the regulars camped at small tables with their laptops, the morning crowd queuing out the door, and everyone speaking in that hushed, reverent tone people reserve for places they genuinely love. It's the kind of café that makes you want to linger.