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My Bristol Favourites: Kate Evans and Jack Hudspith
Kate Evans and Jack Hudspith are the co-owners of New Cut Coffee in Wapping Wharf.
The pair met while both working as baristas in Small Street Espresso and opened the cafe together in March.
At New Cut Coffee, they promise to serve “outstanding coffee in an approachable way”, with a house blend and the components from the blend as single-origin espresso and filter.
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These are Kate and Jack’s top-five Bristol favourites:
The Bristolian
The owners of The Bristolian recently opened a new cafe, The Garden of Easton, on St Mark’s Road – photo: Martin Booth
Katie: “I love going there in the summer for brunch. Their outside seating area always feels like you’re on holiday. I also love walking down Picton Street. That road encapsulates Bristol for me.”
Old City
Leonard Lane connects Corn Street and Small Street – photo: Martin Booth
Jack: “I spent so many years working in the Old City. I still end up often gravitating towards it. St Nick’s Market was one of the first places I started going to regularly when I first moved to Bristol. The building is amazing. A lot of crap stuff. But a lot of great stuff too. Nearby, Leonard Lane is brilliant. I didn’t even know it was there for so long until I got to know the guys from the Letterpress Collective.”
Totterdown
Stevens Crescent in Totterdown – photo: Martin Booth
Katie: “I was on the Totterdown arts trail a few years ago, turned a corner and had no idea where I was. The houses just disappeared and there’s just rooftops the other side of a wall. Lots of rooftops and lots of chimneys. I love rooftops and chimneys. It was the best thing ever.”
The Mothers’ Ruin
The Mothers’ Ruin on St Nicholas Street is a staple of late nights – photo: Martin Booth
Jack: “I have had lots of different friendship groups in Bristol over the years and the Mothers’ Ruin has always been a recurring theme. For a long time, me and my mates knew all the DJs. It was a really great way to spend a big portion of my 20s, me just getting really loose on the dancefloor, dancing like idiots and drinking very cheap lager.”
The Elmer’s Arms
The Almer’s Arms on Old Market Street is a real ale bar with a 60s juke box, and regular live music and DJs – photo: Martin Booth
Jack: “It’s tiny, the smallest little pub, with amazing music, run by the nicest guy in the world called Elmer whose life dream has always been to have a bar like the Elmer’s Arms.”
Kate: “You can tell that it’s his life’s work. It’s always what he’s wanted to do. It does not try to be something for everyone. It is what it is. For me, that feels really comfortable and really homely.”
Main photo: Martin Booth
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