Welcome to ABC Wednesday where "J" sees us visit those nice people who set up the Java Bar Espressos in Manchester.
They were inspired by their visits to eastern Europe in the early 1990s, where such places (and sometimes almost palaces) were commonplace and invariably elegant with fine architecture, rich furnishings and decor- not to mention good quality coffee, world wines and European beers.
Java were there at the start of the 1990s coffee boom in Manchester, before all the American chains took a foothold; thankfully the independent cafes of the Northern Quarter, Chorlton et al effectively joined Java and independents have fought back well- there appears to be room for hundreds of coffee shops in Manchester and her 'burbs.
Hats off to Java...Visit them at Victoria, Oxford Road Approach and Uppermill.
That brickwork reminds me of Victorian toilets but I'm sure the coffee is fine.
ReplyDeleteIt does look nice. I would gladly have a more than one cup of coffee there.
ReplyDeleteIs that Victoria Station? I've never come across Cigar Alley and would love to know where it is.
ReplyDeleteYes, just inside Victoria Station
DeleteJava is not my cuppa, but I understand others do.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
Well, let's have a cuppa!
ReplyDeleteI am a coffee person.
Wil, ABCW Team.
Tea, surely!
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