Goose Gate Cafe in Hockley is located (unsurprisingly) on Goose Gate in Hockley. At first sight you might think that it is just another cafe selling lattes and sandwiches, and to some extent you are right. But look closer, come inside and you will find a Nepalese chef serving up food from his homeland. I…
Lowes at No 8 Cafe in Compton Acres – Breakfast, Brunch, and Lunch
Lowes @ No.8 in Compton Acres is a fairly new cafe on the scene in the bustling Shopping Centre just off Compton Acres Road. It sits nestled between the Tesco Express and the Ala Turka restaurant in the space formerly occupied by a wedding dress shop. I have been in 3 or 4 times over…
The Pop In Cafe in West End Arcade: Chinese Street Food Snacks
The Pop In Cafe in the West End Arcade in Nottingham has taken over the space formerly occupied by Audrey’s Creperie. This brightly coloured pink cafe is now serving bubble teas and a variety of Asian Street Foods. The menu includes dishes such as fried chicken, dumplings, steak, braised beef, and somewhat ironically given the…
Breakfast Bimble to the Boat House Cafe at Beeston Marina
The Boathouse Cafe at Beeston Marina is a friendly and welcoming spot to head for if you are bimbling along the river or wandering your way along the paths from Attenborough. The place is full of community spirit, the walls filled with pictures of local events past and present, and the people running the place…
Breakfast at Hartleys
Hartley’s Cafe lies Carlton Street right on the confluence of Broad Street, Goose Gate, and Stoney Street., and is as they say in their own words “In the Heart of Hockley” I had been walking past over recent months, often mid morning on a weekend and had seen loads of people sitting in the window…
Homeboys: The Pork Belly Sando
The Pork belly Sando from Homeboys is a sandwich that I have had my eyes on for a few weeks. The closest I had been to one before this week was seeing one in the hands of a man sitting next to me at Nottingham Street Food club. It was like right in my face…
T4: Iced Lemon Tea and Taiwan Super Star Popcorn Chicken
T4 on King Street in Nottingham sells Bubble Tea, and Taiwanese Teas, and a small selection of fried street food snacks. There seem to be quite a lot of these bubble tea places popping up across the city, but it was the sign outside promising fried chicken that lured me in not the drinks. Taiwan…
All Day Breakfast at Coffee N Cream in Bulwell
Coffee N Cream is located down Commercial Road in Bulwell and has been family owned since 2009. When I wandered in I had been drawn in by the sign on the shop front that said ‘All Day Breakfast’. The sign also said Latte and Frothy Coffee, to be honest I thought that Latte was Frothy…
Kings Walk Kitchen: Full English Breakfast
Kings Walk Kitchen serving Breakfast, Lunch and Afternoon tea has opened up recently on the corner of Kings Walk and Forman Street, just across from the Corner House and Trinity Square where Le Petit Four used to be. It is apparently run by the same people who also run Hartley’s on Broad Street and The…
Nan Tei: New Japanese Yakitori Restaurant
Nan Tei is a new Japanese Yakitori restaurant that just opened up on Maid Marian way in Nottingham just a few doors from the Travelodge and close to the Salutation Pub . It is a traditional Japanese spot selling a whole plethora of Yakitori skewers, all different kinds including ones with vegetable, fish, chicken, pork…