Nola is very much a modern coffee shop. Inside its white walls, an attractive crowd of varying ages perch on slim pine benches, sipping iced matchas and nibbling cheese and marmite swirls served on austere (and very trendy) stainless steel plates. Is Nola the most comfortable, cosy cafe ever? No. But its coffee – single origin Colombian – is excellent. Nola’s brews are made with a scientist’s precision, and come in every iteration from cold brews to iced flat whites and americanos for those who prefer a 'normal coffee'.
With smells wafting into the front from the on-site bakery, it’s hard to resist the food too. Nola’s enticing baked offering includes croissants, cinnamon buns, cakes and an addictively soft tahini chocolate chip cookie, sprinkled with delicate flakes of sea salt. Sandwiches are hefty and brioche buns and focaccia rolls come stuffed with generous fillings of egg mayo, smoked salmon and dill cream cheese or mortadella and burrata.