Café · Chapel Row · Bath
Colonna & Small's
One of the most respected specialty coffee bars in the country — a former UK Barista Champion's shop. The focus is entirely on the coffee: multiple guest espressos and brew methods, and staff who genuinely know their beans. Deliberately no wifi and no laptops, so it stays a place to drink coffee and talk. Small, busy, and worth the short wait.
- Area
- Chapel Row
- Address
- 6 Chapel Row, Bath BA1 1HN
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sat 8:30–17:00 · Sun closed
- Price
- £ — coffee & light bites
Good to know
Can you work from here?
This isn't a laptop café, and that's deliberate. Colonna & Small's is set up for drinking coffee and talking rather than working, and there's no wifi to tempt you otherwise. If you need a few hours and a plug socket, Society Café or the Boston Tea Party sites are the better call — our coworking guide covers the options with opening hours.
When to go
Doors open around 8:30, which makes it a genuine before-work option rather than a mid-morning one. It's closed on Sundays — worth knowing if you're planning a weekend visit around it.
Finding it
Colonna & Small's is at 6 Chapel Row, Bath BA1 1HN, in Chapel Row. No other café in this guide sits in the same part of town, so it is worth a deliberate trip rather than a detour.
Opening hours are Mon–Sat 8:30–17:00 · Sun closed. There is no wifi and laptops are not welcome, which is a deliberate policy rather than an oversight — come to drink coffee, not to work.
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Make a morning of it
Colonna & Small's keeps Mon–Sat 8:30–17:00 hours, so a room in Chapel Row or the centre puts you here at opening.
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