New autumn menu from Monday 21 September: spiced pear porridge and pumpkin cardamom buns. Take a look

Open today 8am to 4pm Monday

Good coffee, proper brunch and cake worth the walk.

A neighbourhood café and bakery counter on Linden Parade, Bishopston. We bake from 6am, pour coffee roasted across town and cook brunch with veg from farms just outside Bristol. Pull up a chair, or grab something to go.

  • 4.8 from 640 reviews
  • Dogs welcome
  • Baked from 6am
The Pantry No. 14 EST. 2019 OPEN Buns fresh today
Hello, neighbour

A little kitchen with the kettle always on.

The Pantry opened in 2019 in what used to be the corner grocer's on Linden Parade. We kept the old shelves, painted the front green and filled the place with the things we love to eat.

That means bread with a proper crust, eggs done just so and cakes that taste like somebody's nan made them. Ours, mostly. Come for a quick flat white on the way to work, stay for a long Saturday brunch, or bring the laptop on a quiet Tuesday afternoon.

Hattie & SamOwners, bakers and chief taste testers
  • Baked here daily

    Sourdough, buns and cakes from our own ovens, starting at 6am.

  • Local & seasonal

    Veg from Chew Valley farms and a menu that changes with it.

  • Roasted in Easton

    Our house espresso is roasted in small batches ten minutes away.

What's on

After hours at The Pantry

Once the coffee machine goes quiet, we push the tables together. Small, friendly evenings for up to 30 people, and you don't need to bring a friend.

Thu24Sep

7pm to 10:30pm

Supper Club: Autumn Harvest

Four sharing courses from our chef Jo, built around squash, apples and the last of the tomatoes. Bring your own wine, no corkage.

£38per person 12 seats left
Reserve your seat

Fri2Oct

7:30pm, first Friday monthly

Open Mic Night

Songs, poems and the odd brave comedian. Sign up on the night from 7pm for a ten-minute slot. Pizza slices and local beers at the counter.

Freeentry Performers welcome
Save a table

Wed7Oct

6:30pm to 9pm

Pottery & Pastries

Throw your first bowl with local ceramicist Anna Reyes. Clay, glazing and firing included, plus tea and a pastry. Collect your pieces two weeks later.

£42per person Beginners welcome
Book a wheel

Planning a birthday, baby shower or book group?Hire The Pantry for your evening. Up to 30 seated or 45 standing, with food from our kitchen.

Ask about private hire
Reviews

Kind words from the neighbours

We read every single one, usually with a cardamom bun in hand. Thank you for spreading the word.

4.8 / 5

From 640 reviews left by customers over the last three years.

Voted Best Neighbourhood Café in the 2025 Bishopston Community Awards

The cardamom buns sell out by ten on a Saturday and now I understand why. They remembered my order by my second visit.

Priya S.Bishopston

We came for brunch and stayed until lunch. The shakshuka is properly spicy, the staff were lovely with our toddler and nobody rushed us.

Tom & EllieRedland

Went to supper club on my own and left with three new friends. Four brilliant courses, one long table and a lot of laughing.

Marcus O.Horfield
Find us

Just off Gloucester Road

Look for the green front and the striped awning, opposite the park gates. There's a bike rack outside and step-free access through the side door.

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Opening times

Walk-ins always welcome. For groups of six or more, please book ahead. Brunch is served until 2:30pm, or 3pm at weekends.

Opening times by day
Monday8am to 4pm
Tuesday8am to 4pm
Wednesday8am to 4pmPottery nights from 6:30pm
Thursday8am to 4pmSupper club from 7pm
Friday8am to 4pmOpen mic, first Friday
Saturday8am to 5pm
Sunday9am to 3pm
  • 2 min from the bus stop
  • Bike racks outside
  • Step-free access
  • Free wifi
Book or order

Save a seat, or skip the queue.

Reserve a table for brunch or one of our evenings, or order ahead and your coffee and pastries will be bagged up and waiting at the counter.

  • We hold tables for 15 minutes, then give them to hungry walk-ins.
  • Order ahead from 8am for collection the same day. Pay when you pick up.
  • Planning something bigger? Call us on 0117 496 0342.
What can we do for you?
We'll confirm by email or text within two hours during opening times.