From the back of a bookshop to the corner of Elm Street
Ruth spent six years running the little cafe at the back of Page & Co. When the bookshop closed, the regulars asked where they were supposed to go now. This is the answer.
Morning Bell opened in March 2021 with one espresso machine, a secondhand deck oven and six tables. It has a few more tables now, a proper bakery out the back, and a name that comes from the old school bell still bolted to the wall above the door.
We open at 06:30 on weekdays because the neighbourhood does, and stay open until mid-afternoon. After that the place is available for private events, which is how most of the local birthdays seem to happen.
