Siop Shop

Head to this Welsh-inspired daytime cafe for “gwasanaethau coffi a thoes”, or coffee and pastry services. It’s known primarily as a donut shop but it offers a little more on the sweet treats front, including a number of specials, plus a few baked savoury snacks.

Born out of Blawd Bakehouse (“blawd” being the word for flour in the Land Of My Fathers), Siop Shop is the brainchild of Lucy Jackson and partner Iwan Roberts. Mostly, output is doughnuts – with a dizzying, inventive and ever-evolving range to try.

Everything is homemade, including the fillings, and the doughnuts are so light and fluffy you may be tempted to go back for more – it’s a really long prove of 24 hours that gives them the Siop Shop texture.

Seasonal specials have included Love Hearts-inspired sweet treats for Valentine’s, “hot cross buns” for Easter and shamrock shapes for St Patrick’s Day. Siop Shop also dabble in savoury offerings – a caramelised onion and spiced nut donut was a recent Saturday special. It’s mostly coffee and cakes though, and who can argue with that?

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