Just a few minutes’ walk from Paisley Gilmour Street, Kettle Black on County Place calls itself a “speciality coffee shop and event space”, and it lives up to both halves of that. It’s a bright, relaxed spot with good coffee at its heart, and it’s dog friendly too, so your four-legged pal is welcome to tag along.
The drinks are the star here. Alongside lattes and filter coffee you’ll find matcha, chai lattes and hot chocolate, plus a rotating list of seasonal specials. This autumn that meant a maple pecan latte, a chilli cinnamon hot chocolate, pumpkin spice and a mint mocha, all of which can be made hot or iced, with coffee or matcha. Pair one with a pastry: their almond latte and almond croissant combo is a favourite on their Facebook page, and on chilly days they’ve been running a filter coffee or pot of tea plus any pastry of the day for £6. The food menu caters for both meat eaters and vegans, and milk alternatives come at no extra charge.
It’s more than a coffee stop, too. Kettle Black hosts a free open mic night on the second Tuesday of the month, welcoming singers, poets and anyone with something to share, and this winter it’s a drop-off point for the Renfrewshire Toy Bank, helping local families at Christmas.
Find them at 3 County Place, Paisley PA1 1BN. Listings show them open from 10am, usually until 4pm (a bit later on Saturdays) and closed on Tuesdays, but it’s worth checking their Facebook or Instagram before you head over.
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