Our story

A bakery that learned
to make coffee.

Crema started as a Saturday bread stall outside the Arches in 2019. The queue kept getting longer, so in 2021 we took the lease at number 14 and put an espresso machine next to the ovens.

How we work

Small room,
long days.

Two bakers start at 5am. The first sourdough comes out at 7:45, the counter opens at 7:30, and the kitchen runs brunch until three. Nothing is delivered frozen, nothing sits overnight, and the day-old shelf is half price because good bread shouldn’t end up in a bin.

  • Flour from Shipton Mill, milled in Gloucestershire
  • Espresso roasted by Clifton Roasters, four miles away
  • Milk from Brue Valley Farm, Somerset
  • Eggs free range, from St Werburghs City Farm’s suppliers
The people

Six of us, most mornings.

Nia Morgan

Founder & head baker

Started the bread stall in 2019. Still does the 5am shift four days a week and refuses to write down the morning bun recipe.

Tomas Veiga

Head of coffee

Ex-Clifton Roasters. Dials in the espresso every morning and will talk to you about process for as long as you let him.

Priya Shah

Kitchen lead

Runs the brunch kitchen and the seasonal menu. Responsible for the toastie being the size that it is.

What we care about

Three rules we don’t break.

Baked today, sold today

The day-old shelf is half price after 3pm, and whatever’s left goes to the Julian Trust night shelter. Nothing is binned.

Buy close to home

Flour, milk, eggs and coffee all come from the West Country. It costs a bit more and tastes like it.

Pay properly

Everyone’s on the real living wage, tips are shared equally, and the rota is out a month ahead.

Come say hello.

14 Gloucester Road · open 7 days from 7:30am

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