Boston Tea Party has announced it is closing another of its Bristol cafes.
Having closed its Clifton Village site, which will reopen as an Eat a Pitta restaurant in December, it has revealed its Whiteladies Road café will also be shutting permanently.
However there is good news for fans of the independent chain, which started out in Bristol before expanding across the UK, as it will open a new cafe in the building previously home to River Cottage Kitchen on Whiteladies Road in 2021.
The group will amalgamate the two cafés into the new 150-cover site, with staff from the Clifton Village and Whiteladies Road sites coming together to open the doors "early next year".
Boson Tea Party CEO and co-owner, Sam Roberts, said: “We’ve long since admired this beautiful building, built in 1894 and within the demise of the Grade II listed St John’s church, so when we heard it was available, we jumped at the chance.
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"The team behind River Cottage Kitchen did a fantastic job with sympathetic refurbishment and we look forward to serving purposeful breakfast, lunch and tea in this wonderful corner of Bristol."
Boston Tea Party on Whiteladies Road will reopen when the second lockdown ends in December, before closing permanently ahead of the move.
The new venue will serve up ethically sourced food and drink, including BTP's award-winning breakfasts and lunches alongside speciality coffees, loose-leaf teas and homemade smoothies and juices.
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It will also continue the business’ pledge to the planet which includes continuing to remove single use plastic from the supply chain and an upcoming carbon audit.
Sam added: "We put the company purpose of Making Things Better at the centre of everything we do.
"Whether you bring the family for brunch or pop in to grab a takeaway coffee, you’ll leave knowing you’ve done a little bit of good too."
River Cottage Kitchen, which was headed up by celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, closed in February 2020.
