Boswells Cafe

the hot chocolate here is the kind that makes you reconsider every other version you've had. boswells sits inside the kingsway centre on emlyn street, which means it's pulling foot traffic from shoppers and people with somewhere to be, yet it doesn't feel like a pit stop. the coffee is taken seriously, which you notice quickly, and the menu doesn't sprawl into territory that signals low standards across the board. newport's specialty scene is smaller than it deserves to be, so a place like this carries more weight than it might in a larger city. locals have clearly figured that out. if you're passing through the kingsway centre on a grey welsh afternoon, the flat white is a solid reason to slow down.