Tess' Brilliant Bakes

banbury's specialty coffee scene is quieter than it gets credit for, which means when somewhere genuinely good exists here, word travels fast among the people who care. tess' brilliant bakes on parson's street is that place. it sits in a part of town you'd pass through without expecting much, and then you find yourself going back. the regulars are devoted in the way that only happens when a place actually delivers week after week, not just on a good day. nothing here feels performative. it's the kind of shop that has settled into its own rhythm without needing to announce it. if you're in banbury on a weekday morning, parson's street is where you want to start.