The Sober Parrot

quietly tucked into st james' square, which sits just far enough from cheltenham's busiest retail stretch to feel like you found it rather than stumbled into it. that matters more than it sounds. the sober parrot has built a genuinely loyal following, the kind that comes back not out of habit but out of preference, and that's a harder thing to earn than most cafes manage. you don't get that standing by accident, or by being indifferent to what ends up in the cup. cheltenham has options, but regulars here keep returning to this particular square, this particular address. on a slow weekday morning, gl50 3pr is a decent place to be.