Blue Hour Coffee

you're on norfolk road, which isn't the part of southampton that gets written up in travel supplements, and that's kind of the point. blue hour coffee sits in so15, a residential stretch where a proper independent roaster feels less like a destination and more like something the neighbourhood quietly depends on. they roast their own beans, which means what ends up in your cup has taken a shorter, more deliberate route than most places can claim. southampton has a lot of coffee shops. fewer of them are doing the sourcing and roasting side of things under one roof. if you're making your way through the city and you're anywhere near the common, norfolk road is worth the detour for a flat white before the afternoon gets away from you.