Coffee, cake, classical music: The DIY shop Stockport loved is now unrecognisable as a café
Step inside the former Handy Hardware in Shaw Heath in Stockport today and you’ll hardly believe your eyes. This time last year, the family behind the DIY shop sold up after 60 years in business, having become a much-loved part of the local community.
“We opened the café in September last year but it was quite a longstanding project before then as we had a Kickstarter and a Crowdfunder to get it off the ground and we were going around Stockport giving out samples of coffee in preparation for its opening,” explains Charlotte. Both Charlotte and Daniel are trained pianists, with Daniel having taught for some years in Stalybridge, and you can find him tinkering on the keys most days. “At the time we were setting up the place, Daniel was learning The Nocturne by Chopin and as I was already thinking about a blue and sensory-friendly colour scheme and look, I thought 'let’s make it nocturnal'.
Offering three coffee varieties - Mexican, Honduran and Kenyan, Charlotte reckons it’s some of the best around. Having worked as a barista in coffee shops in Manchester, she certainly knows her stuff. “I’m looking to work with small farms in the future but for now it’s a refined selection, and I would actually say our decaf coffee, which is the Mexican blend, is the best in Manchester because we put a lot of effort into it and roast it a lot lighter.
“I don’t think you’ll find hand rolled and laminated croissants anywhere around here as it's very labour intensive. It’s 55 layers of butter and pastry, but I really enjoy working on those.”
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