Tobacco Factory Cafe Bar

Built in 1912 and originally named ‘Number 3 Factory’ or The Franklyn Davey & Co Building, the Tobacco Factory was part of the vast Imperial Tobacco estate across Bedminster, Southville and Ashton. Saved from demolition in 1993, the cafe bar as we know it opened in 2001, and its layout appears, on first glance, little changed from pictures from 1930 when it was offices. However, this century has seen it transformed into a thriving, vibrant venue offering good quality, locally produced vegetarian and vegan food and drink, with a number of local breweries’ beers on offer from the six cask hand-pulls and numerous keg fonts. Alongside the large, industrial-style space of the cafe bar, the smaller, more comfy snug is to the side, and is available for private hire, while the Tobacco Factory Theatre is just next door. The outside yard and bar are open in the warmer months and for special events, such as local brewery tap takeovers, during the winter, with the yard also hosting a local market every Sunday morning, and the very popular Factoberfest beer festival one weekend in mid-September each year. There is ramped access from the Yard to the bar and an accessible toilet is available. Cash not accepted, only cards.