Independent Roaster Opens Second Lincoln Site on Sincil Street

Lincoln coffee roaster Stokes & Sons has opened its second city-centre site, a combined café and micro-roastery on Sincil Street, in a move the family business says reflects strong demand for locally roasted coffee.

The new 40-cover space joins the company's long-established High Bridge café and has created 12 new jobs, including two trainee roaster positions aimed at people new to the speciality coffee trade.

"Sincil Street has changed enormously in the last few years — it feels like the independent heart of the city now," said managing director Nick Peel. "We wanted to be part of that, and to bring the roasting out from behind the scenes so customers can actually watch their coffee being made."

The site features a glass-fronted roasting room visible from the café floor, a retail counter selling beans by weight, and a small training space that will host public cupping sessions and barista workshops.

The opening continues a steady run of independent lettings on the street, which has seen its vacancy rate fall sharply since the completion of nearby public-realm improvements.