The Bookbinder

A former bookbinder's workshop on a cobbled lane, with a fire lit every winter since 1974 and more armchairs than tables.

Where

1 Demo Street, Norwich

Access

Step-free entrance. Accessible WC on the ground floor.

Usual hours

Mon–Sat 9am–5pm · Sun closed

Christmas and New Year hours differ — check the state above on the day.

The drink

• Burnt Honey & Sea Salt

  £5.20

  No boozevegetariankids size

  The story

  We burn local honey down in a copper pan until it stops smelling of flowers and starts smelling of toffee, which takes about twenty minutes and one ruined pan a year. That goes into single-origin Ecuadorian chocolate with whole milk, steamed rather than boiled so it never catches. Flaked sea salt on top, added at the last second so it is still crunching when it reaches you. It began as a mistake in the winter of 2019 when someone left the honey on the heat, and it has been on the menu every December since. People ask for it in July.

  Allergens: milk. Always confirm with venue staff before ordering.

Buy one of the trail drinks and staff will give you the day’s 4-digit code. Stamping is not built yet (§4.1, A1-02).