The Copper Ladle

A cafe that has not changed its menu board since 1998, with formica tables and the best value lunch in the city centre.

Where

11 Demo Street, Norwich

Access

Step-free entrance. Accessible WC. Assistance available.

Usual hours

Mon–Sun 5pm–1am

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

The drink

• Grandmother's Cocoa

  £4.20

  No boozevegetariankids size

  The story

  The plainest drink on this trail and deliberately so: whole milk, good cocoa powder, a little sugar, and absolutely nothing else. No chilli, no salt, no foam art, no spices. It is somebody's grandmother's proportions, written on a card that lives by the till, and we are not going to tell you whose. We put it forward for the trail because we suspect that after six increasingly clever hot chocolates, a plain one made properly will taste like the best thing anyone has had all day. That has been our experience, anyway.

  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).