Best Coffee Shop: Barrow café that expanded from gym nominated

Industry Kitchen, now based on Risedale Road, expanded its premises from the Industry 13 gym on Roose Road in 2021.

Co-owner Ellie Nicholson explained at the time that the move was to give them more space and to create a more relaxing setting for diners.

The coffee shop was founded a year before in 2020 by Ellie and Mohammed Ali who were later joined by Mitchell Nicholson.

They are supported by Head Chef Rachael with a strong team of chefs and baristas.

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During lockdown, they quickly realised that their usual escapades to Manchester and beyond to have a good brunch could be changed by opening something in Barrow itself.

(Image: Industry Kitchen) The coffee shop is cyclist and dog friendly and even has the Industry Dog Walking Club.

In the few years Industry Kitchen has been running, it has become highly regarded as serving some of the best coffee and food in the local area.

Earlier this month The Mail launched a new campaign to find the best coffee shop that South Cumbria has to offer. 

Readers placed Industry Kitchen within the top ten finalists.

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A spokesperson for the business said: "Thank you to everyone who put us forward for the award, we are chuffed to be nominated."

Who do you think has the best coffee around? (Image: Unsplash)

Two weeks of voting will now take place with readers encouraged to pick their ultimate champion, which will then be revealed in December.

You can vote for your winner by picking up copies of The Mail which will have a voting slip in the paper until December 7.

To keep up to date with The Mail's campaigns, subscribe here.

Keep an eye out for special articles such as this dedicated to the local businesses that are in the top ten.

There will be one per day giving the owners' reaction and an insight into why they were favoured by The Mail readers - don't forget to vote.