Open daily from 7:30
Breakfast worth crossing town for.
An all-day café on Friar Gate. Buns out of the oven at seven, shakshuka till half eleven, and a lentil dal that has its own fan club.
Or ring the counter on 01632 960738
Fresh buns
from 7am
Most ordered
The ones people come back for
Cardamom Bun
£3.60
Laminated dough, brown butter, cardamom sugar, pearl sugar. Baked from 7am; usually gone by 1.
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Marigold Shakshuka
£10.50
Two eggs baked in smoky tomato and red pepper, whipped feta, green chilli, coriander, toasted sourdough.
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Tadka Dal Bowl
£9.50
Yellow lentils tempered with cumin, garlic and curry leaf, turmeric rice, charred greens, coconut yoghurt, papad.
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House Masala Chai
£3.60
Brewed in the pan with black tea, ginger, cardamom, clove and whole milk. Oat on request.
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Our kitchen
Two families' recipes, one long counter
Marigold started as a Saturday bun stall at the Cathedral Quarter market. Nadia baked; her brother-in-law Joe made the chai in a pan big enough to bathe in. We sold out by eleven, every week, for a year.
Now we bake everything on site at 31 Friar Gate: sourdough on a two-day ferment, focaccia, and the buns. Lunch borrows from both sides of the family, so you'll find tadka dal next to a squash focaccia, and nobody minds.
- Baked daily
- 240
- Coffee roasted
- 2 mi
- Vegan dishes
- 7
Sample reviews (concept)
Kind words from the window seats
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★★★★★
“The cardamom buns are dangerous. I come in for one and leave with four and a chai. Staff remember your order by the second visit.”
Hannah P.Cardamom bun & chai
★★★★★
“Best shakshuka in Derby, no contest. Ordered for collection on my lunch and it was ready on the dot.”
Marcus O.Shakshuka, collection
★★★★★
“Finally a café where the vegan option isn't an afterthought. The dal bowl is proper comfort food.”
Priya S.Tadka dal bowl
★★★★★
“Gets busy on Saturdays, so go early — but the queue moves and the coffee is worth it.”
Tom W.Flat white & fry
Come and sit in
31 Friar Gate, two minutes from the Cathedral
Pay-and-display parking on Friar Gate, the Bold Lane car park is four minutes on foot, and the 4 and 6 buses stop right outside. Dogs are welcome at the front tables.
Open daily from 7:30