The festive season is here, and we’re thrilled to announce our chosen Christmas charity for this year: Llamau, a cornerstone of support for vulnerable individuals in Cardiff and beyond.

First and foremost, we are incredibly proud of our direct trade relationship with our farmer and producer, Fernando Lima. If you haven’t heard of Fernando before, he’s known as the ‘Don of Coffee’, having won numerous Cups of Excellence awards for producing exceptional coffee. What makes Finca El Corozo even more special to us is the ability to trace our coffee’s journey from farm to cup, ensuring quality and authenticity every step of the way.

We are incredibly excited to be part of an innovative scheme—the first of its kind! With more than 2.5 billion single-use plastic cups wasted each year, it’s crucial for us as a coffee shop to help change this trend for the future.

At KIN+ILK, we take pride in knowing exactly where our coffee comes from, ensuring each cup is of the highest quality and responsibly sourced and this is all done via our direct trade relationship with our incredible farmer, Fernando Lima. 

We have thrown a few different events since starting this venture, from anniversaries, baby showers, poetry readings and so much more. We started off by offering our space for private events which went really well and we are excited to announce KIN+ILK X The Old Bank is available to use for private hire everyday of the week. 

Our brand-new summer drink menu has officially landed at KIN+ILK! Our head of coffee and drinks team has curated a selection of refreshing summer beverages. But that's not all – we're introducing an extra special drink with an incredible cause.

Join Us for a Latte Art Competition this Good Friday! Prepare for an evening of excitement on March 29th at 7pm, as we host a latte art competition at KIN+ILK St Davids! We're excited to welcome specialty coffee organisations like Boss & Brew Academy and Rhostio, alongside our own team. 

“Fernando and I had an interview about his life in coffee and what makes him tick. Tried to keep it super informal and light-hearted. He is a wonderful man who welcomed me not only to his farm but into his home. I have learnt a great deal from him about coffee production, El Salvador and also his mentality towards life.

As we celebrate St David's Day today, we're excited to continue our series by tapping into the amazing KIN+ILK team, finding out their top recommendations for things to do, drinks and places to eat. So, as always, grab your favourite KIN+ILK coffee and enjoy! 

Join Our St. David's Day Raffle! This St. David's Day, at KIN X The Old Bank, we are celebrating Wales' patron saint by highlighting our fantastic suppliers with a special raffle. We have put together a hamper filled with some great Welsh goodies.

Heading the team is Simmie Vedi, with a background in fine dining and pop-ups (check out her latest one here). We recently had a chat with Simmie to understand the ins and outs of The Maltings and its significance for KIN+ILK.

As the year draws to a close, we're taking a moment to reflect on 2023.. So, grab your go-to KIN+ILK coffee, sit back, any enjoy!

As we are about to step into the new year, we're excited to share our 12 days of Veganuary specials at KIN+ILK. All deals are available via Embargo and will automatically come up on your KIN+ILK card, make sure you don’t miss out!

It's an incredibly exciting time in KIN+ILK as we’ve changed crops for our delicious house Finca El Corozo. Finca El Corozo is directly traded in partnership with Clifton Coffee Roasters. While the origin of our coffee remains the same we have moved from honey to a washed process. This means we are celebrating the flavour of El Salvador like never before.

We have previously written a blog about the top places to eat, drink and relax in Cardiff. Since then we have asked our staff their favourite places to go (obviously apart from KIN+ILK…) Here are our top picks!

With the sun shining consistently, we wanted to bring you an exciting summer drinks menu that is both innovative and refreshing. We entrusted the incredible talents of Tom, our head of coffee and our head baristas Nico and George to create something truly special—and they did not disappoint.

As some of you may already know, we have recently collaborated on an incredibly exciting venture called KIN X OLD BANK. This establishment is a café/restaurant situated in the heart of Dinas Powys on Elm Grove Road. At KIN+ILK, We are consistently on the lookout for fresh prospects to exhibit our services and venues to the residents of Cardiff and its neighbouring areas.

We've got some exciting news brewing at KIN+ILK, and we couldn't wait to spill the (coffee) beans. We're waving goodbye to those pesky paper loyalty cards! That's right, folks! We're embracing the power of technology and introducing you to our brand-new online loyalty system, Embargo!

This week in our How to Series we’re going to be giving you the rundown on how you can recreate our vegan mushroom and ricotta dish at home - simple, easy and delicious.

When you work with coffee you quickly get used to the coffee terms that most baristas use. We often hear quiet chatter about what a long black is and why it is not long. Well, in this blog we are going to discuss a whole range of coffee terms so you can be as clued up as KIN+ILK baristas!