Having started out in a railway arch underneath Manchester Piccadilly station in 2017, Pollen moved to a new cafe space in New Islington Marina in 2018, and then opened a second cafe at the centrally located KAMPUS building in 2022 in order to meet the growing demand. All Pollen’s sourdough loaves use naturally occurring yeasts and are slow fermented over 28 hours, allowing flavour and nutrients to develop – it’s a damn fine loaf. There’s lots of delicious things on toast, as well as sublime bacon rolls, and of course a an amazing display of pastries that’ll have you pressing your face up to the glass like a small child. Don’t miss the cinnamon roll or the weekly-changing cruffin line up.