Sick of seeing a Starbucks on every corner and fancy a non-corporate coffee now and again? It’s time for you to get delocating!
Personally, I’m always on a mission to find a cosy, comfy unchained cafe to relax with friends or get down to some serious ethical business. Close to home you have your favourites but when you’re out and about the sea of Starbucks can be tough to navigate. So I was delighted to be introduced to Delocator.
Starting in the States (see US Delocator), Delocator is a handy little tool that lets you type in a postcode to find independent cafes within a radius of up to 6km - just click ‘delocate’ to see the results and reviews.
The number of results is an interesting indicator of the type of town you’re in. A Brighton postcode brought up 16, whereas Worthing only revealed 3 (all added by yours truly). But this is a community site; it will only work - and make small independent cafes more sustainable - if we all do our bit.
The next time you’re slumped on a sofa supping on Fairtrade coffee and cookies in a cute independent cafe, don’t fall into a post-caffeine catnap (is that possible?): jot down the name, postcode and a few notes on the amenities of the establishment and dash over to delocator.org.uk to let everyone know about it.
And if you happen to be in sunny Worthing and have cafe knowledge exceeding Pestle & Mortar, The Denton, and Coast, let me know - maybe we can meet up for a coffee!
Katie
October 11th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Thanks for putting this out there Katie. My wife and I used this a while ago to find a great little coffee shop within walking distance of our house. We didnt even know it was there. This little coffeehouse sponcers local musicians, story time for kids, sidewalk sales, showcases local art… it’s great.
Keep up the good fight, and Alter the Eco!
Adam Shake
October 16th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
That’s great, Adam - we need to get independent wherever we can!
Katie