A NEW coffee bar has arrived at the Oracle's riverside and is showcasing a local artist's work.

Nestlé Professional announced the launch of the first Nescafé Azera Barista+ coffee bar at the Riverside of The Oracle centre in Reading.

The coffee bar boasts a creative atmosphere and offers locals an on-the-go coffee experience as part of their new daily routine, following the easing of lockdown restrictions in the UK.

The coffee bar offers a wide variety of Fairtrade espresso based options, with the Flat White being the barista’s favourite, along with other coffee classics like the Latte, and Americano.

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The kiosk also offers new signature drinks like a Freddo Cappuccino and Freddo Espresso; the Citrus Sparkling Espresso by Lemon San Pellegrino; the Milkybar Melt and the twisted Amaretto Oat Flat White.

Visitors are able to customise their coffee experience with a variety of four complimentary milk alternatives - soy, coconut, almond and oat.

With a further sustainability mindset, the Nescafé Azera Barista+ coffee bar encourages all visitors to bring their own reusable cup for a 25p discount.

Vassia Katsogianni, Senior Brand Manager for Nescafé Out of Home said: “People are living busy, on-the-go lives, and coffee has become a part of that routine.

"Nescafé Azera Barista+ is on a mission to add some colour and energy to people’s coffee moments, and we hope to do exactly that at our coffee kiosk in Reading.”

Nescafé Azera Barista+ also champions local artists by giving them a canvas and featuring their work on the coffee bar and on the takeaway cups.

To kick-start this initiative is local artist Kev Munday, who creates colourful, “utopian worlds” and invites the viewer to spend some time living in them.

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Inspired by people-watching and the everyday, Kev exaggerates and celebrates the ordinary and aims for his art to appeal to all ages.

Kev Munday said: “I'm really pleased to be working with Nescafé Azera Barista+ on this collaboration, the coffee bar has given me a great opportunity to exhibit my painting on a large scale and will help to further spread my artwork locally.”

The coffee bar is partnering with Bakedd, an independent, family-run artisan bakery.

Emre from Bakedd will be whipping up fresh pastries for breakfast or lunch for the coffee bar visitors, every day.

Emre & Gul, Founders of Bakedd, said: “As a family run independent business, great tasting, freshly prepared food and the fun of enjoying it with other people has always been central to our lives. "Establishing Bakedd enabled us to bring this passion into life with a broader community.

"Teaming up with Nescafé Azera on their new journey is a very unique moment for us, as it enables us to share our freshly prepared food with even more people. Nescafé Azera is trying something unique in the market place and it is very exciting for us to be part of it.”

A click and collect app will be available later next month that will allow everyone to order their coffee and food before even leaving their homes.