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Tacos and vinyl coming soon to Bristol
A record store and eatery that’s been teasing its new space for over a year might finally be on the verge of opening.
Alta Loma first announced their store in May 2024, with plans of opening by the end of summer that year.
While talks of opening dwindled off in 2024, the team behind Alta Loma have recently begun sharing updates about the store’s progress with an opening date hopefully around the corner.
The site on Upper Maudlin Street within the Christmas Steps Arts Quarter was previously home to jewellery store and art gallery, Flux, who have since moved to Cotham Hill.
A bird holding a taco and a record is painted on the storefront
Talking about the store’s opening, a member of the Alta Loma team said: “At the moment we’re at the final stages but can’t commit to an opening date quite yet.
“Looking at the next couple weeks though.”
Visitors at the new store – which is only a stone’s throw away from the BRI – will be able to shop for vinyl records in the basement before heading upstairs to feast on delicious Mexican street.
A signage with the store’s name and a bird holding a taco and a record are painted on the storefront by Bath and Bristol-based artist Rachel No.
Alta Loma previously operated as a pop-up kitchen in pubs across Bristol, including Filthy XIII on Cheltenham Road and Moor Beer’s taproom on Days Road.
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Majority of the records at Alta Loma are from Stolen Body Records, a Bristol-based independent record label founded by Alex Studer in 2012.
Announcing the upcoming venture, Stolen Body Records said on their Instagram: “This will be our new home soon.
“The empty section in the back is for Stolen Body releases. Mexican street food upstairs, record store downstairs.
“Coming oh so soon Bristol.”
All photos: Alta Loma
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