The Hive JQ
The Hive is a community hub for Birmingham in an historic building, with an award-winning organic café and bakery, craft workshops, exhibitions and event spaces.
The Hive is a community hub for Birmingham
We are located in a grade II listed historic building in the historic Jewellery Quarter. You can find us on the ground floor of the New Standard Works building in Vittoria Street. Formally a jewellery manufactory, today you can eat at an award-winning vegetarian organic café, take part in craft workshops, enjoy exhibitions, events and connect with us in many different ways.
We are socially and environmentally responsible.
We are part of a vibrant, inclusive community of makers and creatives and we also run an exciting heritage programme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
We are socially enterprising. We hire out our spaces to generate income which enables us to continue offering free and low-cost activities for our community partners. Please do consider us when looking for a place to hold an event or meeting and help us pay it forward.
At The Hive we are proud to offer an inclusive and friendly welcome to all our visitors.

Opening Hours
The Hive is open daily from Tuesday to Friday. Special events also take place out of our usual hours - please see Events page for details. The Café opens at 7.30am and the rest of the Hive (including the lounge and shop, and activity and exhibition spaces when we have events) opens at 10.00 am. Lunch service in the café is from 12-2 pm, and the Hive closes at 3.30 pm.
Café: 7.30 am to 3.30 pm (lunch service 12-2) – Tuesday to Friday
Exhibitions and Heritage Facilities: 10.00 am - 3.30pm - Tuesday to Friday
CLOSED on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays (apart from special events [link to events page])
Open all year round except during Christmas - New Year