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The Engine Shed Cafe
19 St Leonard's Lane,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9SD
The Engine Shed has the delicious privilege of taking ethical business to a higher, smarter level. It was founded on a principle of truly equal opportunities by employing trainees with learning difficulties, but the quality of the food is even better…
Toast
146 Marchmont Road,
Edinburgh,
EH9 1AQ
There really should be more establishments like Toast in Scotland's suburbs. The restaurant, in the heart of cosmopolitan Marchmont, offers lovingly crafted meals using ingredients sourced from a butcher, fishmonger and greengrocer whose premises are…
Pani Solińska
73 Broughton Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3RJ
Pani Solinska is Polish for 'Mrs Solinska'. Dorothy Nowak-Solinska took over Broughton Street landmark Café Mediterraneo last year, but before putting her name above the door in spring 2008 took some time to design a restaurant she could be proud of.
Zanzero
15 North West Circus Place,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6SX
Opened in 2007, this is the younger, slightly brasher sibling of the city centre establishment Centotre, owned by Victor and Carina Contini. Many aspects of the two are consistent, including the insistence on high quality, largely organic local produce…
Tinderbox
14 Ingram Street,
Glasgow,
G1 1EJ
Appreciating the Tinderbox vision is like being in a successful long-term marriage: it's easy to take for granted yet vital to remember how good it actually is. Celebrating a decade in Byres Road, the original Tinderbox is still a contender for the…
366 Morningside Road,
Edinburgh,
EH10 4QN
The Zulu Lounge is bright as a button and somewhat unexpected in the heart of sedate Morningside. With its black and white striped exterior and dark wood and corrugated iron interior, this place is a real wake-up call. It was opened in 2007 by South…
67–69 Kilmarnock Road,
Glasgow,
G41 3YR
Anyone wondering why Italian restaurants have such a special place in the hearts of Scots in general and Glaswegians in particular should visit Bacco Italia. The designer décor and concept of this 'style wine bar/restaurant' illustrate the intentions of…
Spoon
15 Blackfriars Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1NB
Minimalism and quality are the cornerstones of the Spoon philosophy, with white walls and pine tables making the interior bright and spacious. The menu's confident enough to avoid overload, although with each soup, salad, sandwich and hot dish more…
Valvona & Crolla Caffè Bar
19 Elm Row, Leith Walk,
Edinburgh,
EH7 4AA
The Valvona & Crolla imprimatur remains definitive of all things excellent in food and wine, with a renown that draws visitors from far beyond the Edinburgh foodie scene. Behind the narrow shop front at the top of Elm Row, the deli's towering shelves…
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1 Brandon Terrace, Canonmills,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5AE
With a grand selection of daily specials, an impressive collection of home-made cakes, tarts and pastries, Au Gourmand breads and efficient service, Canonmills' very own café deserves its loyal local fan club. Once home to the Au Gourmand bakery, this…
Dionika
3–6 Canonmills Bridge, Canonmills,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5LF
Dionika's welcoming owner and head chef Juan Blanco – who was taught to cook by his large extended family back home in Galicia, an Iberian region just on the Spanish side of the Portuguese border – would take offence if people referred to his restaurant…
Grassroots Café
93–97 St Georges Road,
Glasgow,
G3 6JA
This café/restaurant is worth a small diversion off the well-beaten track of Woodlands Road; its creative menu (with blackboard specials, too) and relaxed atmosphere are of a higher calibre than the usual vegetarian operation. Purple curtains divide…
The Storytelling Café
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43 High Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1SR
Opened in 2006, the Scottish Storytelling Centre is the modern counterpart to the historic John Knox's House, composed of vast glass panels and modern angles. With a view of the Royal Mile's Canongate, the café space is demarcated by tactile, light wood…
Urban Angel
121 Hanover Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1DJ
More urbane than urban, this bustling Hanover Street basement is an ever-popular choice, and it's easy to see why. With simple prints on the white walls, solid pine furniture and flock-printed menus, the aesthetic lends the restaurant a cool…
Café Marina
61 Cockburn Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1BS
The Valvona & Crolla dynasty just goes from strength to strength. In this modern diner-style café Marina Crolla offers the best of home-cooked Italian food. Be it panini, risotto or one of the fabulous pastas, you can eat in or takeaway with style.
Queen Street Café
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1JD
The term 'home-made' is thrown about by restaurants as carelessly as 'local ingredients' and 'authentic cuisine', and not always entirely truthfully. This modestly sized café in a secluded corner of the National Portrait Gallery is one of the few which…
Tibo
443 Duke Street, Dennistoun,
Glasgow,
G31 1RY
At Tibo, chef Robert Singleton creates outstanding dishes starring prime Scottish ingredients. Breakfasts feature Ramsay's bacon, Stornoway black pudding and peat-smoked haddock, while lunch options range from smoked ham hough and puy lentil salad to…
279 Café Bistro
279 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6AB
During the day, this café offers a selection of reasonably priced ciabattas, sandwiches, home-made pizzas and pasta dishes. By night, it turns itself into an elegant bistro offering an equally well-priced but inventive a la carte menu. The garlic…
Go Slow Café
452 Victoria Road,
Glasgow,
G42 8YU
Tucked between an amusement arcade and an optician, the Go Slow Café provides a peaceful oasis among the hurly-burly of Victoria Road. Ochre walls, day-glo artwork and a bulletin board (which wouldn't look out of place in a backpackers' hostel) help to…
Sadivino
52 West Richmond Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9DZ
Alessandro and Carmen's 'mi casa su casa' philosophy sets the warm-hearted tone at their Italian/Spanish café. Colourful jars of pesto hug up to bottles of brindisi and other Italian fine wines and flirt for attention next to the panettone in the…
Where the Monkey Sleeps
182 West Regent Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4RU
At WTMS, street-smart staff behind the counter cheerfully take orders from office-workers, students and the assorted hipsters who descend the steps to this basement café with comfy mismatched sofas. Inked on a giant whiteboard, the epic menu offers a…
Heart Buchanan
380 Byres Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8AR
Since opening seven years ago, this shop has become a food lover's Mecca, complete with impressive assistants who truly know their stuff. Office workers looking to find their evening's sustenance flock to the deli counter, which holds the day's…
Fifi and Ally
80 Wellington Street,
Glasgow,
G2 6UA
Spawned from the success of the original Princes Square emporium/café, the new Fifi and Ally sits squarely in the city's financial district, so polished even in its early days that it seems to have sprung up fully formed. The design-led monochromatic…
The Fruitmarket Gallery Café
Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DF
Many who regularly drop into this contemporary gallery housed in an old Victorian fruit and vegetable market don't make it past the ground floor café, such is the singular draw of the food. With a dedication to fresh produce and menu choices, lunch can…
Sonny & Vito's
52 Park Road,
Glasgow,
G4 9JG
According to the blackboard in Sonny & Vito's deli/café, the cakes are 'baked with love, right here every day'. A playfulness and attention to detail are evident throughout the whole enterprise. Owner Mario Pelosi and his partner Angela Mullen, who…
Café Sejuiced
77 Hanson Street,
Glasgow,
G31 2HF
In a gloriously airy and open space on the ground floor of the WASPS studio building, in-house artists rub shoulders with workers from local businesses or Royal Infirmary employees over excellent breakfasts, lunches and snacks at this gem of a café. The…
The Manna House
22–24 Easter Road,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5RG
This place is a treasure trove of glorious sweet treats. Still a relatively undiscovered gem near the top of Easter Road, this little French-style bakery-café surely won't be restricted to east Edinburghers for long; the entire city should be lining up…
Cherrybean
561 Dumbarton Road,
Glasgow,
G11 6HU
Comfy sofas, cheerful vintage-chic décor and a relaxed ambience help make Cherrybean a great spot to while away the time with a coffee or rose tea and one or two magazines from the large stack that sits on the counter. Or you could surf the web as…
Jaspers Coffee & Juice Bar
1 Grove Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 8AF
This little café tucked away on Grove Street is something of a diamond in the rough. Where other juice-bar-cafés go for décor schemes full of bold colour, Jaspers seems more softly spoken and home-spun. The approach is exemplified by their menu, a long…
KG Café
Kelvingrove Park, Argyle Street,
Glasgow,
G3 8AG
When the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum reopened in 2006 after extensive refurbishment, much was made of its jumble-sale eclecticism – a mash-up of stuffed animals and Spitfires, weird fossils and Impressionist oils. A place of uniting contrasts…
Naked Soup
6 Kersland Street,
Glasgow,
G12 6BL
Looking for quick, good value meal? Head for Naked Soup. As the name would suggest, soup is the speciality, with a daily choice of four excellent home-made varieties. The lentil and coconut is thick and creamy with a little hint of spiciness, while the…
Broughton Delicatessen
7 Barony Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6PD
This is an attractive and chic little deli in the heart of the hip and happening Broughton Street locale. Friendly staff introduce you to what's on offer, and this includes hot specials, juicy seasonal salads and a wonderful variety of cakes – all…
Mise en Place
122–124 Nithsdale Road,
Glasgow,
G41 5RB
By day a very good deli and café, by night (four times a week, that is) a delightful bistro, Mise en Place is one reason why Southsiders don't need to rely on the transport infrastructure to maintain a good quality of life. Clean white lines and…
Tapa Coffee & Bakehouse
21 Whitehill Street, Dennistoun,
Glasgow,
G31 2LH
Named after the South Pacific tapa cloth, which is 'hand-made using traditional methods', this artisanal bakery, café and coffee roasterie just off Duke Street in Dennistoun applies the same principles to its food. The ethos is clearly appreciated by a…
Berits & Brown
6 Wilson Street,
Glasgow,
EG1 1SS
Berits & Brown is a chic, bustling New York-style deli-café where chefs work busily behind a glass-fronted counter, which displays the ingredients that make up a simple menu enlivened by numerous inventive twists. A smoked salmon salad, for instance, is…
Herbie of Edinburgh
1 North West Circus Place,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6ST
The light and airy café/deli on North West Circus Place in Stockbridge is the most recent venture for Herbie of Edinburgh, and an inviting, family-friendly, foodie dreamscene. On offer is an astounding assortment of fine wines and 'slow' foods, such as…
Peter's Yard
27 Simpson Loan (Quartermile),
Edinburgh,
EH3 9GG
The swish new Quartermile development beside the Meadows is the setting for this impressive Swedish bakery/café/deli co-founded by Peter LJ and Jan Hedh, master baker and chocolatier. Glass walls, steel counters and concrete pillars make the lofty space…
Glass & Thompson
2 Dundas Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6HZ
Glass & Thompson's regulars were doubtless unsurprised to find their favoured haunt nominated for Most Stylish Café at the 2007 Scotland with Style awards. With its gleaming wood floor, muted silver tables and sedate lighting it easily deserves such an…
Hula Juice Bar
103–105 West Bow,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JP
Visiting Hula is like finding that place 'somewhere over the rainbow'. A wild spectrum of fresh fruits and jungles of organic wheatgrass promising invigoration, detoxification and stimulation are liquified into fabulous smoothies by co-founders Susan…
Hula Juice Bar
42 Home Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9LZ
Visiting Hula is like finding that place 'somewhere over the rainbow'. A wild spectrum of fresh fruits and jungles of organic wheatgrass promising invigoration, detoxification and stimulation are liquified into fabulous smoothies by co-founders Susan…
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