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Centotre
103 George Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 3ES
So committed are Victor and Carina Contini to creating the fresh, authentic food that is ubiquitous in Italy, they ship the majority of their produce from Milan each week. And not from just any supplier - they make it a point to get to know the…
13th Note Café
50-60 King Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5QT
Scotland
Set on arty King Street, this laid-back hang-out has long provided wholesome vegetarian food to hungry indie rock fans - as live sets are played in the basement seven nights a week while hip music is a permanent backdrop in the bar/café. Diners…
Urban Angel
121 Hanover Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1DJ
This heavenly restaurant and deli is spread across a warren of small basement rooms in a former bakery on Hanover Street. The surroundings combine old with new, partnering original features such as the solid fuel bakery ovens and polished flagstone…
Dalriada
77 Promenade, Portobello,
Edinburgh,
EH15 2EL
Situated in an imposing building at the Joppa end of the Portobello Promenade, Dalriada is a fantastic bar-cum-café that's just perfect for an afternoon coffee and cake while you watch the waves roll in, or an evening drink as the sun sets over the…
The Lot
4 Grassmarket, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2JU
If it wasn't for the modern art hanging from the walls, the Lot would have the feel of a church hall. Unsurprising really, since it's usurped the New Greyfriars Mission Church, which has cast an increasingly jaundiced eye over the excesses of the…
Amalfi Pizzeria
148 West Nile Street, City Centre,
Glasgow,
G1 2RQ
Serving inexpensive Italian classics, this city centre restaurant has an unexpectedly low-key and intimate atmosphere considering its location just off the bustling eastern end of Sauchiehall Street. The menu proudly recalls that the likes of Dean…
The Fruitmarket Gallery Café
Fruitmarket Gallery, 45 Market Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DF
The exhibitions that grace the Fruitmarket Gallery walls suggest a desire to push boundaries, and the chefs in the café kitchen seem to have similar ambitions. The menu, which changes to reflect the season and its produce, is put together with creative…
Coia's Cafe
473 Duke Street, East End,
Glasgow,
G31 1NG
The word 'café' does not begin to encompass the wonders of Coias, starting with the space-age Italian glass and chrome circular ice-cream fridge. It's the first of its kind in Britain, says owner Alfredo Coia, whose family has occupied this Dennistoun…
The Engine Shed Cafe
19 St Leonard's Lane, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9SD
In 1989, a disused shed from the Innocents Railway was turned into what is now the Garvald-run Engine Shed - a spacious, airy building with a friendly, community atmosphere, home to a number of initiatives that provide training and work for adults with…
Sadivino
52 West Richmond Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9DZ
When you receive a plate of food that's breathtakingly simple, yet bursting with flavour, you know you're on to something good. Add stunningly low prices and it becomes truly unique. You may have to nudge up your neighbour, continental-style, to fit in…
Tapa Coffee & Bakehouse
21 Whitehill Street, Dennistoun, East End,
Glasgow,
G31 2LH
Set just off Duke Street in Dennistoun, Tapa combines a bakery with a cheerful café serving wholesome, natural food and specially sourced coffees (roasted on site). The bakehouse has built up a reputation for its artisan breads, which include a…
Spoon
15 Blackfriars Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1NB
Although the name may evoke an image of artery-clogging 'greasy spoons', Spoon is anything but. Serving fresh, taste bud-friendly meals for the past five years, owners Richard Alexander and Moira McFarlane create top-quality dishes from great…
Valvona & Crolla VinCaffè
11 Multrees Walk, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 3DQ
Sleek styling in dark wood, sea blue tiles and crisp white linen, along with its location on designer-heavy Multrees Walk, belies the fact that VinCaffè is all about food rather than fashion. A short, unpretentious menu focuses on the vibrant Italian…
Empires
24 St Mary's Street, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1SU
It's hard to define Empires, a Turkish café-cum-ceramic shop, but this quirky, chaotic little place has an exotic charm all of its own. Downstairs, an eclectic mix of artworks, wall-hangings, ceramics and trinkets bathe in the glow of colourful…
Palm Court Bollinger Bar
The Balmoral Hotel, 1 Princes Street, New Town,
Edinburgh,
EH2 2EQ
In an era of takeaway latte and lunch to go, it seems unbelievable that people ever found time for afternoon tea. This quintessentially British activity has become somewhat of a luxury. One can step into the Palm Court at the Balmoral Hotel and step…
Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
42 Otago Lane, West End,
Glasgow,
G12 8PB
There is nothing quite like the Tchai-Ovna House of Tea experience. From the outside, the Otago Lane café looks like a crooked fairytale house perched precariously on the banks of the River Kelvin. Walking inside is like travelling back in time to an…
circle
1 Brandon Terrace, Canonmills,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5AE
There's no doubting the solidity of the circle experience. From the moment you walk in it surrounds you - walls hewn from stone, polished flags beneath your feet. It's a long, thin space with high ceilings and a tall window at the end that makes a…
Favorit
19-20 Teviot Place, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 2QZ
This anachronistic mix of American diner, European café and UK style bar is not easy to categorise. Open early enough for breakfast with tempting continental fare, it whizzes through its lunch incarnation offering panini, sandwiches and hot dishes, to…
Black Medicine Coffee Company
2 Nicolson Street, Southside,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9DH
The area near Edinburgh University's Southside campus is certainly not short of sandwich and coffee bars in which to grab a bite between classes. It proves a little harder, however, to find fresh, quality ingredients and a knowledge of how to combine…
Made in France
5 Lochrin Place, Tollcross,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9QX
There is something irresistibly romantic about the French eating experience, and this gem of a café certainly lives up to that reputation. The sense that you're somewhere authentic is with you the minute you step through the door. Enter to the sounds of…
Le Marche Français
9a West Maitland Street, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH12 5DS
A bustling wine shop, coffee stop and café serving inexpensive snacks, soups and salads by day, this Haymarket premises morphs into a laid-back bistro on selected evenings. As the day chef slips off his clogs, it's proprietor Pierre Pelletier who rolls…
Trans-Europe Café
25 Parnie Street, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 5RJ
When he is not nipping out for a cigarette or chatting with the clientele, owner Tony Sinclair is gently directing his small staff at this cosy modern café sandwiched among the galleries on Parnie Street. These premises have served as a small licensed…
The Coffee Merchant
Merchant Square, 60 Candleriggs, Merchant City,
Glasgow,
G1 1ET
If you polled local business folk and employees, as well as residents in the Candleriggs area, this solid neighbourhood café might be the preferred choice for a quick sandwich or coffee made from locally-roasted Mathew Algie beans. A pair of sofas and…
The Elephant House
21 George IV Bridge, Old Town,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1EN
Located handily for shopping, working or studying, the Elephant House is an institution. It's something between an unofficial Edinburgh University student cafeteria and a tourist attraction in its own right, as JK Rowling is reputed to have written some…
Espresso Mondo / E Mondo
116 Lothian Road, West End,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9BE
There is a dearth of Edinburgh venues that combine food, alcohol, coffee and sofas past 7pm. This bistro-style café/bar steps up to fill a niche by morphing from its daytime incarnation of Espresso Mondo into E Mondo, which offers relaxed dining up…
