Thanks to its prime site, this contemporary café can get terribly crowded in August. But it's worth trying for a table: the quality of food (soups, salads,...
170 High Street
Artisan Roast supplies quality coffee to cafés and restaurants, but in Broughton Street it has its very own premises. It's a laid-back spot, far from...
57 Broughton Street
Right at the heart of Edinburgh's gay scene, the welcoming, laid-back Blue Moon Café offers good food and drink. The staff are cute and sassy: ask here if...
1 Barony StreetThe catering wing of the Edinburgh International Festival home base, Café Hub sits in a building dating to 1845, which originally served as an assembly hall...
Castlehill
This Turkish delight of a café, located down by the Water of Leith, serves the kind of light meals and sweets that may remind you of holiday excursions to...
77 The Shore
A simple Italian establishment, Caffè Lucano offers breakfast (scrambled egg and smoked salmon on toast), filled ciabattas and focaccias, cakes, coffees and...
37-39 George IV BridgeThis handy addition at the back of Scotland's premier outdoors activity store, Tiso, offers breakfast rolls, some serious panini, quiches, soups and salads,...
41 Commercial Street
Walk past the counter at the entrance and you'll discover a long, thin, stone-walled café offering decent breakfasts, lunches and afternoon teas. Whether...
1 Brandon Terrace
Hanging baskets of flowers outside, politesse inside: nothing changes at this classic Royal Mile tearoom. Along with your pot of tea, sample a chocolate...
69 Canongate
There are Indian vegetarian venues in Edinburgh, and Michelin-starred establishments with meat-free menus. But among modern restaurants with wholly...
56-58 St Mary's Street
This popular café draws everyone from skiving students to grannies out with the grandkids. The food menu runs to salads, baguettes and savouries; some of...
21 George IV BridgeUp a short flight of steps from the pavement on one of Leith Walk's terraces, Embo is a small but well-run establishment. If you're in the area and fancy a...
29 Haddington PlaceBased in a former train maintenance depot, this vegetarian/vegan wholefood café may have limited opening hours, but it's a good pit-stop if you've been...
19 St Leonard's Lane
Locals walking along Frederick Street at Christmas 2008 were confronted by a wholly new concept for Edinburgh: a tea boutique. Eteaket is the street-trading...
1 Frederick Street