Edinburgh coffee scene

Brunch cafés in Edinburgh

Cafés in Edinburgh that pair a serious cup with a proper plate. Brunch you'd cross town for, coffee you'd come back for.

10 cafés · United Kingdom

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Brunch
Old Town

Hula Juice Cafe

Located on West Bow in the Grassmarket, Hula is a brunch cafe and juice bar that takes specialty coffee seriously…

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Outdoor seats
Marchmont

Machina Coffee Marchmont

Machina established its roastery behind Arthur's Seat in 2013 and opened this 50-seat Marchmont Road cafe as its…

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New Town

Söderberg Broughton Street

On the New Town end of Broughton Street, this Söderberg site shares the same Swedish bakery programme as the other…

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Dog-friendly
Bruntsfield

Söderberg Morningside

Söderberg's Morningside location on Morningside Road brings the Swedish bakery's full cardamom bun and sourdough…

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Outdoor seats
Tollcross

Söderberg Quartermile

Situated on Simpson Loan within the Quartermile development, this is among Söderberg's more architecturally…

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Dog-friendly
Stockbridge

Söderberg Stockbridge

Söderberg brought Scandinavian bakery culture to Edinburgh before it was fashionable, and the Deanhaugh Street site…

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Brunch
Old Town

Thomas J Walls Coffee

This converted Victorian opticians on Forrest Road retains its original brass lettering and display window frontage,…

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Outdoor seats
Leith

Twelve Triangles Brunswick Street

Twelve Triangles built its reputation on slow, cold-fermented sourdough and laminated pastries shaped entirely by…

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Brunch
Bruntsfield

Twelve Triangles Morningside

The Morningside Road branch extends Twelve Triangles' slow-fermented sourdough and pastry programme into the…

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Dog-friendly
Leith

Twelve Triangles Portobello

The Portobello High Street branch of Twelve Triangles brings the same handmade sourdough and pastry programme to…

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