Filter coffee bars in Edinburgh
Where Edinburgh takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
8 cafés · United Kingdom
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Artisan Roast Broughton Street
Opened in 2007, this snug Broughton Street basement is where Scottish specialty coffee began. Artisan Roast roasts…
Artisan Roast Bruntsfield
Set on a leafy stretch of Bruntsfield Place, this second Artisan Roast site draws a mix of Meadows walkers and…
Artisan Roast Stockbridge
Tucked onto Raeburn Place in the village-like heart of Stockbridge, this third Artisan Roast site serves the same…
Brew Lab (Origin Coffee)
The 6-8 South College Street address is one of Edinburgh's most storied coffee spaces, previously home to Brew Lab…
Cairngorm Coffee
Cairngorm began as a community cafe in Kingussie in 2014, then brought its own roastery and polished aesthetic to…
Cult Espresso
Founded in 2014 and operating from a narrow sapphire-blue shopfront on Buccleuch Street near the University of…
Lowdown Coffee
Lowdown sits beneath a George Street address with a weekly rotating menu of light-roasted coffees built around…
Williams and Johnson Coffee Co.
Williams and Johnson occupies a light-filled unit in Custom Lane at The Shore, where a 12kg Probat roaster sits in…
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