Coffee in Old Town
Old Town, Edinburgh · 6 cafés
Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.
Black Medicine Coffee Co.
A Nicolson Street fixture for over two decades, Black Medicine is one of Edinburgh's longest-running independent…
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…
Cult Espresso
Founded in 2014 and operating from a narrow sapphire-blue shopfront on Buccleuch Street near the University of…
Fortitude Coffee Abbeyhill
Opened in late 2023 at 4 Abbey Mount, this Abbeyhill location was designed with Splintr and features a prominent…
Hula Juice Cafe
Located on West Bow in the Grassmarket, Hula is a brunch cafe and juice bar that takes specialty coffee seriously…
Thomas J Walls Coffee
This converted Victorian opticians on Forrest Road retains its original brass lettering and display window frontage,…
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