Coffee & cafés in Edinburgh
Edinburgh has 630 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (43), Sandwiches (32), Brunch (26). The coffee scene spans 360 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 231 Coffee Shops, 34 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Vegetarian cafés (158), Vegan cafés (131), Gluten-free cafés (27). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés, Upscale coffee houses. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Edinburgh is a city in the United Kingdom with a population of 514,990. It has 698 total coffee venues, of which 81 are specialty-coffee venues. The most common serves are breakfast, sandwiches, and brunch. About 90% of these venues are independent.
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Edinburgh | United Kingdom median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 15% of 630 venues | 4.9% (median of 591 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 89% of 630 venues | 86% (median of 591 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 469 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.6 (median of 567 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 68% of 290 venues with a price level | 70% (median of 532 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 32% of 290 venues with a price level | 30% (median of 532 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0.7% of 290 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 532 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 8.5% of 543 venues with listed hours | 9.5% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 86% of 543 venues with Sunday hours listed | 73% (median of 589 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 75% of 543 venues with listed hours | 61% (median of 589 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Brunch (29 venues), Matcha (15), Flat White (14) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Edinburgh on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Platform 41 Coffee
41 Leith Street, Edinburgh
★ 5.0 (1068)£1–10
Books n’ Cup
23 Home Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.9 (1886)£
Black Sheep Coffee - Lothian Road
123 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9AN, United Kingdom
★ 4.9 (1415)£1–10
Quinn’s Cafe
62 West Port, Edinburgh
★ 4.9 (1189)£10–20
Black Sheep Coffee - St James Place
4 Little King St, Edinburgh EH1 3AR, United Kingdom
★ 4.9 (856)£1–10
Let Me Eat
7 Cowgatehead, Edinburgh
★ 4.8 (1913)
Room & Rumours
17 East Market Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.8 (1231)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Books N' Cup
16 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
★ 4.8 (1054)£1–10
Laptop friendly
The Source Coffee Roasters
4 Spittal Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.8 (781)£1–10
Outdoor seating
LOWDOWN
40 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2LE
★ 4.7 (1739)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Clarinda's Tearoom
69 Canongate, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (1539)
Black Sheep Coffee
8 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (1281)
Outdoor seating
The Coffee Mill Cafe
54-56 West Port, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (1239)£10–20
Veeno Edinburgh - Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar
76 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 2NN
★ 4.7 (1213)moderate
Outdoor seating
Black Sheep Coffee - George St
32 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2LE, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (1116)£1–10
Artisan Roast Broughton street
57 Broughton St, Edinburgh EH1 3RJ, United Kingdom
★ 4.7 (987)£1–10
Laptop friendly
La Viola Cafe & Bistro
4 Earl Grey St, Edinburgh EH3 9BN
★ 4.7 (938)moderate
Outdoor seating
Hideout Cafe
5 Upper Bow, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (916)£1–10
Outdoor seating
La’telve Cafe & Bistro
163-165 Morningside Road, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (886)
Castlegate Cafe
29 Grassmarket, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (875)£
L'Etoile Salon de Tea
44 West Port, Edinburgh EH1 2LD
★ 4.7 (837)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Fortuna Coffee
77 Queen Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (811)
Artisan Coffee Leith
274 Leith Walk, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (806)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The Haven
9, Edinburgh
★ 4.7 (789)£10–20
Laptop friendly
The Edinburgh Larder - Blackfriars Street
15 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh EH1 1NB
★ 4.6 (4362)£10–20
Deacon's House Cafe
304 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (2364)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Black Sheep Coffee - 25 Princess Street
24-25 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 2AN, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (1737)£1–10
Black Sheep Coffee - St James Quarter
30 Saint James Square, Edinburgh EH1 3AY, United Kingdom
★ 4.6 (1632)£1–10
Cafe Edinburgh
57 High Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (1402)moderate
Outdoor seating
L’artigiano
73 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (1364)
La Locanda
61 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (1311)moderate
Outdoor seating
Red Kite Café
7-8 Cadzow Place, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (1002)£10–20
porto & fi
47 Newhaven Main Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (965)
Outdoor seating
Rocksalt Cafe
12-14 Jeffrey St, Edinburgh EH1 1DT
★ 4.6 (939)moderate
Singapore Coffee House
5 Canonmills, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (867)£10–20
The Painted Rooster
10 Melville Place, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (864)moderate
Outdoor seating
Elm Row Cafe Bistro
3 Elm Row, Edinburgh
★ 4.6 (806)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Potoba - Authentic Indian Street Food
264 Gorgie Rd, Edinburgh EH11 2PP
★ 4.6 (803)£
Southern Cross Cafe
63A Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (2423)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Black Medicine Coffee Co
2 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (2067)£1–10
Urban Angel cafe
121 Hanover St, Edinburgh EH2 1DJ, United Kingdom
★ 4.5 (1883)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Maison de Moggy
17,19 West Port, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (1733)
Scotts Kitchen
4-6 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (1655)moderate
Outdoor seating
Toast
65 Shore, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (1456)
Bell Bottom Eatery
2 Polwarth Crescent, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (1245)
Black Sheep Coffee
95-96 Princes Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (1091)£1–10
Gladstone's Land (National Trust for Scotland)
477B Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2NT
★ 4.5 (1065)£
Outdoor seating
La Barantine Victoria
89 West Bow, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (1054)moderate
Snax Cafe
15 West Register Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.5 (964)£1–10
Troy Cafe-Bistro
18-20 Dalry Rd, Edinburgh EH11 2BA
★ 4.5 (786)££
Outdoor seating
The Milkman
7 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.4 (3429)£1–10
Cairngorm
1 Melville Place, Edinburgh
★ 4.4 (1741)£1–10
Laptop friendlyRoasts on-siteOutdoor seating
Origin Coffee (South College Street)
6-8 S College St, Edinburgh EH8 9AA, United Kingdom
★ 4.4 (1707)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Wellington Coffee
33A George Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.4 (1555)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Loudon's Cafe & Bakery
94B Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
★ 4.4 (1349)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Black Sheep Coffee
25 North Bridge, Edinburgh
★ 4.4 (1036)£1–10
Loudons
2 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh
★ 4.4 (846)
Outdoor seating
Blueprint Cafe
21 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.4 (815)moderate
Outdoor seating
The City Cafe
19 Blair Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.3 (2836)
Scran Bistro
7-9 North Bridge Arcade, Edinburgh
★ 4.3 (1522)moderate
Outdoor seating
Kilimanjaro Coffee
104 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9EJ
★ 4.3 (1326)£1–10
Outdoor seating
Mera Lãhorë
26-27 Haddington Place, Edinburgh
★ 4.3 (1161)
Thomas J. Walls
35 Forrest Road, Edinburgh
★ 4.3 (873)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Coffee ‘N’ More
34 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.3 (856)£10–20
Outdoor seating
Coro the Chocolate Cafe
13 Frederick St, Edinburgh EH2 2EY
★ 4.2 (2628)moderate
Victor Hugo Deli
26,27 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh
★ 4.2 (1103)
Outdoor seating
Zaza's Coffee House
21 Grassmarket, Edinburgh
★ 4.2 (1077)moderate
Costa
78 South Bridge, Edinburgh
★ 4.2 (919)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Costa
6 Lady Road, Edinburgh
★ 4.2 (874)
Starbucks
118 Princes Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.1 (1961)
Outdoor seating
Costa
13A Castle Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.1 (1102)
Costa
48 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.1 (802)£1–10
Laptop friendly
Costa Coffee
Unit P1, P2, Princes Mall, Edinburgh EH1 1BQ
★ 4.1 (801)moderate
Starbucks
47 Leith Street, Edinburgh
★ 4.0 (1131)
Elephant House
28,30 Victoria Street, Edinburgh
★ 3.9 (4537)£10–20
Laptop friendly
Starbucks
124 High Street, Edinburgh
★ 3.9 (1874)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Caffè Nero
192 High Street, Edinburgh
★ 3.9 (1164)£1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Boardwalk Beach Club
50 Marine Drive, Edinburgh
★ 3.3 (1556)
Outdoor seating
275 cafe
275 Easter Road, Edinburgh
Open late
AMT Coffee
Haymarket, Edinburgh
Artisan Roast
57 Broughton Street, Edinburgh
Baristo
5 Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Black Sheep Coffee
24-25 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Black Sheep Coffee
123 Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Black Sheep Coffee
206 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh
Black Sheep Coffee
4 Little King Street
Black Sheep Coffee
30 St James Square, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Black Sheep Coffee
32 George Street, Edinburgh
Black Sheep Coffee
56 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh
Bubbleology
Edinburgh
Cafen Speciality Brew Bar
44 Dundas Street, Edinburgh
Cafe Vera
26 Morningside Road, Edinburgh
Caffè Nero
2 Stafford Street, Edinburgh
Caffè Nero
54 South Bridge, Edinburgh
Caffè Nero
Queensferry Road, Edinburgh
Caffè Nero
Lister Square, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Caffè Nero
91,93 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
Caffè Nero
177 Morningside Road, Edinburgh
Comb
12 Leven Street, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Costa
10-14 Morningside Road, Edinburgh
Costa
Costa
78 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Costa
52-54 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Costa Drive Thru
102 Pilton Drive, Edinburgh
Crumbs Cafe
1A Logie Green Road, Edinburgh
Cupp
14 Leith Street, Edinburgh
Cupp
112 Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Dome Cafe and Bar (EUSA)
5 Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Laptop friendly
Edinburgh Larder
15 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh
Element
West Mains Road, Edinburgh
fauna
19A Queensferry Street, Edinburgh
Fortitude
66 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh
Roasts on-site
Gorse
207 Pleasance, Edinburgh
Guajira
18 St Mary's Street, Edinburgh
KB Café
40 West Mains Road, Edinburgh
Kiki's Cafe
132 Leith Walk, Edinburgh
KUBA
1 Dundee Street, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Lovecrumbs
155 West Port, Edinburgh
Laptop friendly
Machina
36,38 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Milk
21 Hawthornvale, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Mimi's Little Bakehouse
2 Market Street, Edinburgh
Onto
72 Newington Road, Edinburgh
Roasts on-site
Origin
6-8 South College Street, Edinburgh
Pigsys Den
6 Alexander Drive, Edinburgh
Quad Cafe
68 South Bridge, Edinburgh
Laptop friendly
Qupi
171 Leith Walk, Edinburgh
Söderberg
27 Simpson Loan, Edinburgh
Starbucks
South Groathill Avenue, Edinburgh
Starbucks
2 Colinton Road, Edinburgh
Starbucks
98 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh
St Colmes Parish Church & Saltyard
158 Dalry Road, Edinburgh
Tani Modi
103 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
Tepuy
2 Crighton Place, Edinburgh
Roasts on-site
The Birchwood
146,148 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
The Elephant House
21 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
The Haggis Box
43 High Street, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
The Place
124c Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Toast Tea
63 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
Troy
18,20 Dalry Road, Edinburgh
Laptop friendly
Undercroft
13 George Street, Edinburgh
W Squared
39 Home Street, Edinburgh
40 George Square Café
Laptop friendly
42 Tea Room
92 Marchmont Crescent, Edinburgh
Açai Bros Health Bar
10 Rodney Street, Edinburgh
Arthur's Cafe
117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
Artisan Roast/Circular Coffee
72-74 Leith Walk, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Boxwood Tam
52 Queen Charlotte Street, Edinburgh
Brücks
11 Crichton Street, Edinburgh
Laptop friendly
Cafe Mi Piace
186 Causewayside, Edinburgh
Café & Organic Farm Shop
4A John's Place
Cafe Refresh
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Clock on the Shore
35 Shore, Edinburgh
Coffee Saints
86 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh
Cupp
321 Leith Walk, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Larder
54-56 Morningside Road, Edinburgh
Fika
41 Dundas Street, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Floxzee Hair
352 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh
Foodstory
127 Easter Road
Fortuna Coffee
41 Frederick Street, Edinburgh
GAIA Italian Delicatessen
32 Crighton Place, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Gladstone's Land
477B Lawnmarket, Edinburgh
Gordon Street Coffee
6 Market Street, Edinburgh
Outdoor seatingRoasts on-site
Guajira
33 Elm Row, Edinburgh
Hank's
162 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh
Harkness Pies
30B Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Hula Juice Bar and Gallery
103,105 West Bow, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Infusions
Kitchen Table
24 Easter Road, Edinburgh
La Cîme Deli
210B Newhaven Road, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
La Vida
66 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh
Levels
9c Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
Laptop friendly
Lounge
56-58 Rose Street, Edinburgh
Lowdown Coffee
40 George Street, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Milk
Milk Cafe
232 Morrison Street, Edinburgh
Mòr Bakery
116 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Nucleus Shop & Wrap Bar
Edinburgh
Rocksalt Cafe and Deli
10 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh
Royal Exchange
Santosa
21 Albert Street
Scott's In The Park
Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Scran
52 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
Scran Brunch
7 North Bridge Arcade, Edinburgh
Slow Progress Records & Coffee
53 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh
Soup Smiths Deli
65 Mayfield Road, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Tea rooms
The Arcade Cafe
Outdoor seating
The Cafe
Laptop friendly
The CAFE by Benugo
69 St James Centre, Edinburgh
The Clock
125 Dalry Road, Edinburgh
The Dean
54 Belford Road, Edinburgh
The Drill Hall Arts Café
36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh
The Eng Inn
The Howdah Tea & Coffee Co
5 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh
The Magnet
The Nook
19 Haddington Place, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Up the Junction
127 Great Junction Street
Victor Hugo Deli
38 Shore, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
Word of Mouth Bistro Cafe
3A Albert Street, Edinburgh
Outdoor seating
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Edinburgh coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Edinburgh?
There are 630 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Edinburgh on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Edinburgh?
Top-rated coffee shops in Edinburgh include 275 cafe, AMT Coffee, Artisan Roast. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Edinburgh.
Are there coffee shops open late in Edinburgh?
Yes — 1 venues stay open late in Edinburgh. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Edinburgh?
58 venues in Edinburgh have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.