Dodi’s I regularly lament the lack of good pie options on menus across the city. When I spotted Dodi’s, sister cafe to Coffee Mavi which is just next door, proclaiming a pie and mash focussed menu I made it my business to visit as soon as the opportunity presented itself.Exterior As with next door, which …

Mason’s Bakery I’d walked past the venerable baking institution that is Mason’s Bakery on a number of occasions, but I’d never previously found it open. This speaks solely of my forays in this neck of the woods being exclusively on a Sunday, though, as they’re open long hours besides that.Exterior I was in between larger …

St Andrews Brewing Co I’d had a rather mixed time at the Potting Shed over the course of a few visits, so I wasn’t particularly saddened by its demise. In its place comes the St Andrews Brewing Co. Having been given a thorough drenching from the inclement weather I was glad to pop in for …

The Howff My travels took me to the little seaside haven of Port Seton on a crisply sunny Tuesday. I wasn’t sure quite what to expect from the place but I was pleased to find quite a few options for what I might shovel faceward.Exterior I settled upon a compact little cafe called The Howff …

The Market Pub An unexpected turn of events took me to Chesterfield on a chill Wednesday evening. With an hour or two to spare before my train back to Edinburgh arrived, I wandered through the town, admired the famously crooked spire, then took up station at the Market Pub on New Square.Exterior A pub in …