Tiramisu – SADLY NOW CLOSED Where A Tasca used to trade, Tiramisu has recently taken over. The compact Easter Road premises and many of the nearby shops are subject to regular and frequent change so I was interested to see whether this new place showed signs of stickability.Exterior As the name suggests, the place is …

Strumpets I wrote about Strumpets shortly after it opened and was very pleased with their coffee, awarding them five stars. Exterior At the time their food offering was solely sweet, so I figured my reviewing work here was done, but over recent months they’ve added quiches and salads, then for winter they’re serving daily changing …

Mercat Bar & Kitchen The Mercat Bar & Kitchen on West Maitland Street has been trading in many different guises for quite a while. Their latest incarnation seems to have food as a strong focus so I popped in to check it out.Exterior Their daytime menu offers a very broad selection including starters, sandwiches, salads …

La Quinta – SADLY NOW CLOSED A couple of doors down from Bia Bistrot, La Quinta has been plying its trade as a Spanish deli for a while. More recently, it added a cafe to draw people to linger there a little longer once purchases had been made. I popped in to see what was …

Cafe Grande Cafe Grande is one of those places I’ve walked past so many times but never timed it right for a visit. I’ve never been entirely sure whether it was a cafe, restaurant or bar so that’s at least partly the reason I’ve not popped in but when I was recently hungry in the …