The Painted Rooster Massive Schnitzel and Mansize Naan’s verdict The Caffeine Drip always seemed to be busy, surprisingly so given its basement location. But it closed not long ago with The Painted Rooster taking over. We visited for breakfast mindful that the Caffeine Drip was regularly named one of the best places in the city …

Williams & Johnson at Waverley Mall As we highlighted in our post about the 25 Best Things to Eat and Drink This August, Williams & Johnson have recently opened a branch in Waverley Mall, bringing their coffee excellence to the city centre. With their roasting base of operations and first cafe at Custom Lane, W&J …

Little Fitzroy I was sad to see Tiramisu, on Easter Road, close down, but it has been a cafe space that has seen many businesses cycle through it over the course of the last few years. In its place comes a new cafe called Little Fitzroy, under the stewardship of barista legend Cathryn Cripps Clark. …

Amarelo I clearly hadn’t taken a walk along Causewayside in recent times as I was completely unaware of the presence of Amarelo, a compact little sandwich shop which had been trading just opposite Sambuca since the start of the year. My eye was caught by talk of locally roasted coffee and something called pizza wraps. …

Dream & Season I’ve enjoyed a number of recent trips to Prortobello for a sunny and/or bracing stroll along the promenade. I’ve stopped at the likes of Green Kilt and Susan’s Snacks along the way.Exterior On this visit, once more to collect a stray parcel from the Telferton industrial estate, I popped into newcomer Dream …