Red Kite There’s the odd place that I end up not reviewing despite repeated visits. In the majority of cases this is somewhere I don’t like and can’t put why into words, but occasionally it’s a place I really like but a review just doesn’t quite emerge. The Red Kite in Abbeyhill falls in to …

Konbo Arcade Cafe My method for selecting where to review still largely revolves around me wandering around the place and falling over the threshold of somewhere or other when hunger reaches critical levels. In this fashion I recently stumbled upon the Konbo Arcade Cafe on Gilmore Place.Exterior Having opened a couple of months ago, their …

Baba Budan I’m a regular espresso customer at Baba Budan and I’ve long been meaning to visit on a day – now any day between Wednesday and Sunday – when they serve their full food menu. Finally I got my shit together and brought a healthy appetite, too.Looks good One of the key players in …

Quay Commons I’d visited Quay Commons for coffee last year when they’d just taken on the premises on Commercial Quay and were working out their offering.Exterior After closing to completely rework the space, particularly the kitchen, they re-opened in earnest a few weeks back. I’d popped in again a couple of times and made a …

The Little Green Van There are some odd paradigms that we’ve built up over the years of Lunchquesting. One is that when the sun is shining, I have the overwhelming desire for Indian food in ill-lit rooms; basements ideally. Van I also have the longing for short dark coffee when the sun is bright. I …