Three.14 I was feeling a little ropey after another fun evening of reacquainting myself with the delights of midweek drinking in Edinburgh. I was in need of sustenance relatively close at hand so headed for a bakery called Three.14 which was new to me. The name is a pi/pie riff. It’s always good to see …

Gooseneck Cafe I’ve been pleased to see the city’s excellent selection of cafes further bolstered in my absence. As well as the likes of Detour and Oqo, I recently bumped in to Gooseneck as I wandered in the western half of the city centre. Trading from the cafe premises that were once home to Mademoiselle …

Rose Theatre Cafe One of the places that opened in my absence that I was most keen to visit was the Rose Theatre Cafe, on Rose Street. My dear old Mum used to attend the premises in her youth when it was the Charlotte Chapel. Over the past few years it has increasingly been used …

Uplands Roast My current regular route involves much criss-crossing of the Meadows. I have consequently been rather pleased to discover some good new coffee options on my wanderings. In addition to the excellent Detour, I bumped into George Square police box coffee place Uplands Roast the other day and made a note to return as …

Oqo Coffee Nook One of the key findings from my travelling time was that Edinburgh is very well served for cafes and top notch coffee relative to most of the places I visited. The topography of our compact city lends itself to concentrated bursts of hospitality clusters but even factoring that in we have great …