Tag Archives: West End

L’Echoppe

It’s always sad when category winners from our annual Guide to Edinburgh cease trading. It was a particular shame to see Copper Bird close as it was a super friendly place as well as serving the best breakfast rolls in … Continue reading

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Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam has been trading from its Haymarket premises for many a year. It’s a place I’ve visited on a number of occasions and had good, bad and indifferent experiences. I popped in to try its latest iteration to see … Continue reading

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La Campagnola

La Campagnola is a mainstay of the Edinburgh chip shop scene, having traded at the end of Drumsheugh Gardens (just near McDougall’s) for as long as I can remember. I visited late on a Friday night, not for the first … Continue reading

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Soderberg

It was with mixed feelings that I crossed the threshold of Soderberg, the new bakery shop on Queensferry Street from the folks behind Peter’s Yard. I’d loved the previous occupants, Hernandez & Co, but life moves on, I suppose. A … Continue reading

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McDougall’s

With the sell-off of the final batch of Edinburgh’s distinctive police boxes, just recently, we can look forward to another crop of eateries to join the likes of Tupiniquim, the Bollywood Box and The Counter. McDougall’s on Drumsheugh Gardens was … Continue reading

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