Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Grow Urban
8B St Vincent Street, City Centre · EH3 6SH
Opening hours listed
Coffee shopCake
229 Cafes in City Centre, Edinburgh
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Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Black Rabbit
33 Brougham Street, City Centre · EH3 9JT
Opening hours listed
Coffee shopCake
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Artisan Roast
57 Broughton Street, City Centre · EH1 3RJ
Opening hours listed
Coffee shop
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Black Sheep Coffee
123 Lothian Road, City Centre · EH3 9AN
Opening hours listed
Coffee shopTakeaway
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Caffè Nero
54 South Bridge, City Centre · EH1 1YS
Opening hours listed
Coffee shopTakeaway
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Coffee Saints
2A Little King Street, City Centre · EH1 3AR
Opening hours listed
Coffee shop
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Deacon's House Cafe
304 Lawnmarket, City Centre · EH1 2PS
Opening hours listed
BreakfastPancakeSandwich
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
The Elephant House
21 George IV Bridge, City Centre · EH1 1EN
Opening hours listed
Coffee shopWheelchair accessible
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Dovecot Studios Café
10 Infirmary Street, City Centre · EH1 1LT
Opening hours listed
Wheelchair accessible
Cafes
Hygiene Improvement Required
Lady Libertine
25 West Register Street, City Centre · EH2 2AA
MediterraneanKebabWheelchair accessible
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Mimi's Little Bakehouse
2 Market Street, City Centre · EH1 1DE
Opening hours listed
Coffee shopAfternoon teaWheelchair accessible
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
The Cobbled Roastery
48 Thistle Street, City Centre · EH2 1EN
Opening hours listed
Coffee shop
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Balcony Cafe
44 Chambers Street, City Centre · EH1 1JF
Opening hours listed
Wheelchair accessible
Cafes
Hygiene Pass
Black Sheep Coffee
24-25 Princes Street, City Centre · EH2 2AN
Opening hours listed
Coffee shopWheelchair accessibleTakeaway
Cafes in Edinburgh: the facts
- How many cafes are there in Edinburgh?
- This directory lists 229 cafes in Edinburgh, Midlothian. 35 have a published telephone number, 98 have a website, and 87 have opening hours on record. Details come from OpenStreetMap, so the list covers businesses that have been mapped rather than every business trading in the city.
- Which cafes in Edinburgh have the highest food hygiene rating?
- Grow Urban, Black Rabbit, Leo's Beanery, Artisan Roast, Black Sheep Coffee each hold the top food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency at their most recent inspection. 194 of the 229 cafes listed here have an FSA rating on record. A hygiene rating reflects standards observed on the day of inspection, not customer satisfaction.
- Are these cafes in Edinburgh registered companies?
- 13 of the 229 cafes listed here match a company on the Companies House register by name and postcode. The rest may be sole traders or partnerships, which are not required to register, so an absent company number does not indicate a problem.
- How do I check cafes in Edinburgh before hiring or visiting?
- Check the details on each listing against the business's own website and the relevant public register: the Food Standards Agency for food hygiene, Companies House for company status, and the trade's own register where one exists. This directory does not vet, rate or endorse any business, and does not publish customer reviews.
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