Cafen is a cafe in New Town, Edinburgh.
Editorially verified May 30, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 1.5 hours
Sip afternoon tea with a selection of snacks as you go around the Scottish capital on a vintage bus tour of Edinburgh. Indulge in optional gin cocktails while admiring...
2h 30m
Join a Tea Blending & Tasting Workshop in Edinburgh. Learn about the history of tea, sample nine unique blends, and create your own custom blends to take home.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Explore Edinburgh’s Georgian 200 year-old New Town on a food walking tour. Enjoy a Scottish gin cocktail, smoked salmon canapes, port and chocolate, haggis, ice cream ...
Address: 44 Dundas Street, Edinburgh EH3 6JN
Cairngorm Coffee on Melville Place in Edinburgh New Town, opened 2014, a basement third-wave coffee bar pouring rotating UK and European roasters.
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TipTheir Frederick Street branch is brighter and busier; the Melville Place original is the quiet workspace.
Brew Lab on South College Street in Edinburgh, opened 2012, a third-wave coffee bar pouring filter and espresso into a long basement room near the University.
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TipTheir training arm runs Saturday public cuppings at 11:00; sign up online for a week or two ahead.
Machina's Marchmont cafe in Edinburgh's south side, a bright sit-in space pouring single-origin espresso and filter from their own roastery.
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TipMornings until 11:00 are quietest; rotating lunch pop-ups land midday.
Cairngorm Coffee on Melville Place in Edinburgh New Town, opened 2014, a basement third-wave coffee bar pouring rotating UK and European roasters.
DrinkFlat white
TipTheir Frederick Street branch is brighter and busier; the Melville Place original is the quiet workspace.
Williams and Johnson roastery cafe on Customs Wharf in Leith Edinburgh, opened 2017 by two former Square Mile baristas, an in-house roaster and cafe.
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TipTour the roaster on the public Saturday morning slot; check the website calendar two weeks ahead.
Twelve Triangles bakery-cafe on Brunswick Street in Edinburgh, opened 2015, a third-wave coffee counter making the city's most popular doughnuts.
DrinkFilter coffee and a doughnut
TipOpen from 07:00; the day's doughnuts sell out by 11:00 on Saturdays. The Brunswick Street site is takeaway only.
Lovecrumbs cake shop on West Port in Edinburgh, opened 2010, a tea-and-cake counter in a Grassmarket-adjacent townhouse with a sun-filled bay window.
DrinkFilter coffee and a slice of cake
TipTheir daily-changing cake counter is a one-glass-each affair; the upstairs nook seats four for quiet sessions.
