Coffee roaster££old-townMon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00Public cafe
Brew Lab on South College Street in Edinburgh Old Town, founded 2012, a coffee bar and barista-training academy with Saturday cupping sessions and an open.
Tip: Saturday public cuppings at 11:00; sign up online a week ahead. Their training academy runs barista courses through the year.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, V60, Aeropress, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster££marchmont-meadowsMon-Fri 07:30-15:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-16:00Public cafe
Machina's south-side roastery cafe on Marchmont Road, a bright sit-in space pouring their own single-origin espresso and filter, also a specialist retailer.
Tip: The retail equipment side runs through machina-coffee.com; the cafe is the public-facing tasting room.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Equipment sales
Coffee roaster££new-townDaily 08:30-17:00Public cafe
Cairngorm Coffee Company on Melville Place in Edinburgh New Town, founded 2014, a basement coffee bar pouring rotating UK and European roasters daily.
Tip: Whole-bean retail is sold from the Melville Place basement counter; the Frederick Street branch runs more sandwiches.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Peru
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster££leithMon-Fri 08:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 08:30-17:00Public cafe
Twelve Triangles bakery-cafe on Brunswick Street in Edinburgh, founded 2014, a third-wave coffee counter pouring filter and espresso from UK roasters beside.
Tip: Coffee is rotating UK single-origins; the bakery counter is the volume play. Saturday queues from 09:30.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster££canonmills-inverleithMon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00Public cafe
Artisan Roast on Broughton Street in Edinburgh, founded 2007, the city's third-wave coffee pioneer with a Glasgow roastery and cafes in Bruntsfield.
Tip: Whole-bean retail is sold from the Broughton counter; the Glasgow roastery does Saturday public tours by booking.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Brazil, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Coffee roaster££leithTue-Sat 09:00-16:00Public cafe
Williams and Johnson Coffee Co roastery and cafe on Customs Wharf in Leith Edinburgh, founded in 2017 by two former Square Mile baristas, runs one.
Tip: Saturday morning roastery tours run by booking; the cafe sells single-origin whole-bean retail from the roastery rack.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Wholesale