Williams and Johnson Coffee Co roastery and cafe on Customs Wharf in Leith Edinburgh, founded 2017 by two former Square Mile baristas, the city's.
Tip: Saturday morning roastery tours run by booking; the cafe sells single-origin whole-bean retail from the roastery rack.
Address: 1 Customs Wharf, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6AL
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
Matt and Helen Carroll's Fortitude Coffee on York Place in Edinburgh New Town, founded 2014, a third-wave coffee bar pouring filter and espresso from rotating.
Tip: Fortitude does not roast in-house; the bar rotates UK and European single-origins. Ask which is currently pouring.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Guatemala, Rwanda
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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
Machina Espresso on Brougham Place in Tollcross Edinburgh, founded 2015, a tiny espresso bar doubling as a commercial coffee equipment shop with home espresso.
Tip: Their second branch on South Lauder Road has tables for drinking in; the Brougham Place original is a stand-and-go counter.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Equipment sales
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
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
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
