Edinburgh's defining weekend breakfast: square Lorne sausage, link sausage, back bacon, fried egg, black pudding, white pudding, haggis or potato scone, grilled tomato, mushrooms, baked beans, and a tattie scone, all served with strong tea and toast. The Edinburgh Sunday morning ritual.
The full Scottish breakfast evolved from the 19th-century rural farmhouse meal designed to fuel a full day of labour; the Lorne sausage and the haggis or potato scone components distinguish it from the Full English. Edinburgh weekend establishments (The Cafe Royal, The Scran and Scallie, Maison Bleue) serve traditional versions; tourist establishments add tattie scone and haggis at the Castle end.
5 editor picks for Full Scottish Breakfast in Edinburgh, ranked by editorial score. All Edinburgh signature dishes · Full Scottish Breakfast across every city.
The Scran and Scallie ★ 4.5
stockbridge · 1 Comely Bank Road, Edinburgh EH4 1DT
Tom Kitchin and Dominic Jack's Stockbridge gastropub in Edinburgh, opened 2013, the casual-counterpart to The Kitchin running British classics in a Comely.
The Cottage at Royal Terrace ★ 4.5
canonmills-inverleith · 1 Royal Terrace Gardens, Edinburgh EH7 5DX
Peter Adshead's restaurant in the 1836 William Playfair stone cottage at Royal Terrace Gardens in Edinburgh, opened May 2026 on the former Gardener's Cottage.
Edinburgh Larder ★ 4.4
old-town · 15 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh EH1 1NB
Edinburgh Larder bistro on Blackfriars Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, opened in 2009, an all-day cafe-restaurant serving Scottish-provenance breakfast.
Roseleaf Bar Cafe ★ 4.2
leith · 23-24 Sandport Place, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6EW
Roseleaf Bar Cafe on Sandport Place in Leith Edinburgh, an eclectic all-day pub and cafe in a converted Victorian bar, serving brunch until 17:00 and dinner.
Howies ★ 4.0
old-town · 10-14 Victoria Street, Edinburgh EH1 2HG
Howies on Victoria Street in Edinburgh, the Old Town flagship of David Howie Scott's Scottish-bistro mini-chain opened in 1990, the city's everyday Scottish.