"A Marchmont neighbourhood café that roasts its own coffee under the Mr Eion label. The bar takes extraction seriously enough to adjust to how you drink it."
25-28 Argyle Pl, Edinburgh EH9 1JJ, UK
Uplands Roast sources direct-trade Vietnamese coffee from a named farm, roasts it in-house, and sells the beans to go. The supply chain is real, not marketing.
The espresso holds up across whoever's behind the machine, which matters more than it sounds. Neighbourhood pricing, no pretension.
A flat white pulled with real attention to espresso-milk balance, in a spacious room that rewards sitting. Marchmont's reliable neighbourhood espresso.