Canongate0.4 mi from Old Town centrelast reviewed April 2026
The Royal Mile coffee bar of Santu's New Town roastery, with the specialty programme to prove it. For this part of the city, worth the detour.
A roaster's own coffee bar on the Royal Mile, not just scenery.
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Canongate0.4 mi from Old Town centrelast reviewed April 2026
The Royal Mile coffee bar of Santu's New Town roastery, with the specialty programme to prove it. For this part of the city, worth the detour.
A roaster's own coffee bar on the Royal Mile, not just scenery.
126 Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8DD, UK
0.4 mi from Old Town centre
Ulterior Motives · 31 May
June is Edinburgh's own month, the one before August hands the city over to the Fringe.
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jul
For three weeks every August, Edinburgh stops hosting festivals and turns into one.
Takes its name from Fitzroy, Melbourne, and runs that reference seriously. Staff ask what you're after before they pour, and mean the question.
An arch beside Waverley where the roaster in the grinder rotates through European suppliers rather than settling on a house blend. Filter runs alongside espresso, and both get the same deliberate treatment.
Filter arrives bright and fruity, espresso rich and precise; both come from their own roastery in Old Town. Staff share extraction notes before you ask.