Queen Charlotte St0.3 mi from Leith centrelast reviewed April 2026
Specialty coffee and homemade focaccia in a Leith corner with a Scottish-Italian character. The seasonal menu is deliberately short.
The Scottish-Italian neighbourhood cafe where the focaccia is as considered as the coffee.
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jul
For three weeks every August, Edinburgh stops hosting festivals and turns into one.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
Queen Charlotte St0.3 mi from Leith centrelast reviewed April 2026
Specialty coffee and homemade focaccia in a Leith corner with a Scottish-Italian character. The seasonal menu is deliberately short.
The Scottish-Italian neighbourhood cafe where the focaccia is as considered as the coffee.
40-42 Queen Charlotte St, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6AT, UK
0.3 mi from Leith centre
Ulterior Motives · 16 Jul
For three weeks every August, Edinburgh stops hosting festivals and turns into one.
Richaro's Ramblings · 14 Aug
I am writing this from Ponta Delgada, where the coffee in front of me was roasted about four streets away. Normally that is the whole story.
A bean shop where buying starts with a smell and the origins range from Yemen to Java. The owner knows every one well enough to explain swiss-water decaf extraction unprompted.
Williams & Johnson roast on-site and pour from the same counter. The coffee keeps people coming back despite the service, which tells you enough.
Artisan Roast's Leith Walk shop: the espresso is precise, and the regulars who've covered Edinburgh's specialty scene still come back.