-42 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 · 31 May
June is Edinburgh's own month, the one before August hands the city over to the Fringe.
Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May
Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…
-42 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 · 31 May
June is Edinburgh's own month, the one before August hands the city over to the Fringe.
Richaro's Ramblings · 4 May
Proper Coffee surfaces three tiers. We lean on the top one because that's the obvious thing a discovery site should do, and that's mostly where this site sends…
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.