Scotland

Best coffee shops in Edinburgh

Our guide to specialty coffee in Edinburgh: 6 verified shops, including Artisan Roast, Cairngorm Coffee and Fortitude Coffee. Edinburgh has a deep specialty coffee scene, with several local roasters running their own cafes across the New Town, Leith, and the south side. The shops below all source carefully and tell you what they are pouring.

6 verified shops · vetted, never pay-to-play

Verified means checked against our specialty criteria using each shop's own public information, not a visit. Last checked Jun 2026. How we choose

Edinburgh Castle above Princes Street Gardens
Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped, color-adjusted)

Know a shop we're missing in Edinburgh? Tell us where to find it.