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Review: Plant Bae, a plant-based cafe on Easter Road

December 3, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A charming pink and green cafe with a clear plant-based foodie focus. Plant Bae is one of the surprisingly common jewels on Easter Road and is absolutely worth visiting.

A review of Krem Karamel, an cafe bookshop in Inverleith

March 9, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Worth exploring for, Krem Karamel is a bookshop cafe in Inverleith with amazing cakes, good food, great staff and a lovely vibe. It’s new and already hugely popular.

A review of Café Domenico’s, an Italian restaurant in Leith

February 4, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Absolutely delicious food, excellent service and years of Edinburgh history almost hidden behind a humble red cafe front. A must visit.

A review of The Remedy, a cafe on Leith Walk

January 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Remedy expands off Leith Walk into a homely bistro. Settle down for a friendly chat, some fine coffee and mezze or Mediterranean platters.

A review of Grams, a vegan-friendly cafe in Stockbridge

November 16, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Even if you’re torn for choices while touring Stockbridge, I think Grams is worth checking out. It’s pink, and I’m impressed.

A review of Betty and George, Canonmills

November 1, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Betty and George is brand new at Howard Street in Canonmills. I’ve been several times and always had a good experience, but I can’t imagine opening during lockdown-lite and COVID-19 was hiccup-free!

A review of Noughts & Coffees, City Centre

December 14, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a trend I welcome; board games are popular again. The return of board games somehow happened while missing the hipster trap and becoming an accepted mainstream thing. If you don’t believe me, then you only need to start counting the number of gaming cafes that are popping up across the country. Edinburgh has […]

A review of Strumpets, West End

February 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I really wanted to find a cosy coffee shop that could feed me tasty cake. The weather was awful, wind and rain was whipping Edinburgh into a bleak misery and I had been outside for too long. The West End had a few places to pop into but I felt as if I deserved a […]

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