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Coffee Shops
shetlanddebbie
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There are few things I enjoy more than relaxing in a cosy coffee shop!
Some of my personal favourites are in Dundee, the city where I go to university:-
- Madigan's Food Emporium (which has a vast selection of herbal teas and a wonderful collection of cakes)
- Roseangle Arts Cafe (situated in an old converted church right in the heart of the city centre)
- Pacamara Food and Drink (not only does good coffee, but also serves an amazing brunch)
What are some of your favourite coffee shops in Scotland?
Some of my personal favourites are in Dundee, the city where I go to university:-
- Madigan's Food Emporium (which has a vast selection of herbal teas and a wonderful collection of cakes)
- Roseangle Arts Cafe (situated in an old converted church right in the heart of the city centre)
- Pacamara Food and Drink (not only does good coffee, but also serves an amazing brunch)
What are some of your favourite coffee shops in Scotland?
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There are plenty more independant trendy coffee shops in the city centre, for example Brew Lab, Black Medecine and Artisan Roast. There are also a lot of coffee shops in the popular areas of Bruntsfield, Morningside and Stockbridge.
We also have our very own coffee roaster Dear Green which supplies several cafes in Scotland. Gordon St Coffee also roast their own coffee along with Avenue G.
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Although if I'm honest my favourite is Blend in Inverness. It's just a wee place but their coffee is excellent. I've also recently discovered Cafe 82 in Drumnadrochit, I haven't had a chance to sample their coffee yet but I've heard good things.
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The gallery at Calgary Bay on Mull is another spot where you can get great coffee and a cake.
My favourite though was completely al fresco. It was an honesty box I came across when visiting the Kildalton Cross on the Isle of Islay. Again a really remote spot. Someone had set up a wee table with homemade cakes, hot flasks of tea and coffee, plus cold milk, sugar and mugs. There was even homemade jam for sale. It was a honestly box system. Absolutely loved it. Totally unexpected but so welcome. The cakes were amazing too.
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In the Glasgow area I would always recommend heading to Gordon Street Coffee - friendly guys, who are really passionate and know their coffee!
Heaven Scent in Milnathort - amazing afternoon teas in their Heavens Above rooms which you enter through a Smeg fridge door!
Mannerstons which is on the A905 South Queensferry to Bo'ness Road, does great home baking
The Potting Shed just outside Aviemore serves only cake - what's not to like about that - also thrown in is the viewing gallery to their tree garden where you can watch many different types of birds and some squirrels feeding - we saw a woodpecker when we were there last week!
Edinburgh:
- Artisan Roast on Broughton Street
- Kilimanjaro on Clerk Street
- Castello Coffee on Castle Street
- Wellington's on George Street (the strongest coffee I've had in years)
- Filament Coffee on Clerk Street
- Twelve Triangles on 90 Brunswick Street. My new favourite.
Glasgow:
- Tinderbox, any of the three - Ingram Street, Buchanan Street (inside Paperchase) and lastly Byres Road.
North Berwick:
- Steampunk Coffee. Simply awesome. Their wee veedub van does come into Edinburgh of a Sunday to service Java hunting punters at the Stockbridge market. *well* worth a visit.
Still to try Machina Espresso on Brouham Place, but that's being left for a nice sunny day.
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Good call @VisitScotlandBrianCheck out this cool wee drawing of Taste by Glasgow/Gourock based Wil Freeborn, sketched as he drank
I also have to agree with @VisitScotlandBrian, Taste coffee is really great too!
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In Aberdeen, the bacon rolls and coffee from 'Contour' cafe on the green is pretty good, for a view though Inversnecky at the beach is pretty good!
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