{"id":6459,"date":"2026-08-11T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:01:15","slug":"black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Black Sheep Coffee &#8211; 25 Princess Street \u26059.3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"padrino-inject-root\">\n<div class=\"padrino-inject-inner\">\n<div data-padrino-shell=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/top-cafes\">\u2190 5 cafes in Edinburgh with the highest ratings \u2014 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Caf\u00e9<\/strong> \u00b7 <span>Edinburgh<\/span> \u00b7 \u2b50 9.3\/10 \u00b7 1736 reviews  \u00b7 <em>updated: 2026-08-10 17:32:53<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <span>24-25 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 2AN, United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex is-nowrap wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+442039886994\">Call<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&amp;destination=55.9531765,-3.191238\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<p>Almost every coffee chain in Britain sells you the same promise: one hundred per cent arabica. <strong>Black Sheep Coffee<\/strong> built an entire company on refusing it. This branch sits on the New Town&#8217;s grand northern frontage, looking across the gardens to the castle rock, and it pours a bean the rest of the high street spent thirty years telling customers to avoid \u2014 specialty-grade robusta, roasted by the company itself. Whether you agree with the argument or not, it is a genuine one, and it is unusually well suited to the busiest pavement in Scotland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a8078e6bab79\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #090909;color:#090909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" 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href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Who_is_behind_it\" >Who is behind it<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#What_kind_of_visit_it_suits\" >What kind of visit it suits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#The_room_and_the_atmosphere\" >The room and the atmosphere<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#What_comes_with_the_coffee\" >What comes with the coffee<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#When_to_come\" >When to come<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Getting_there\" >Getting there<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Good_to_know\" >Good to know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Opening_hours\" >Opening hours<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Photos\" >Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Visitor_reviews\" >Visitor reviews<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghka.com\/en\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh\/#Similar_places\" >Similar places<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Highlights\"><\/span>Highlights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Founded by two St Andrews flatmates<\/strong> \u2014 Gabriel Shohet and Eirik Holth met at the Scottish university, quit their jobs on the same day and started the business in 2013.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Specialty-grade robusta rather than arabica<\/strong> \u2014 the company set out to be the first to apply specialty standards to a bean the industry had written off, sourcing directly from growers on volcanic plantations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They roast their own<\/strong> \u2014 the beans are roasted in-house and sold in bags through the shops, which is rare for a chain of this size and is the reason the cup tastes consistent from branch to branch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Free Coffee Board<\/strong> \u2014 customers can pay forward a drink for someone sleeping rough, a scheme the company has run since its first shop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Norwegian waffles on the counter<\/strong> \u2014 a small, honest trace of one founder&#8217;s origins that has survived the company&#8217;s growth into a chain of well over a hundred sites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Wi-Fi and a very early start<\/strong> \u2014 this branch opens before the working day and welcomes people who intend to sit down with a screen, which is the opposite of what the city&#8217;s specialty basements offer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_in_the_cup\"><\/span>What&#8217;s in the cup<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The honest way to describe a chain is by what it guarantees rather than by the language of terroir, and what Black Sheep guarantees is a specific, deliberate house character that is the same in Edinburgh as it is in London. The bean is robusta, not arabica, and the company&#8217;s entire founding argument was that the industry had condemned an entire species on the basis of the cheap, badly grown, badly processed examples that ended up in supermarket instant. Their answer was to travel to farms, build direct relationships with growers and buy robusta grown and processed to the standards usually reserved for specialty arabica.<\/p>\n<p>What that means in the cup is practical rather than romantic. Robusta carries roughly twice the caffeine of arabica, produces a thicker, more persistent crema, and gives an espresso with heavier body and a darker, more chocolatey, less acidic register. It is a big, emphatic cup that stands up well to milk and to being carried out into the wind, and it makes a strong flat white. What it does not do is deliver the delicate floral and citrus notes that a light-roasted Ethiopian arabica gives you \u2014 and the company would not claim otherwise. This is a house style you either like or you do not, and the useful thing is that you can find out from a single visit.<\/p>\n<p>Because the roasting is done in-house rather than bought in, the profile is under the company&#8217;s own control, and the bar behind the counter is set up for speed and repeatability rather than for hand-poured exploration. The rest of the drinks board goes wide in the way a modern chain must: iced drinks, smoothies, flavoured milk drinks and a tea offer for the table members who do not want coffee at all. Beans are sold in bags to take home, which is the simplest way to test whether the robusta case convinces you.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_behind_it\"><\/span>Who is behind it<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gabriel Shohet and Eirik Holth were flatmates at the University of St Andrews \u2014 which gives this Edinburgh branch a closer connection to its own country than most chain shopfronts can claim. After graduating they went in different directions, one to New York and one to Milan, and then quit their jobs on the same day to move to London and start a coffee company together.<\/p>\n<p>The early years are worth knowing because they explain the company&#8217;s tone. They raised their first capital on a crowdfunding platform in 2014, a modest sum by any commercial standard, and spent roughly two years running market stalls, pop-ups and improvised set-ups around London with rented equipment before the first permanent shop opened in 2015. That is a market-trader&#8217;s apprenticeship, not a corporate rollout, and something of it survives in the branding \u2014 the black sheep, the slogan about leaving the herd behind, the deliberate contrarianism about the bean.<\/p>\n<p>The company has since grown to well over a hundred sites in the United Kingdom and abroad, and the founders have kept majority ownership rather than selling to private equity, which for a chain of this scale is genuinely unusual. It is worth saying plainly that this is a chain and behaves like one: the branch you visit here is executing a system designed elsewhere. The system happens to be a more interesting one than most.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_visit_it_suits\"><\/span>What kind of visit it suits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is the laptop caf\u00e9 in this list. There is free wireless internet, the room is built for people coming and going, and nobody is going to raise an eyebrow at a screen \u2014 which makes it the natural alternative for the working session that the city&#8217;s specialty rooms actively discourage. Realistically, a central branch on the busiest shopping street in Scotland is a place for a productive hour rather than a whole quiet day; the traffic through the door is constant.<\/p>\n<p>Its second great use is logistical. The main railway station is a few minutes away, the tram stops on the same pavement, and the doors open before almost anything else in the centre \u2014 which makes this the obvious place to wait for a train, meet somebody arriving on one, or get a coffee into you before a very early start. Travellers who have landed at dawn with nowhere open to sit will find that unglamorous fact more valuable than any tasting note.<\/p>\n<p>For a slow, attentive coffee with a conversation about origin, this is not the room, and the city has better options a short walk away. For a fast, reliable, strong cup on a day of walking \u2014 between the gardens, the shops and the Old Town \u2014 it is very well placed, and the takeaway packaging is compostable, which matters if you are drinking on the move rather than at a table.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_room_and_the_atmosphere\"><\/span>The room and the atmosphere<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The branch occupies a unit on the north side of the New Town&#8217;s great open frontage, the one place in central Edinburgh where the shops stand on one side of the street only and the other side falls away into gardens with the castle rock behind them. That setting does more for the atmosphere than any interior scheme could: you are steps from one of the most photographed views in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, expect the modern Black Sheep template rather than a one-off design: dark tones, hard surfaces, a long service counter built for a queue, a mixture of small tables and bar-style seating, and enough space to absorb a rush. The company does not publish a description of this particular unit, so it is fair to set expectations by the format rather than by claiming specifics \u2014 this is a functional, contemporary chain interior, not a Georgian salon.<\/p>\n<p>The consequence is noise and movement. At the middle of the day this is a busy transit point rather than a quiet retreat, with a constant flow of takeaway orders, shopping bags and people meeting before or after a walk along the gardens. Early morning is a different and much calmer place. Some sites in the group carry an evening offer with cocktails alongside the coffee, though that is a feature of the brand in general rather than something confirmed for this address.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_comes_with_the_coffee\"><\/span>What comes with the coffee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Food follows the chain model, which is to say it is bought in and finished on site rather than baked behind the counter: pastries, bagels, toasties and sandwiches, plus the Norwegian waffles that trace back to one of the founders. It is designed to be quick, portable and consistent, and it does that job.<\/p>\n<p>Treat it as fuel rather than as a destination. The advantage of a system like this is that you know exactly what you are getting at half past seven in the morning on a Tuesday, which is precisely when the independent kitchens nearby are still shut. The disadvantage is the one every chain carries: nothing on the counter was made in this building, and nothing on it is particular to Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_come\"><\/span>When to come<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Very early is this branch&#8217;s strongest hour and the reason many regulars use it at all. It opens well before the working day and long before the city&#8217;s independent caf\u00e9s, so the first part of the morning is both the quietest time in the room and the moment when the branch is most genuinely useful.<\/p>\n<p>The middle of the day belongs to shoppers and visitors, and on this stretch of pavement that means a constant stream. Expect a queue and expect to share the room. Late afternoon settles again as the retail traffic thins, and the branch keeps going into the evening, which is later than most caf\u00e9s in the centre manage.<\/p>\n<p>Seasonally, this address is at the sharp end of everything Edinburgh does. The festival month fills the gardens and the street outside; the Christmas market sets up directly across the road and turns the whole frontage into a crowd for weeks. If you want the place calm, come outside those windows \u2014 or come at first light on any day of the year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_there\"><\/span>Getting there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The branch is on the New Town&#8217;s northern frontage, the long shopping side that faces the gardens and the castle. The Scott Monument is a short walk to the east, the main railway station is immediately below the same stretch, and the tram runs along the pavement outside with stops at either end of it.<\/p>\n<p>There is no underground in Edinburgh, but almost every bus route in the city passes along this frontage or one street behind it, which makes this one of the easiest addresses in Scotland to reach without a car. From the Old Town you can climb up from the gardens; from the station it is a matter of minutes. Driving and parking here are effectively impossible during shopping hours and should not be attempted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_to_know\"><\/span>Good to know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two things to be clear about before you go. First, robusta is a divisive proposition: plenty of specialty drinkers dispute the whole premise, and if your taste runs to light, fruity, filter-forward coffee you will probably not be converted here. The company&#8217;s counter-argument is that they are not selling the bad robusta you have already tasted \u2014 the only way to settle it is to order one.<\/p>\n<p>Second, this is a chain, and the branch experience is designed centrally. That brings reliability, early opening, Wi-Fi and predictable food, and it takes away individuality: nothing here is specific to this city beyond the view out of the window. The location is also as busy as any in Scotland, so at peak you may not get a table, and the room is not a quiet one. On the credit side, the Free Coffee Board means you can pay for a drink for somebody who needs one before you leave, and the takeaway packaging is compostable.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Why robusta rather than arabica?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because the founders argued the bean had been condemned on the basis of badly grown examples. They source specialty-grade robusta directly from growers and roast it themselves, aiming for body, crema and strength rather than delicacy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does it taste different from other chains?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, noticeably. Expect a heavier, darker, less acidic cup with a thicker crema and considerably more caffeine than an arabica espresso of the same size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do they roast their own coffee?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. Roasting is done in-house and the beans are sold in bags through the shops, which is unusual for a chain of this size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who founded the company?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Shohet and Eirik Holth, who were flatmates at the University of St Andrews. They started the business in 2013 and remain majority owners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I work here on a laptop?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes. There is free Wi-Fi and no hostility to screens, which makes it one of the more practical central options for working \u2014 though the location is busy and better for an hour than for a full day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it a good place to wait for a train?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ideally placed. The main station is a few minutes away, the tram stops outside, and the doors open earlier than almost any independent caf\u00e9 in the centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What food is there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pastries, bagels, toasties, sandwiches and Norwegian waffles. It is chain catering, bought in and finished on site rather than baked here, and it works best as something quick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the branch worth choosing over an independent caf\u00e9 nearby?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It depends entirely on what you need. For Wi-Fi, an early start, a fast strong coffee and a view across the gardens, yes. For a hand-brewed filter and a conversation about the roast, no \u2014 walk a few minutes into the New Town instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opening_hours\"><\/span>Opening hours<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Day<\/th>\n<th>Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monday<\/td>\n<td>06:30\u201320:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuesday<\/td>\n<td>06:30\u201320:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>06:30\u201320:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thursday<\/td>\n<td>06:30\u201320:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Friday<\/td>\n<td>06:30\u201320:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday<\/td>\n<td>06:30\u201320:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday<\/td>\n<td>07:00\u201320:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"entity-gallery\" class=\"padrino-entity-gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos\"><\/span>Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/08\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh-1.jpg\" alt=\"Black Sheep Coffee - 25 Princess Street\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/08\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Black Sheep Coffee - 25 Princess Street\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/08\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh-3.jpg\" alt=\"Black Sheep Coffee - 25 Princess Street\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/08\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh-4.jpg\" alt=\"Black Sheep Coffee - 25 Princess Street\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2026\/08\/black-sheep-coffee-25-princess-street-edinburgh-5.jpg\" alt=\"Black Sheep Coffee - 25 Princess Street\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-area wp-block-group\">\n<h2 class=\"comments-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_reviews\"><\/span>Visitor reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"comment-list\">\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Miroslava Jackov\u00e1<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n27 June 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0427\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430! \u0423 \u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0454 \u043a\u0456\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0433\u043e\u0432\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f, \u0434\u0435 \u0432\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0456\u0441\u0442\u044e \u043d\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0448\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c-\u044f\u043a\u0443 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u0430\u0448 \u0432\u0438\u0431\u0456\u0440, \u0434\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0448\u0438 \u0441\u0438\u0440\u043e\u043f \u0442\u0430 \u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043e. \u0404 \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0431\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0456\u0432, \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0430\u044e\u0447\u0438 \u0446\u0456\u043a\u0430\u0432\u0456 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0456 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0457, \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0447\u0443 \u0442\u0430 \u0456\u043d\u0448\u0456 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0457. \u0414\u0443\u0436\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Cindy Kling<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n22 April 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0427\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d! \u0424\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0442\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0436\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u043f\u0456\u0447\u043a\u0430, \u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0444\u0430\u0431\u0440\u0438\u0447\u043d\u0430 \u0457\u0436\u0430, \u044f\u043a \u0443 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0445. \u0421\u044f\u0434\u044c\u0442\u0435 \u0431\u0456\u043b\u044f \u0432\u0456\u043a\u043e\u043d \u0442\u0430 \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0433\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435, \u044f\u043a \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0454 \u0428\u043e\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0456\u044f. \u041d\u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0443\u0442!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Richard Perkins<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n18 April 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0424\u0435\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e.<br \/>\n\u041d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0434\u043d\u044f \u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0432\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0456\u0441\u043b\u044f 9-\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0457 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0436\u0456 \u0437 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0443\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043e\u0447\u0438\u043c\u0430, \u0433\u0443\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0447\u0438 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0432\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0446\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u0415\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433\u0430, \u0456 \u043d\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0432 \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0443 Black Sheep. \u041f\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043b\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0432\u0448\u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435 \u0448\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u044e \u043a\u0430\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0442\u0430 \u0444\u0456\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u044e \u043a\u0430\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0437\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Faye M<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n28 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0426\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435, \u0449\u043e \u043c\u0430\u0454 \u0431\u0443\u0442\u0438 \u0432 \u043a\u0430\u0444\u0435: \u043d\u0435\u0439\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0440\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430, \u0441\u0432\u0456\u0436\u0456 \u0441\u043d\u0456\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0431\u0430\u0434\u044c\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0439, \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0439 \u0437 \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0447\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043c \u0442\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043d\u043d\u0438\u043c \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043e\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043e\u043c. \u042f\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0447\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0432\u0456\u0434! \u041f\u0456\u0441\u043b\u044f \u043d\u0456\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0457\u0437\u0434\u0443 \u0434\u043e \u0415\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433\u0430, \u044f \u0431\u0443\u0432 \u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0438\u043c \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0433\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f\u043c\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Do it your self<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n31 January 2024<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>\u0417\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0448\u043d\u043e, \u0437\u0440\u0443\u0447\u043d\u043e, \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0444\u043e\u0440\u0442, \u0441\u043c\u0430\u0447\u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0448\u0443\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430, \u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0443\u044e<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Reviews last updated: 2026-08-10 17:32:53<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"padrino-entity-related wp-block-group\" aria-label=\"Similar places\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Similar_places\"><\/span>Similar places<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/black-medicine-coffee-co-edinburgh\"><span>Black Medicine Coffee Co<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/books-n-cup-cafe-edinburgh\"><span>Books N&#039; Cup Cafe<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/lowdown-edinburgh\"><span>LOWDOWN<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/room-rumours-coffee-edinburgh\"><span>Room &amp; Rumours Coffee<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Data is refreshed monthly. 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