Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Medicine Coffee Co | ⭐ 9.1 | 2 066 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Books N' Cup Cafe | ⭐ 9.9 | 1 886 | People's favorite |
| 3 | LOWDOWN | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 739 | — |
| 4 | Black Sheep Coffee – 25 Princess Street | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 736 | — |
| 5 | Room & Rumours Coffee | ⭐ 9.5 | 1 231 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Black Medicine Coffee Co -
People's favorite:
Books N' Cup Cafe
Full ranking
1. Black Medicine Coffee Co · ⭐ 9.1
(2066 reviews)
+5 photos
2 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9DH, United Kingdom
Some cafés open with a manifesto. Black Medicine Coffee Co simply outlasted everybody else. It has been pouring coffee on Edinburgh's Souths…
2. Books N' Cup Cafe · ⭐ 9.9
(1886 reviews)
+5 photos
23 Home St, Edinburgh EH3 9JR, United Kingdom
The most useful thing about Books N' Cup Cafe is not the books. It is the hours. In a city where the coffee shops shutter in the late aftern…
«Una cafetería ideal para desayunar si estás por la zona. Probé el roll de canela, la tosta…»
3. LOWDOWN · ⭐ 9.3
(1739 reviews)
+5 photos
40 George St, Edinburgh EH2 2LE, United Kingdom
There is no Wi-Fi at LOWDOWN, and at weekends there are no laptops either. That is not an oversight in a basement full of Georgian stone — i…
«The staff are super lovely and attentive. The atmosphere is very clean, modern. It's usual…»
4. Black Sheep Coffee – 25 Princess Street · ⭐ 9.3
(1736 reviews)
+5 photos
24-25 Princes St., Edinburgh EH2 2AN, United Kingdom
Almost every coffee chain in Britain sells you the same promise: one hundred per cent arabica. Black Sheep Coffee built an entire company on…
5. Room & Rumours Coffee · ⭐ 9.5
(1231 reviews)
+5 photos
Arch 13, 25 E Market St, Edinburgh EH8 8FS, United Kingdom
Under the railway approach to Edinburgh's main station there is a run of brick arches that spent most of a century as storage, and one of th…
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Black Medicine Coffee Co — score 9.1/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 5 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.4/10 — average score of 5 places in the list.
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