We are lucky here in Edinburgh to have several free museums and art galleries to visit. My favourite of those art galleries is the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art which is spread over two buildings, Modern One and Modern […]
I was recently invited to try out Edinburgh’s newest Fish & Chip restaurant located on one of my favourite streets, Victoria Street. Bertie’s serves up what it calls ‘Proper Fish & Chips’ in a restaurant style environment. As you approach […]
Proper bagels like the ones you get in New York and Montreal, here in Edinburgh. I wondered after hearing the rumour if it could be true… I had never made the trip to Portobello to find out. Perhaps the fear […]
Never has a small cafe been recommended so much in the Foodinburgh Supper Club, but over a series of months I saw this little place being promoted passionately on several occasions. With that kind of hype can a restaurant/cafe ever […]
If you follow us on Instagram you’ll have seen we bought a new car, well it was on the way to Honeycomb & Co when our Mini showed the first signs of failure. We arrived in ‘Emergency Program’ which meant […]
Guest Post Sweet, comforting, and oozing with sugar and frosting, cinnamon buns are considered by a lot of people as some of the most delectable desserts out there. These sticky creations of goodness are staples at cafes across the UK, […]
Loudons Big, bright and spacey, open planning dining perfect for a business breakfast or for a relaxing refuel. Breakfast here is served from 8am-12pm on weekdays and until 3pm at weekends, so perfect if you are having lazy, long lies […]
Brewhemia is a really difficult venue to describe, because it’s kind of everything?! The building use to house the old City nightclub so is a mix of open spaces and cosy nooks. From the space, Brewhemia have created a Beer […]
Victor Hugo’s is one of those places I drive past regularly, I always think to myself how nice it looks, and then I never think to actually stop. Overlooking the Meadows, on a sunny day, you could be forgiven for […]
Machina Espresso, famous for all things coffee, have launched a menu! Inside their cafe on Nicholson Street it’s all cool and minimal, the kind of place where you can feel like a real hipster (if that is, you’re not a […]
In doing some of the writing for this website I have had the opportunity to see Edinburgh with fresh eyes, a tourist’s eyes. I can’t imagine anyone visiting Edinburgh and being disappointed by what we have to offer. We have […]
I have gotten right into loose leaf tea recently. I used to be a real coffee fan but after giving up caffeine (because of an illness), I made the switch to tea and was looking for something special to replace […]
