![]() ![]() This bar is the perfect ‘pub with a modern twist’, combining dark wood and leather seating to create a relaxed and homey atmosphere. Even if you don’t love beer and burgers, you’ll still love the Holyrood 9A. Love beer and burgers? Then you’ll love The Holyrood 9A. The cherry on top was the bowl – glass with a bright blue paisley print. Creamy and not too thick, the berries mingled in perfectly and was much sweeter than berry compote often is. I had porridge with fruit compote and a Japanese Cherry tea (their list of teas is amazing!), and it was one of the most perfectly cooked bowls of porridge I’ve ever had. Framed artwork and chalkboard menus hang on the walls, and by the entrance is a white bar stacked with cakes. Frederick’s Coffee Houseįredericks’s is what I want my living room to look like the walls are a beautiful shade of blue-green that is perfectly matched to the quirky furniture, and the huge windows looking out onto the street let in tons of light. Choose from three sizes, pick white or brown bread, add a topping of sage & onion stuffing or haggis, and a dressing of apple, bbq or chilli sauce, and you’re good to go! The shop is tiny so avoid the middle of lunchtime if you want a hope of getting a seat, and stop by an ATM on the way it’s cash only. There are two shops in Edinburgh centre – we went to the Grassmarket branch for a quick warming lunch on our last day. Oink has a basic premise – just really simple, really tasty hog roast sandwiches. ![]() It was all I could do not to grab a book, order another and spend the whole day on one of their sofas… Both were lovely and filling, but my highlight was my hot chocolate, made dark and creamy with a deliciously smooth consistency. We went for breakfast, and chose a cooked breakfast and porridge with a generous splodge of strawberry jam. It feels spacious yet cosy, with mismatched tables, chairs and sofas scattered around and thin curtains acting as partitions. Hidden a floor above street level up a nondescript flight of stairs, Spoon is a haven of peace and quiet serving up delicious breakfasts, cakes and coffees in the kind of retro 70s kitchenware your Grandma used to own. If I’d been a student in Edinburgh, this is the kind of place where I would have spent all my spare time (and money). Here’s my foodie guide to Edinburgh… Spoon I scribbled down countless places when I was gathering ideas, barely got to half of them, and found some other gems while I was there that I hadn’t even heard about. Scotland’s capital is a foodie paradise! I love food, and good tea and coffee, and amazing cocktails, and one of my top priorities when visiting a new city is hunting out all the best places to eat and drink. I recently made my first journey up to Edinburgh, and had a huge revelation. This is one of the only places I am happy to order tea usually I’m a neurotic tea fiend who truly believes that only I can make a tea exactly the way I like it…but Ox Club do a really good cuppa. However the waitresses were friendly and immediately dropped off a bottle of water at our table before taking our drink orders. The consequence, of course, was that it was crazy busy, and we were lucky to get a table. The first time I visited was during Ox Club’s first proper weekend, when they were very kindly offering 50% off to draw in the customers. Ox Club in Headrow House has only been open a few months, but it’s already made a huge impression on the city, and on me! The food is delicious, the decor beautiful, and to be quite frank any place that has a dedicated brunch sitting that runs until 3.30pm deserves all the medals. I’m calling this a review, but in reality it’s basically a love letter to what has instantly become one of my favourite brunch spots in Leeds city centre. ![]()
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