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Cairngorm Coffee West End
The West End café of Edinburgh roaster Cairngorm Coffee, serving its own speciality coffee from early morning until 7pm, seven days a week.
At a glance
- Type
- Speciality coffee shop and roaster
- Area
- West End, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Price
- $ · Budget
- Opening
- Open daily
- Official site
- cairngorm.coffee
Good to know
- Own roastery
- Early opening
- Coffee subscriptions
Why we recommend it
Cairngorm Coffee is an Edinburgh speciality coffee roaster with its own cafés in the city, and its West End store at 1 Melville Place is a convenient stop for visitors staying around the West End, Haymarket or the western New Town. The company roasts its coffee at its own Roastery HQ in Edinburgh, roasting and shipping beans from Monday to Friday, and it also runs a café in the Highlands on the A9 by Newtonmore.
The café focuses on coffee made with the company's own beans, and beans and subscriptions are available to take home. It is a good place to try Scottish-roasted speciality coffee rather than chain coffee.
Opening hours are generous for a speciality café: Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm and Sunday from 8am to 7pm. That makes it one of the more useful early options in the area, whether you need a coffee before catching a train at Haymarket or a late-afternoon break after the shops on George Street and Princes Street. The company's second Edinburgh café, on Barclay Place in Bruntsfield, keeps shorter daytime hours, and a further store in the Bruntsfield Links area has been announced on its website.
Cairngorm suits coffee enthusiasts, solo travellers and anyone working or sightseeing in the West End who wants a quick, reliable cup. It is more of a stop-and-go café than a place for a long meal, and its long hours make it easy to fit around a day of sightseeing.
Melville Place sits at the western end of the New Town, close to Queensferry Street and the West End's Georgian crescents. From here, Dean Village and the Water of Leith Walkway are a short walk downhill to the north, and Charlotte Square and the western end of George Street are a few minutes away. The western end of Princes Street is also nearby. For a longer coffee-focused walk, combine the West End store with a stroll through Dean Village and on to Stockbridge, where the city has several other independent cafés and bakeries. The company publishes subscription and order information on its website for anyone who wants to keep drinking its coffee at home.
Cairngorm Coffee West End FAQs
When is Cairngorm Coffee West End open?
It opens Monday to Saturday 07:00 to 19:00 and Sunday 08:00 to 19:00.
Where is it?
It is at 1 Melville Place in the West End of Edinburgh.
Does Cairngorm roast its own coffee?
Yes. Coffee is roasted at its Roastery HQ in Edinburgh, Monday to Friday.
Are there other Cairngorm cafés?
Yes, there is a South Side store at 49 Barclay Place in Bruntsfield and a Highland store by Newtonmore.
Can you visit the roastery?
The roastery at West Telferton can be visited by appointment only.
Can you buy beans to take home?
Yes, beans and coffee subscriptions are sold through the company.
What is nearby?
Dean Village, the Water of Leith Walkway and Charlotte Square are a short walk away.