Café
Lannan Bakery
A Stockbridge bakery known for classic viennoiserie, custard slices, pains suisses and cardamom buns, with a regularly changing range and a pantry next door.
Söderberg The Meadows
A Swedish bakery café at Quartermile beside the Meadows, serving buns, sourdough and Swedish pastries baked on site, open every day from early morning.
At a glance
- Type
- Swedish bakery and café
- Area
- Quartermile, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Price
- $$ · Mid-range
- Opening
- Open daily · 07:45–18:00
- Official site
- soderberg.uk
Good to know
- Dog friendly
- Baked on site
- Sourdough bread
Why we recommend it
Söderberg is a Swedish bakery, coffee shop and restaurant group that bakes buns, sourdough bread and Swedish pastries daily on site in Edinburgh. It now has several cafés and bakery shops across the city, and its Quartermile base, on the edge of the Meadows, is the most convenient for visitors staying in the Old Town or Southside. The Meadows café is at 27 Simpson Loan, part of the Quartermile development.
The appeal is simple: freshly baked Swedish buns and pastries, sourdough bread and coffee. It is a natural place for fika, the Swedish habit of taking a coffee and something sweet in the middle of the day. The group also runs a bakery shop a few doors away at 33 Simpson Loan and the Söderberg Pavilion Café at Lister Square nearby, which serves fuller meals and stays open into the evening.
The Meadows café opens every day from 7.45am to 6pm, which makes it useful for an early breakfast before sightseeing as well as for an afternoon break. Dogs are welcome, which suits the many walkers who come in from the Meadows. Weekend mornings are the busiest time, so arrive early for a table, or pick up buns and bread from the bakery shop next door if the café is full.
Söderberg suits solo travellers, couples, families and dog owners, and it is a calmer alternative to the busy cafés on the Royal Mile. If you prefer a quieter neighbourhood setting, the group's other Edinburgh cafés in Stockbridge and Morningside and its bakery shops on Broughton Street and Queensferry Street serve a similar range, with opening hours published on its website.
The Quartermile site is a short walk south of the Old Town: from the National Museum of Scotland or Greyfriars Kirkyard, head down past the Meadows' northern edge to reach the café in around ten minutes. The Meadows, a large open park with tree-lined paths, is ideal for a stroll with a coffee, and Bruntsfield Links and the independent shops of Bruntsfield are a little further on. Söderberg also runs masterclasses and events in Edinburgh, listed on its website, for anyone wanting to learn Swedish baking.
Söderberg The Meadows FAQs
When is Söderberg The Meadows open?
It is open every day from 07:45 to 18:00.
What does Söderberg serve?
Buns, sourdough bread and Swedish pastries baked daily on site, plus coffee.
Are dogs allowed?
Yes, dogs are welcome at the Meadows café.
Where is it?
It is at 27 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, EH3 9GG, beside the Meadows.
Are there other Söderberg cafés in Edinburgh?
Yes. There are cafés in Stockbridge and Morningside, the Pavilion Café at Lister Square, and bakery shops on Simpson Loan, Broughton Street and Queensferry Street.
Is it good for breakfast?
Yes, it opens at 07:45 every day, which suits an early breakfast.
Does Söderberg run classes?
Yes, it lists Edinburgh masterclasses and events on its website.