Stockbridge is a village-like corner of Edinburgh just north of the New Town, and its cafés are one of the main reasons to visit. Most sit on or near Raeburn Place, Deanhaugh Street and St Stephen Street, so you can try two or three in a morning, then follow the Water of Leith Walkway to Dean Village or on towards Leith.
We checked every place on this list in October 2026 against its own website, social pages or the Food Standards Agency register, and removed those that have closed or that we could not confirm. For more of the area, see our guides to things to do in Stockbridge and local restaurants.
Updated 28 October 2026. Addresses and opening hours were checked on each venue’s own website or social pages. Where a venue does not publish its hours, we say so.
Stockbridge Cafés at a Glance
| Café | Address | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Artisan Roast | 100A Raeburn Place | House-roasted coffee |
| The Pastry Section | 86 Raeburn Place | Cakes baked on site |
| Cowan & Sons | 33 Raeburn Place | Coffee among art prints |
| La Barantine | 27B Raeburn Place | French baking |
| Books N’ Cup | 16 Raeburn Place | Late opening |
| Two Children Coffee | 120 Raeburn Place | Coffee to go |
| Cafe Gallo | 96 Raeburn Place | Family-run, Italian touch |
| S&B Brunch Bar | 108 Raeburn Place | Croffles, treats for dogs |
| Twelve Triangles | 9 Comely Bank Road | Early start, 7am |
| Mimi’s Bakehouse | 153–155 Comely Bank Road | All-day menu |
| Söderberg | 3 Deanhaugh Street | Scandinavian baking |
| Singh Street Cha | 13 Deanhaugh Street | Masala cha |
| Howdah Tea & Coffee | 5 Deanhaugh Street | Loose-leaf tea |
| Kubo Cafe | 39 St Stephen Street | Filipino dishes |
| Patisserie Florentin | 5 North West Circus Place | Pastries and cakes |
| The Pantry | 1 North West Circus Place | Brunch |
| Grow Urban | 8b St Vincent Street | Plants and cake |
| Fortitude Coffee | 66 Hamilton Place | Roasts its own coffee |
| Lannan | 29–35 Hamilton Place | Bakes and pantry goods |
| New Town Deli | 23 Henderson Row | All-day breakfast |
| Mr Eion | 9 Dean Park Street | Beans to take home |
| Leo’s Beanery | 23a Howe Street | Breakfast and lunch |
| CaféLife | 2 Cheyne Street | Community hub |
| Café Modern One | 75 Belford Road | Gallery visit |
Opening hours for each place are in the sections below.
What Has Changed Since Our Last Update
- Café Braw near Dean Village has closed, and so has Forage & Chatter.
- Francos of Stockbridge is a fish and chip shop at 7 Comely Bank Road that opens from 4pm, so it is no longer in this list.
- We could not confirm that Good & Proper Deli is still trading, so we have removed it. The Bonham is a West End hotel, not a coffee stop.
- New to this guide: Twelve Triangles, Cafe Gallo, Singh Street Cha, Lannan, New Town Deli, Mr Eion, Leo’s Beanery, CaféLife and S&B Brunch Bar.
Raeburn Place and Comely Bank
Raeburn Place is the main street of the neighbourhood and has the longest run of coffee shops and bakers. Comely Bank Road carries on west from its far end.
Artisan Roast
Artisan Roast says it was founded in 2007 as Scotland’s first speciality coffee roaster, and it still roasts its own beans in the city. The Raeburn Place shop pours that coffee, and you can buy a bag of beans to take home.
Where & when: 100A Raeburn Place · Mon–Fri 7.30am–4.30pm, Sat–Sun 8.30am–4.30pm
The Pastry Section
A bakehouse where everything is baked on site from scratch, starting at 5am. Ultimate brownies, cinnamon buns, lemon meringue tarts and snickerdoodle cookies appear on the counter regularly. It has other branches, including one in Leith.
Where & when: 86 Raeburn Place, EH4 1HH · Tue–Sat 9am–4pm, Sun 9.30am–4pm, closed Mon
Cowan & Sons
Part café, part print shop. Limited-edition art prints line the walls and are for sale, and tables are for walk-ins only.
Where & when: 33 Raeburn Place, EH4 1HX · Mon–Sun 9am–5pm
La Barantine
A French bakery and coffee stop with quiches, freshly made baguettes, ham and cheese croissants and soups, plus patisserie. It has other Edinburgh branches, including one at Fountainbridge.
Where & when: 27B Raeburn Place · Mon–Sun 9am–4pm
Books N’ Cup
Exposed stone, reclaimed timber, Edison bulbs and leather Chesterfields make this a cosy place to linger. It serves proper coffee and warm toasties and, unusually for the area, stays open until 10pm every day. The other Edinburgh branch is on Home Street.
Where & when: 16 Raeburn Place · 7.30am–10pm
Two Children Coffee
A small coffee shop on Raeburn Place, registered with the Food Standards Agency at No. 120. Its hours are not published on a website we could check, so confirm when visiting.
Where & when: 120 Raeburn Place, EH4 1HG
Cafe Gallo
A wee, family-run coffee shop in the neighbourhood since 2018, with an Italian motto on its website: mangia bene, ridi spesso, ama molto (eat well, laugh often, love much).
Where & when: 96 Raeburn Place, EH4 1HH · Mon–Sun 8.30am–4.30pm
S&B Brunch Bar
Opened as Sip & Bark and now trading as S&B, it runs an all-day food and drinks list built around croffles, toasties, coffee and cocktails. Dogs get their own menu of treats, made with ingredients that are safe for them.
Where & when: 108 Raeburn Place, EH4 1HH · Wed 9am–4pm, Thu–Fri 9am–3pm, Sat–Sun 9am–4pm, closed Mon–Tue
Twelve Triangles
The local branch of the Edinburgh baker, and the earliest opener on this list at 7am, which makes it handy before a walk.
Where & when: 9 Comely Bank Road, EH4 1DR · every day 7am–3pm
Mimi’s Bakehouse
A sit-in café with an all-day menu, sandwiches, Eteaket tea and a cake cabinet, plus a takeaway hatch for a coffee and a scone to go. Well-behaved dogs are welcome.
Where & when: 153–155 Comely Bank Road, EH4 1BQ · Mon–Sun 9am–4.30pm
Deanhaugh Street, St Stephen Street and Circus Place
Around the bridge over the Water of Leith, Deanhaugh Street runs north, while North West Circus Place and St Stephen Street lead south towards the New Town.
Söderberg
A Scandinavian bakehouse and coffee shop on Deanhaugh Street. Dogs are welcome.
Where & when: 3 Deanhaugh Street, EH4 1LU · Mon–Sun 8am–6pm
Singh Street Cha
A family-run cha house inspired by the street cha stalls of Panjab, serving masala cha brewed to order.
Where & when: 13 Deanhaugh Street, EH4 1LU · listed as 8am–6pm, confirm when visiting
Howdah Tea & Coffee
A family-run tea and coffee merchant, established in 1992, selling loose-leaf teas to take home.
Where & when: 5 Deanhaugh Street, EH4 1LU · Mon–Fri 9am–4.30pm, Sat–Sun 9am–4pm
Kubo Cafe
A small family business run by a Filipino couple, with rolls and toasties for breakfast and lunch alongside a few Filipino dishes; in summer there is halo-halo. Kubo is Tagalog for hut.
Where & when: 39 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AH · Wed–Sun 8.30am–4.30pm, closed Mon–Tue
Patisserie Florentin
A Stockbridge institution for more than 30 years, specialising in pastries, cakes and espresso, with breakfast and light lunches too.
Where & when: 5 North West Circus Place, EH3 6ST · listed as 8am–6pm, confirm when visiting
The Pantry
A brunch café that takes no reservations and runs a virtual queue instead, so add your name and look round the shops while you wait. Pets are welcome. It also features in our Edinburgh brunch guide.
Where & when: 1 North West Circus Place · daily 9am–3pm
Grow Urban
A plant shop with a coffee counter. Browse plants, pots and gifts with a cup and a slice of cake; dogs are welcome.
Where & when: 8b St Vincent Street, EH3 6SH · Mon–Wed 10.30am–5pm, Thu–Sun 10.30am–5.30pm
Hamilton Place, Henderson Row and Towards the Gallery
East along Hamilton Place and Henderson Row, and west up towards Dean Park and Belford Road, are a few more places worth the walk.
Fortitude Coffee
Opened in 2014 as a small independent shop, Fortitude now roasts its own seasonal coffee in Edinburgh and runs a second café at Abbey Mount.
Where & when: 66 Hamilton Place, EH3 5AZ · Mon–Fri 8.30am–4pm, Sat–Sun 9am–4pm
Lannan
A bakehouse and pantry on Hamilton Place, open six days a week.
Where & when: 29–35 Hamilton Place, EH3 5BA · Tue–Sun 9am–4pm
New Town Deli
An independently owned deli with breakfast served all day, plus sandwiches. Its sister branch is on Broughton Street.
Where & when: 23 Henderson Row, EH3 5DH · Mon–Sat 8am–4pm, Sun 9am–4pm
Mr Eion
The Edinburgh coffee roaster’s Stockbridge shop, where you can buy freshly roasted beans and a coffee to go.
Where & when: 9 Dean Park Street, EH4 3NG · Tue–Fri 9am–3pm; Saturday opening is listed as both 9am and 10am, closing 3pm
Leo’s Beanery
A small coffee shop on Howe Street, on the New Town side, open for breakfast and lunch.
Where & when: 23a Howe Street, EH3 6TF · Mon–Fri 9am–2.30pm, Sat–Sun 9.30am–2.30pm
CaféLife
A community café inside the LifeCare Centre, run by the Edinburgh charity LifeCare.
Where & when: 2 Cheyne Street, EH4 1JB · Mon–Fri 9am–3pm
Café Modern One
The café at Modern One, part of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, is a good stop on a walk between the neighbourhood and Dean Village.
Where & when: 75 Belford Road, EH4 3DR · Mon–Sun 10am–4.30pm
Where to Find Speciality Coffee
Three Edinburgh coffee roasters have a base in the neighbourhood. Artisan Roast and Fortitude Coffee both roast their own coffee and serve it in their own shops, and Mr Eion sells its coffee from a shop on Dean Park Street. For coffee and cake, Söderberg, The Pastry Section and Cowan & Sons are a few minutes’ walk from each other around the bridge and Raeburn Place.
Tips for a Coffee Crawl
- Most places here close between 2.30pm and 5pm. For a late cup, Books N’ Cup is open until 10pm.
- Mondays are quieter: The Pastry Section, Lannan, Mr Eion, Kubo and S&B are closed, and Kubo and S&B are shut on Tuesdays too.
- On a Sunday, combine your coffee with Stockbridge Market. I.J. Mellis, the cheesemonger founded in 1993, has its flagship shop opposite at 6 Bakers Place, EH3 6SY.
- The Pantry and Cowan & Sons do not take bookings for their tables; The Pantry uses a virtual queue.
- Artisan Roast, Fortitude Coffee and Mr Eion all roast their own coffee in Edinburgh and sell bags of coffee to take home.
- S&B serves treats for dogs, and Söderberg, Mimi’s, Grow Urban and The Pantry say dogs or pets are welcome; ask staff elsewhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best coffee shop in Stockbridge?
For coffee roasted by the business itself, try Fortitude Coffee on Hamilton Place or Artisan Roast on Raeburn Place. Mr Eion on Dean Park Street sells freshly roasted beans to take home.
Which cafés in Stockbridge are dog friendly?
S&B Brunch Bar on Raeburn Place serves treats for dogs, and Söderberg, Mimi’s Bakehouse, Grow Urban and The Pantry all say dogs or pets are welcome. Policies can change, so ask before you go in.
Which cafés are open late?
Books N’ Cup at 16 Raeburn Place is open until 10pm. Söderberg on Deanhaugh Street closes at 6pm; most others close between 2.30pm and 5pm.
Where can I get brunch near Raeburn Place?
Mimi’s Bakehouse has an all-day menu, New Town Deli serves breakfast all day, and The Pantry takes no bookings but runs a virtual queue.
Where can I buy freshly roasted coffee beans nearby?
Artisan Roast on Raeburn Place, Fortitude Coffee on Hamilton Place and Mr Eion on Dean Park Street all roast in Edinburgh and sell retail bags. Howdah Tea & Coffee on Deanhaugh Street sells tea and coffee to take home too.
Is Franco’s in Stockbridge still open?
Yes. Francos of Stockbridge is a fish and chip shop at 7 Comely Bank Road. It opens from 4pm, so it is a supper stop rather than a café.
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