Brunch cafés in Edinburgh

Cooked breakfasts off the Royal Mile

Deacon's House Cafe is at 304 Lawnmarket, in Brodie's Close, and takes no bookings. Its cooked breakfast runs until 12:00; the Full Deacon brings smoked Ayrshire bacon, pork-and-haggis sausage, scrambled eggs, beans, Stornoway black pudding and toast.³

Mile Yard, in the Stay Hush aparthotel on Crichton's Close, a close (narrow alley) off the Royal Mile, serves breakfast 07:30–11:00 and sandwiches and snacks 12:00–16:00. Its breakfast tray brings cold-smoked salmon, soft-boiled eggs, Greek yoghurt, Scottish berries and local sourdough.⁴

Room & Rumours on East Market Street, near Waverley Station, does brunch and filled doughnuts such as milk chocolate and marshmallow or salted caramel cheesecake.⁵ It opens 08:00–16:30 daily.

Porridge and oats in Canonmills

Hata at 5 Rodney Street in Canonmills is built around oats: porridge, overnight oats and its own granola, alongside specialty coffee and Vietnamese iced coffee.⁶ It opens 08:30–16:00 every day.

As of October 2026, its menu prices porridge at £7.90–8.90, avocado on sourdough at £8.50, a sourdough sandwich at £9.50, a flat white at £3.70 and a cappuccino or latte at £3.90.⁶ Oat dishes stop at 13:00 and toast at 15:00.⁶

West End and Southside brunch

In the West End, meh. at 2 Drumsheugh Place has limited seating, so arrive early for a table.⁷ It opens 08:00 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends. Croccante & Co, near Dean Bridge, opened in August 2025 and makes Tuscan schiacciata to order, with Italian produce and outdoor tables.⁸

South of the Old Town, Cult on Buccleuch Street serves brunch, including miso baked beans on sourdough toast.⁹ Thomas J Walls on Forrest Road, in a former mid-century opticians, has shakshuka and eggs Benedict with sriracha hollandaise, from 07:30 on weekdays.⁵

Further south, Soup Smiths Deli at 65 Mayfield Road in Newington takes cash only and serves until 15:00 on weekdays and Saturdays and 14:00 on Sundays. In the Grassmarket, below the castle, Zaza's Coffee House is at number 21.

Brunch in Leith

In Leith, The Haven at 1 Hawthornvale opens 08:30–16:00 on weekdays and from 09:00 at weekends; Cafe Truva is at 77 Shore. La Cîme Deli at 210B Newhaven Road is run by Anne and Will, a wife-and-husband team, and opens Thursday to Monday, with dinner on Friday and Saturday evenings.¹⁰