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Coffee shop of the day3 hours ago

Cairn Coffee.

A black coffee trailer on Aberdeen's beach esplanade, run by two friends and serving speciality coffee to walkers on the prom, Friday to Sunday.

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From our collectionsA collection2 hours agoGlasgowSpriggGlasgowSpace Speciality Coffee HouseGlasgowTantrum DoughnutsGlasgowThe Wilson Street PantryGlasgowThe Glad CaféGlasgowCafe Strange BrewGlasgowGordon St CoffeeGlasgowThe Buffet BoxGlasgowCaffe MonzaGlasgowMeadow Road Coffee

Glasgow's Best Cafes

Glasgow takes its coffee seriously and its cakes even more so. These are our favourite cafes in the city.

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This morning16 minutes agoGlasgowSingl-end GarnethillCafeGlasgowCafe Strange BrewCafeGlasgowThe Buffet BoxCafeGlasgowKember & JonesCafeGlasgowSpace Speciality Coffee HouseCafeGlasgowWillow GroveCafe

Coffee first.

The coffee shops we go back to: the beans, the bread, and a seat by the window.

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Newly discoveredJust nowDundeeEH9 EspressoCafeGlasgowLaboratorio EspressoCafeGlasgowSongbird Speciality CoffeeCafeAberdeenFearless CoffeeCafeAberdeenCommon Sense Coffee HouseCafeEdinburghHalf-Cut CoffeeCafe

Some good places to go, newly added to the site.

From Dundee, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

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AfterwardsJust nowEdinburghLibrary of Mistakes200 yardsEdinburghThe Georgian House200 yardsEdinburghJohnnie Walker Princes Street300 yards

Round the corner from Cairngorm Coffee.

Three good places a short walk away: Library of Mistakes, The Georgian House and Johnnie Walker Princes Street.

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From our collectionsA collectionJust nowEdinburghUrban Angel CafeEdinburghLowdown CoffeeEdinburghBeatnikEdinburghThe MilkmanEdinburghWilliams & Johnson Coffee CoEdinburgh101 BakeryEdinburghGordon Street CoffeeEdinburghCastello CoffeeEdinburghMimi's BakehouseEdinburghEdinburgh Larder

Edinburgh's Best Coffee Shops

Edinburgh is full of good independent coffee shops, many of them tucked down a set of basement steps. From the roasteries to the bakeries, these are the ones we keep going back to.

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LateJust nowOrkneyRobertsons Coffeehoose BarCafeGlasgowNaked SoupCafeGlasgowThe Glad CaféCafe

Open late tonight.

Ten o'clock or after, by their own hours.

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Region of the dayJust nowArgyll and ButeWild Kitchen Argyll – Coffee & Cakes with a ViewCafeArgyll and ButeCampbell CoffeeCafeArgyll and ButeThe Coffee Bar at Hayshed GalleryCafe

Coffee shops in Argyll and Bute.

Somewhere in Argyll and Bute every day, so the whole country comes round in turn.

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StayJust nowEdinburghOld Town Chambers0.8 milesEdinburghMoment George IV Bridge1.0 milesEdinburghWest End Muse1.5 miles

Stay near Twelve Triangles.

The three good places closest to it: Old Town Chambers, Moment George IV Bridge and West End Muse.

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Somewhere to eatJust now

Deanston Bakery, Glasgow.

A Shawlands bakery opened in 2019 by Yuriy Kachak from Ukraine, with daily sourdough, filled bagels, buns and a queue down the street on Saturdays.

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From our collectionsA collectionJust nowGlasgowThe Wilson Street PantryGlasgowCafe Strange BrewGlasgowkaf coffeeThe Black IsleBakhoos BakeryGlasgowWillow GroveGlasgowThomson's Coffee GallowgatePerthshireARAN BakeryEdinburghCairngorm CoffeeAberdeenParx CafeGlasgowKember & Jones

The Best Coffee Shops in Scotland

Good coffee has reached every corner of Scotland, and some of the best of it is now found in villages you'd never expect. From city roasteries to a cafe at the end of a single track road, these are the coffee shops worth stopping for.

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