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Tables of the Beach House on the promenade at Portobello, the sun setting over the sands.
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The Beach House, Portobello

A cafe on the promenade at Portobello with tables looking over the sands, known for its cakes, gelato and brunches, open every day.

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At the foot of Bath Street, right on the promenade at Portobello, the Beach House has some of the best seats by the sea in Edinburgh.

Its tables stand on the prom above the sands, looking out over the Firth of Forth.

It is a relaxed, friendly place for organic coffee, brunch and lunch, from eggs benedict to toasties and salads, and above all for cake. The counter is crowded with pastries and cakes baked at the Beach House's own bakery in Leith, and there are about ten flavours of gelato and sorbet for a walk along the beach.

There is seating inside and out, so it works in every weather, and it opens every day from eight in the morning until five. A second Beach House cafe is up on Portobello High Street.

Close byPortobello’s High StreetPortobello High Street, with its own greengrocer, butcher, fishmonger, bakeries and bookshop.1 min by roadSee itCove shop front listing gifts, skincare and jewellery, covescotland.com signage above
Before you go

Open every day, 8am to 5pm.

Where
57 Bath Street, on the promenade, Portobello, EH15 1HE.
Open
Daily, 8am to 5pm.
For
Cakes, gelato, brunch.
Where it is

On the promenade at the foot of Bath Street, Portobello, EH15 1HE.

Close byPortobello.
  1. Portobello BeachPortobello BeachThe sands in front.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. The Portobello BookshopThe Portobello BookshopThe bookshop on the High Street.Under a mile2 min by road
  3. Portobello Bottle KilnsPortobello Bottle KilnsUnder a mile2 min by road
  4. Woman standing between a gallery and Twelve Triangles bakery shopfrontThe Velvet EaselA gallery of contemporary Scottish art on Portobello High Street since 2013: painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass and jewellery.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. Coade Stone ColumnsCoade Stone ColumnsThe old columns along the promenade.Under a mile3 min by road
Directions
Cove shop front listing gifts, skincare and jewellery, covescotland.com signage aboveAttractionsPortobello’s High Street0.3 miles
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Cyclist rides past a mural-painted pink kiosk on the promenade under coloured flagsAttractionsPortobello Promenade0.5 miles
Cyclist passes Oscar's ice cream kiosk with painted barrels outsideRestaurantsOscar's on the Prom0.6 miles
Customer at the wooden Shrimp Shack kiosk beneath coloured flagsRestaurantsShrimpwreck0.7 miles
Water of Leith winds through Dean Village beneath timber-fronted tenements and stone wallsAttractionsAround Duddingston village1.5 miles
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Wooded hillside slopes down to a calm loch under grey skiesAttractionsDuddingston Loch1.8 miles
Metal sign reading "Dr Neil's Garden" above a stone archway entranceAttractionsDr Neil’s Garden1.8 miles
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