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The basement room at Capetto under Little Capo, with a long banquette, small brass-edged tables and the bar lit warm at the far end.
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Capetto

A basement café and bar below Little Capo on Howe Street, from the same team, with coffee from 8am and cocktails into the night.

Welcome

Capetto is the little café and bar in the basement below Little Capo on Howe Street, opened in July 2026 by the same team.

Go down the steps from the street and you'll find a warm, low-lit room with a long banquette, small marble tables and a bar at the far end, and a few red tables out in the sunken courtyard on a fine day. It runs all day, from coffee in the morning to cocktails at night. The espresso is from the micro-roaster Spaceboy, there's breakfast first thing and something sweet to go with your coffee in the afternoon, and in the evening there are cocktails, spritzes, Italian wine and snacks. It makes a lovely stop on the walk between the New Town and Stockbridge, or for a drink before dinner upstairs. It's open from Wednesday to Sunday, from 8am until 11pm, or midnight on Friday and Saturday, and closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Round the cornerLeo’s BeaneryA basement cafe on Howe Street in the New Town, behind a teal front, where the food is made with ingredients that contain no gluten.1 min by roadSee itLeo’s Beanery
Before you go

Open Wednesday to Sunday from 8am, for coffee and breakfast through to cocktails at night.

Closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Where
The basement of 18 Howe Street, below Little Capo, in the New Town, EH3 6TG.
Open
Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 8am to 11pm; Friday and Saturday 8am to midnight. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Dogs
Not allowed.
Children
Welcome.

Opening hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
8am–11pm
Thursday
8am–11pm
Friday
8am–midnight
Saturday
8am–midnight
Sunday
8am–11pm

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Where it is

In the basement of 18 Howe Street, below Little Capo, in the New Town, EH3 6TG.

Close byThe New Town and Stockbridge.
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  2. The grey-green front of Archipelago Bakery at 39 Dundas Street, with its name in red above the door, a chalkboard outside and pink tables and chairs on the pavement.Archipelago BakeryA bakery and café behind a grey-green front on Dundas Street, in the New Town, baking sourdough, focaccia and soda bread, open every day.Under a mile 1 min by road
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  5. Circus LaneCircus LaneA curving cobbled mews of the early 1800s behind Royal Circus in Stockbridge, closed at one end by St Stephen's clock tower.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. St Stephen Street curving towards St Stephen's church tower.St Stephen StreetA curving Georgian street in Stockbridge of small independent shops and basement bars, closed at one end by Playfair's St Stephen's Church.Under a mile 2 min by road
Directions
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