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The pale green shopfront of Castello Coffee, its espresso machine visible through the window
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Castello Coffee

A speciality coffee house on Barclay Terrace in Bruntsfield, looking out over the Links, with Allpress espresso and a mezzanine.

Welcome

On Barclay Terrace, where the tenements of Bruntsfield look out over the green sweep of Bruntsfield Links, a pale green shopfront with gold lettering and a small painted mug in the window is Castello Coffee.

It began life on Castle Street in the New Town, and its home now is here on the south side.

The room has plenty of character, with a mezzanine above the counter and space for more than forty, and the espresso machine stands in the window where passers-by can see it at work. The coffee is made with Allpress espresso, and alongside it come loose-leaf teas, soups, wraps, and cakes such as carrot cake and chocolate hazelnut.

It makes a good start or end to a walk across the Links and the Meadows, and the independent shops of Bruntsfield Place are a few minutes away.

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Before you go

There is room for more than forty, upstairs on the mezzanine and down.

Where
7-8 Barclay Terrace, Bruntsfield, Edinburgh EH10 4HP.

Opening hours

Monday
7am–7pm
Tuesday
7am–7pm
Wednesday
7am–7pm
Thursday
7am–7pm
Friday
7am–7pm
Saturday
7am–7pm
Sunday
7am–7pm

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Where it is

On Barclay Terrace in Bruntsfield, facing the Links.

Close byBruntsfield and the Meadows.
  1. Diners at Leftfield on a spring evening, at tables by big corner windows looking out over the green of Bruntsfield Links.LeftfieldUnder a mile 1 min by road
  2. Wooden tables and benches beneath a blue artwork on a stone wallHarajuku KitchenA Japanese restaurant on Gillespie Place in Bruntsfield, where chef Kaori Simpson cooks family recipes, holder of an AA Rosette.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. King's TheatreKing's TheatreEdinburgh's Edwardian theatre on Leven Street, open since 1906.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. Wooden shelf of books in a dimly lit café interiorThe Edinburgh BookshopAn independent bookshop on Bruntsfield Place since 2007.Under a mile 2 min by road
  5. Cyclists pass beneath autumn trees as low sun casts long shadows across the parkThe MeadowsThe great park on the south side of the Old Town, once the Burgh Loch.Under a mile 3 min by road
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