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Fortitude Coffee

The Stockbridge coffee house of Fortitude, an Edinburgh roaster, on Hamilton Place, with seasonal coffees roasted in the city.

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On Hamilton Place, a short walk from the bridge over the Water of Leith in Stockbridge, Fortitude pours the coffee it roasts itself.

It is one of Edinburgh's own roasters, working in small seasonal lots from farms in Colombia, Kenya, Rwanda, Ecuador and Peru, and roasting them here in the city.

Behind the counter a wall of white tiles lists the coffees on offer and where each one comes from, and the baristas work beneath it at the espresso machine, pouring flat whites and filter coffee. Trailing plants soften the room, and there are pastries and cakes on the counter to go with a cup. Bags of the season's coffees are for sale to take home, along with subscriptions.

The coffee house opens every day until four in the afternoon. Fortitude has a second coffee house on Abbey Mount, near the foot of the Royal Mile.

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Before you go

Open every day.

Where
66 Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 5AZ.
Also
A second coffee house at 4 Abbey Mount, by Holyrood.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
8.30am–4pm
Tuesday
8.30am–4pm
Wednesday
8.30am–4pm
Thursday
8.30am–4pm
Friday
8.30am–4pm
Saturday
9am–4pm
Sunday
9am–4pm
Where it is

On Hamilton Place in Stockbridge, near the Water of Leith.

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  3. Stockbridge MarketStockbridge MarketA Sunday market of food and makers by the Water of Leith, since 2011.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. St Stephen Street curving towards St Stephen's church tower.St Stephen StreetA curving Georgian street of small independent shops and basement bars.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. StockbridgeStockbridgeAn old village on the Water of Leith below the New Town.Under a mile 2 min by road
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