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The glass counter at Peregrine filled with trays of bakes, among them a Tayto cheese and onion Danish, a Guinness wheaten loaf and a champ potato farl.
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Peregrine

A Northern Irish bakery and coffee shop at 207 Pleasance, opened in April 2026 as Gorse, whose Tayto cheese and onion pastry the Good Food Guide recommends.

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Peregrine is a Northern Irish bakery and coffee shop on the Pleasance, on Edinburgh's south side.

It opened as Gorse in April 2026 and now trades under its new name, bringing a taste of home from across the water to the city. Its Tayto pastry, made with Northern Ireland's famous cheese and onion crisps, is one of the reasons the Good Food Guide gives for making the trip. There's coffee to go with it, and breakfast too, so it makes a lovely start to a morning. Sit in, or take your pastry and a cup with you to Holyrood Park, a short walk away, and eat it with Salisbury Crags above you before heading up Arthur's Seat. It's open every day, from 8am to 3pm on weekdays and from 8.30am to 3.30pm at the weekend, so it's one for the morning or an early lunch rather than the afternoon.

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Before you go

Open every day from the morning until mid-afternoon.

No booking: sit in, or take it away.

Where
207 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9RU.
Open
Monday to Friday 8am to 3pm; Saturday and Sunday 8.30am to 3.30pm.
Food
Bakes, breakfast and coffee, to sit in or take away.
Access
Google's record gives a wheelchair-accessible entrance.

Opening hours

Monday
8am–3pm
Tuesday
8am–3pm
Wednesday
8am–3pm
Thursday
8am–3pm
Friday
8am–3pm
Saturday
8.30am–3.30pm
Sunday
8.30am–3.30pm

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Where it is

At 207 Pleasance, on Edinburgh's south side below Holyrood Park, EH8 9RU.

Close byThe Pleasance, Holyrood Park and the south side.
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  8. Arthur’s SeatArthur’s SeatThe 251-metre summit of an old volcano in Holyrood Park, a real hill walk in the middle of Edinburgh.4 miles 14 min by road
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