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Printworks Coffee

A corner coffee house on Constitution Street in Leith, behind a front of stained glass, with breakfasts, lunches and bakes from local makers.

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Printworks is an independent coffee house on Constitution Street in Leith, and has been part of the street for more than a decade.

It is a corner shopfront near Nobles, with a band of old stained glass above its windows and a round sign reading Coffee over the door.

It keeps things local. The bread, cakes and much else come from Edinburgh bakers and makers, and the kitchen turns them into breakfasts and lunches through the day, with good coffee and loose-leaf tea to drink. The room is bright and easy, with tiles on the walls and a chalkboard menu, and on fine days there are rattan chairs out on the pavement for watching Leith go by.

Printworks opens every day from eight in the morning, nine at the weekend, until five in the afternoon, a few minutes' walk from the Shore and handy for the trams on Constitution Street.

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Before you go

Open every day from eight, nine at weekends, until five.

Where
42 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6RS.
Telephone
0131 555 7070.

Opening hours

Monday
8am–5pm
Tuesday
8am–5pm
Wednesday
8am–5pm
Thursday
8am–5pm
Friday
8am–5pm
Saturday
9am–5pm
Sunday
9am–5pm

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Where it is

On Constitution Street in Leith, a few minutes from the Shore.

Close byLeith.
  1. NoblesNoblesA Victorian bar with a teal front of stained glass, next door on Constitution Street.Under a mile 1 min by road
  2. The green front of Malt & Hops on the Shore, with hanging baskets, barrels and pavement tables.Malt & HopsUnder a mile as the crow flies
  3. The room at Chez Bernard, with red pillars, wooden tables and chairs with red seats, and racks of wine behind the bar.Chez BernardA French wine bar and bistro on the Shore at Leith, with more than ninety wines, oysters, croques and planchettes of cheese and charcuterie.Under a mile as the crow flies
  4. Restaurant Martin WishartRestaurant Martin WishartUnder a mile 1 min by road
  5. HeronHeronA Michelin-starred restaurant by the Water of Leith.1 mile 5 min by road
Directions
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The hall at Brown's of Leith under its timber roof, with the Haze counter on the left, a round steel table and people at tables by the tall windows.RestaurantsBrown's of Leith0.2 miles
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The round stone watchtower on the Shore at Leith, with Fishers' blue and white restaurant front at its foot on a cobbled corner.RestaurantsFishers in Leith0.2 miles
The curved bar of the Finch, its tall carved mahogany back bar and a row of taps.BarsThe Finch0.2 miles

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