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Sinclair's Larder's purple shopfront and planted terrace on Edzell High Street.
Aberdeenshire

Sinclair’s Larder

A bright café bistro on Edzell's High Street, with fresh seasonal food, home baking and good coffee, open seven days a week.

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On the broad High Street of Edzell, the village at the foot of Glen Esk, Sinclair's Larder is a café bistro behind a purple shopfront.

Outside is a planted, shaded terrace, with blankets for cooler days. Inside it is bright and a little quirky, with a striped wall, neon and handwritten menu boards.

It serves fresh, seasonal food and traditional home baking, seven days a week. Breakfast runs until half past eleven, lunch starts at noon, with main dishes, light bites, deep-filled sandwiches and soup, and coffee and cake are served all day. The Caesar salad, the ploughman's and the club sandwich are favourites, and so are the traybakes and cakes.

The entrance is level and there are accessible toilets. It is a good place to start or finish a day in the Angus Glens: Edzell Castle and its walled garden are on the edge of the village, and the walk to the Rocks of Solitude and the Blue Door follows the North Esk nearby.

A short drive awayThe Arch Café and BistroA cosy café and bistro by Fettercairn's royal arch, with gluten-free baking and a Friday chippy night.7 min by roadSee itThe tall stone Royal Arch over the street in Fettercairn.
Before you go

Open seven days a week.

Breakfast from 9am to 11.30am, lunch from noon, and coffee and cake all day.

Where
High Street, Edzell, DD9 7TA.
Telephone
01356 648285.

Opening hours

Monday
9am–5pm
Tuesday
9am–5pm
Wednesday
9am–5pm
Thursday
9am–5pm
Friday
9am–5pm
Saturday
9am–5pm
Sunday
10am–5pm
Where it is

On the High Street in Edzell, north of Brechin.

Close byEdzell.
  1. Edzell Castle's red ruin and its walled garden seen from the air.Edzell CastleA ruined castle with a walled garden of carved panels.1 mile3 min by road
  2. The North Esk tumbling through its wooded gorge among autumn leaves.Edzell Blue Door WalkA riverside walk along the North Esk gorge.1 mile2 min by road
  3. Walker in yellow coat balances on frosty rocks beside a riverRiver North EskStretching 47 kilometres from Scotland’s eastern coast, just north of Montrose, to the Water of Lee in the Cairngorms2 miles4 min by road
  4. The pale stone ring of the White Caterthun on its hilltop, Strathmore beyond.The Brown and White Caterthuns5 miles7 min by road
  5. The white front of the Retreat at Tarfside, with tall chimneys and a red-framed window.Glenesk Folk MuseumLife in the Angus glen, up the road.11 miles25 min by road
Directions
The tall stone Royal Arch over the street in Fettercairn.CafeThe Arch Café and Bistro4.8 miles
The tall copper stills in Fettercairn's stillhouse, among steel walkways.AttractionsFettercairn Distillery5.1 miles
The stone buildings and pagoda-roofed kiln of Glencadam Distillery, Brechin.AttractionsGlencadam Distillery5.7 miles
The green and cream station building of the Caledonian Railway at Brechin.AttractionsCaledonian Railway6.0 miles
Church nave with wooden pews facing a stained glass window and organ pipesAttractionsBrechin Cathedral6.0 miles
The River South Esk running clear over rocks between wooded banks.AttractionsRiver South Esk6.7 miles
Green sign reading "Garden Centre Coffee Shop" above a shop entrance with £1 pounder displaysActivityBrechin Castle Centre7.3 miles
Stone arched bridge spanning a wide river beneath a cloudy blue skyAttractionsBridge of Dun9.9 miles
Sandstone mansion with columned entrance, chimneys and flag against a cloudy skyAttractionsHouse of Dun11 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the café, and when each is next free.

Timber cabin with metal roof and decking surrounded by woodland treesNorth Lodge and River Cabin
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Banchory
  • 11 miles from Sinclair's Larder
Free 11–13 NovA stone farmhouse covered in climbing ivy stands behind a gravel drive, seen through overhanging pine branches.Cuttieshillock
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 11 miles from Sinclair's Larder
Free 16–18 OctA stone cottage with dormer windows sits behind a low blue gate, a rose-covered archway framing the front door.Gamekeeper’s Cottage
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Strachan
  • 11 miles from Sinclair's Larder
Free 2–4 NovA stone steading with a slated pyramid roof and a chimney stands behind a green nameplate sign, a chair visible through the window.No 2 Steading Cottage at Glendye
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Strachan
  • 11 miles from Sinclair's Larder
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