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Kaya toast, soft-boiled eggs with soy sauce, roti with curry and two glasses of kopi on a marble table at Singapore Coffee House.
Edinburgh

Singapore Coffee House

A small Singaporean coffee shop at Canonmills, serving kaya toast, roti and kopi from breakfast until mid-afternoon.

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Singapore Coffee House is a little kopitiam, the traditional coffee shop of Singapore, at Canonmills on the way down to the Water of Leith.

It was started by Dylan, who is half Singaporean, and it's kept deliberately small, with a handful of tables, no bookings and orders taken at the counter. Breakfast is the thing here. There's kaya toast with soft-boiled eggs seasoned with soy and white pepper, flaky roti canai with curry sauce, nasi lemak, and a murtabak with a Scottish twist, stuffed with haggis, onion and egg. Curry puffs are made fresh every morning, and the coffee is Nanyang kopi, strained through a cotton cloth, or teh tarik if you'd rather tea. Food is served all day until it runs out, with lunch specials at the weekend. It's open every day until half past three, and small dogs are welcome, so it's easy to pair with a walk round the Botanics.

Close byLeo’s BeaneryA basement cafe on Howe Street in the New Town, behind a teal front, where the food is made with ingredients that contain no gluten.2 min by roadSee itLeo’s Beanery
Before you go

Open every day until half past three.

It takes no bookings and has only a few tables, so come early, and order at the counter.

Where
5 Canonmills, Edinburgh, EH3 5HA.
Open
Monday to Saturday 9am to 3.30pm, Sunday 10am to 3.30pm.
Food
Served all day until sold out, with lunch specials from 12pm to 3pm at weekends.
Booking
No table reservations; first come, first served.
Dogs
Small pets are welcome.

Opening hours

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Monday
9am–3.30pm
Tuesday
9am–3.30pm
Wednesday
9am–3.30pm
Thursday
9am–3.30pm
Friday
9am–3.30pm
Saturday
9am–3.30pm
Sunday
10am–3.30pm

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Where it is

At Canonmills, on the corner where the road from the New Town crosses the Water of Leith towards Inverleith, EH3 5HA.

Close byCanonmills, Stockbridge and the Botanics.
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