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The dark red front of the Cookbook Shop down the steps on Haddington Place.
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The Cookbook Shop

Scotland's only bookshop given over to cookbooks, down a few steps on Haddington Place at the top of Leith Walk, run by Martyn and Liz Bryson.

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Welcome

Down a short flight of steps on Haddington Place, at the top of Leith Walk, a dark red front with THE COOKBOOK SHOP painted above the door is Scotland's only bookshop given over entirely to cooking.

It was founded by Martyn and Liz Bryson, a couple with long careers in editing and publishing, as a home for good books about food and a place for people who love them.

The shelves run from new cookbooks by chefs and home cooks to books on baking, drink, food history and travel, set out in a room of pale wood and warm light, with a table of new arrivals in the middle and a few jars and good things for the kitchen. It holds events too, for anyone who loves food and books.

The Cookbook Shop opens from Wednesday to Sunday. It sits a few doors from McNaughtan's and Typewronger Books, so a morning of browsing is easily made.

Close byAnte CaféA coffee shop and bakery below Spry on Haddington Place.3 min by roadSee itBarista pulling espresso shots on a chrome machine with stacked cups nearby
Before you go

Open from Wednesday to Sunday, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Where
19A Haddington Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH7 4AF.
Telephone
0131 314 2944.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
11am–6.30pm
Thursday
11am–6.30pm
Friday
11am–6.30pm
Saturday
11am–6.30pm
Sunday
11am–6.30pm
Where it is

Down a few steps on Haddington Place, at the top of Leith Walk.

Close byThe top of Leith Walk.
  1. The Sicilian Pastry Shop's front on Albert Street, its sign in looping script with Est. 1979 above the awning.Sicilian Pastry ShopUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. Spry WinesSpry WinesUnder a mile3 min by road
  3. Global News shopfront offering luggage storage, Payzone, mobile top-ups and a cash machineLate Night Book ShoppingFew bookshops in Scotland are open from 9am to 9pm every day, and Topping & Company at 2 Blenheim Place is one of them.Under a mile3 min by road
  4. Cushioned window seat between crowded bookshelves in a wood-panelled libraryMcNaughtan's Bookshop & GalleryScotland's oldest second-hand and antiquarian bookshop, since 1957.Under a mile3 min by road
  5. Bay window of a bookshop, potted plants and coloured fairy lights outsideTypewronger BooksA basement bookshop that sells and mends typewriters.Under a mile3 min by road
Directions
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