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The Craftsman Company

A coffee and ale house on Guild Street in Aberdeen, with brunch and lunch by day, 17 draught beers, and live music at the weekend.

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Welcome

A few minutes' walk from the train and bus stations, the Craftsman Company is a coffee and ale house in a handsome granite building on Guild Street, and one of the friendliest places in Aberdeen to start a day or end one.

By day it's a café, with its own speciality coffee and a day menu that runs from a Full Monty fry-up and fluffy pancakes to bagels and the soup of the day, with plenty of vegan dishes and a separate gluten-free menu. In the evening it becomes an ale house, with 17 draught beers, cocktails and live music on Friday and Saturday nights, and it was named Best Bar or Pub at the Aberdeen City and Shire Thistle Awards in 2025. Inside it's a big, relaxed room of wooden tables and painted chairs, with benches outside. Dogs and children are welcome, food is served until 5pm, and you can book a table through its own site.

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Before you go

Open every day from 10am; food is served until 5pm, or 4pm on Sundays.

Where
2 Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NE, a few minutes from the train and bus stations.
Open
Monday to Thursday 10am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to midnight, Sunday 10am to 5pm.
Food
Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm, with a gluten-free menu and vegan dishes.
Music
Live music on Friday and Saturday nights, from 9pm.
Booking
Through its own site.
Dogs and children
Both welcome.
Access
A wheelchair-accessible entrance, toilet and seating.
Phone
01224 945600

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–10pm
Tuesday
10am–10pm
Wednesday
10am–10pm
Thursday
10am–10pm
Friday
10am–midnight
Saturday
10am–midnight
Sunday
10am–5pm

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Where it is

On Guild Street in the centre of Aberdeen, a few minutes from the train and bus stations and Union Square, AB11 6NE.

Close byGuild Street and the Merchant Quarter.
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Directions
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