The City Cafe

Classic American diner with all day breakfasts, shakes, beers & cocktails just off the Royal Mile,

8 / 10
285
ratings
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    +44 131 220 0125

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    thecitycafe.co.uk

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  • Type

    Diner

Address

19 Blair St Edinburgh City of Edinburgh EH1 1QR United Kingdom

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Restroom Yes
Menus Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 64


Keywords:

breakfast food diner feel milkshakes French toast good for groups casual waffles haggis brunch food family-friendly gluten-free food great value pancakes trendy black pudding good for a quick meal hot dogs lively coffee bacon
Erika Robbins

Excellent spot to grab a full Scottish breakfast . They do a full size and a smaller version of you don't quite have the appetite for the entire thing. Nice vibe and friendly service .

Dayna McAlpine

Great for a quiet coffee on your own or drinks in a group. Best breakfasts in Edinburgh , and their milkshakes are AMAZING.

Alex Wedderburn

Amazing breakfast and with Haggis as standard with the all day breakfast you can't go wrong. If you're coming on a Saturday try and arrive before 10am as it's starts getting very busy very quickly.

Adam Whitehead

Really cool atmosphere, reasonably priced and tasty food. The milkshakes are awesome and there are a great selection of alcholic drinks!

Swarmstrong

Cooked breakfast was yummy and huge! Comes with's free tea as well ! Really nice atmosphere and great music

Lisa Clayton

Hot dog acceptable, salmon and scrambled eggs fantastic. Atmosphere perfect and great social distancing

Cristiana Cardoso

Breakfast better than (the attempt of a gluten free ) dinner . Good taste. Great service in the morning too.

Luís Amorim

Great environment as a american styled cafe with good food, wit some good options that are a little different from the majority of pubs and restaurants .

Rusty Shackleford

Food was great! French toast and bacon was exactly what I wanted. Coffee just your classic drip but does the job.

Jonny Casey

Incredible breakfast ! Bacon is so good & milkshakes are incredible. Free refills on tea & coffee too

Sooz

The large brekkie includes tea , but be warned - it's big!!

Daniel Coverdale

Fantastic food, can recommend the French toast with Back Bacon

Joss Murdoch

Definitely reccomend lunch or dinner here, it has a cool diner feel to it, as well as a nice selection of beers .

Little Man

Small breakfast £5. One of the tastiest Brekkies I've had in a long time. It almost felt healthy :)

Sadia Ali

The all day breakfast will leave you full for DAYS. And there's free refills of tea/coffee with it!

Lucy Gonzalez

Breakfast is huge, order the small one unless you haven't eaten in days!

Layla

Great Scottish breakfast , great atmosphere and friendly staff !

Sophie Chung

Perfect stop for food after a long morning of travel. Rachel is the best and super friendly !!!

Max

Service super SLOW (20 minutes to order & about 30-40 mins for them to notice we were done), prices are reasonable (10ish for an entree), milkshakes & floats were runny (not American style ).

Gwen Fitzpatrick

Great gluten free options , friendly service , we all really enjoyed our lunch here!

Matt Knight

Very good breakfast . We loved the Belgian waffles , and their all day breakfast .

Sam Tennant

Fantastic Breakfast - and if you're wary about Haggis , give it a try, it's included!

Arash Narchi

Has a great North American diner feel + great waffles !

nick priestley

Not a bad place. Platers for 2 is more really for 1 I think. Chilli con carne is great

Anders Hefre

Authentic diner with great food and atmosphere

Hannes ☕

Definitely Lacks some light. Staff is friendly though and the porridge with berries is tasty.

Brandon Kirklen

Tasty breakfast . The Belgian waffles were great

Janis Aumeisters

Awesome staff , great environment and food is just outstanding!!

Terry Kennedy

All day breakfast excellent!

Joana Noodles -

Pancakes and the eggs !

Louise Gould

My soup and milkshake was tasty.... A good place to fill up before taking a tour .

Sophie Evangelisti

Waffles and French Toast are amazing!

Chris Leckie

Decent food, drink and open late . They'll also do you a wee Jack Daniels Coke Float, braw.

Kath Richardson

Milkshakes scrumptious. Breakfast very good.

Sven Israel

Great atmosphere and food.

Andreea Cucu

The milkshakes are absolutely amazing!!!

Iain Johnstone

Best all day Breakfast In Edinburgh

Mari Devold

Good milkshake , nice staff and free wifi . :)

Fatima Al Hashimi

Not bad breakfast spot . Very busy.

Nina Chumenko

Cool breakfasts !))

Steve Yates

The Thai green curry is exceptional, you must try it.

Ben Ashenden

Small breakfast is more than big enough. Trust.

Petite Silvie

French Toast with bacon and maple syrup ... amazing.

James Abley

American-style diner . Seems pretty good.

Jess

Pancakes are a massive let down. They come pre-drowned in too much syrup .

Halsted Bernard

Get the full Scottish breakfast . Read more

Shauna Moynihan

The Waffles are FAB

Person 5

Quite pricey and quite tacky but an okay place to avoid the crowds of the Royal Mile.

Guro Mikkelsen

Breakfast is good!

Muratti C

Filthy place. Don't visit if you're into hygiene ????

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