in saying "perfect" i'm not saying i want the same cup of excellent coffee each day. quite the opposite, i'd love to have choices of different flavours, textures and aromas in my cup each day made with care and by someone with a genuine love of coffee.
but the challenge is great.
edinburgh is bursting with coffee shops of all shapes and sizes, well-frequented by locals chatting, reading, interwebbing and generally hanging about with cups of brown in their hands.
but i fear this city that has spent much of its life at the forefront of discovery and expression has been duped and inadvertently fallen into the hands of mediocrity. it seems comfortable brown couches and anonymous cosiness have drawn edinburghers in out of the cold after which spectacularly consistent, mediocre, coffee-flavoured rubbish has been served up for long enough for it to be considered normal.
but i'm determined to find the good coffee in edinburgh and share the news as I and my trusty partner unearth the good stuff.
view the edinburgh coffee shop map
