Artisan Roast

While searching the web for ‘the best coffee in Edinburgh’ I stumbled across Artisan Roast I just had to investigate, and indeed it was one of the best espresso I’ve had in Scotland. They’ve created a cafe that would make any Kiwi or Aussie feel right at home. It’s worth going to this cafe and spending some quality time with a quality coffee in The Mooch where there are board games, magazines, and local artwork. Not only does Artisan Roast do the best espresso in Scotland but they are well capable of doing a decent flat white. Artisan Roast is exactly as the name suggests, they are a roasting house providing quality and ethically sourced beans which they roast in house. The cafe grew out of what they call the “tasting lab”, where people would meet to taste different roasts. However it’s far more than a place where you can get a decent coffee, this cafe has great aspirations for helping the local and wider community as stated on their website:
“ Effective philanthropy starts at home. We started Artisan Roast to help two groups of people:
1. People suffering from poor quality coffee.
2. Kids in Scotland (through CProject)
You help us do both by spreading the coffee gospel and getting cafes to appreciate the importance of good quality coffee.”
So the next time you’re up in Edinburgh it is well worth the trip