Too far on the city’s peripheries for me to walk there and back, yet too central to make the car journey worthwhile, instead of an out-of-town escapade – it never attracted me enough to make that exception. Until this autumn.
Category: Cafes
Parx Cafe
Having lived in this city for more than three years now, you’d think I’d know all of its coffee secrets – but, alas!, Aberdeen still throws up a surprise in some of the most unexpected places. Parx Cafe was one of those revelations.
L’Echoppe
…tucked away at the top of an unassuming residential street behind the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, it was a place to walk past and miss…
Le Marché Français
The place was unmistakably français: traditional rustic decor, boulangerie at the door wall-tall wine racks filled with bottles. Whatever my friend chef told me about lunch/brunch was ignored – I had to have a pastry with my mocha.
The hidden gems of Prague
…it started with a bit of a scare when the first smell of it brung up acidic notes to mind… but once I tasted it, oh my goodness, I was in heaven.
Rye & Soda
I will certainly make future trips to Rye & Soda’s for a patio lunch, but this time I will take them up on the £5 Champagne Brunch offer, which would certainly round up a summer afternoon nicely…
A Black Spot 