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…
The Shack Coffee Shop
And if it had been a lazy weekend morning, I might have even enjoyed a wee breakfast in that comfy – and very private – armchair in front of a window that you couldn’t see through…
A Black Spot 