Artisan Roast Bruntsfield

artisan roast takes its roasting seriously, and bruntsfield feels it. this corner of edinburgh, running along bruntsfield place toward the meadows, isn't short of good coffee options, but the locals here keep coming back to 138 for a reason that's harder to fake than a good fit-out. the coffee is the point. not the vibe, not the branding, just what's actually in the cup and the consistency you start to rely on once you've been a few times. the kind of place where you stop scanning the menu after your second visit because you already know what you want. if you're in the area on a weekday morning, the flat white is a good place to start.