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Guajira Café & Coffee

18 St Mary's St, Edinburgh EH1 1SU, United Kingdom
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some coffee shops feel like they're trying too hard. guajira café & coffee on st mary's street just gets it right. the kind of place where your first sip makes you understand why 185 people bothered to leave five-star reviews. not because the staff told them to, but because the coffee actually deserves it. the guajira name hints at colombia's northernmost region, and there's something about the approach here that feels authentically connected to coffee's origins. no flashy machinery for show, just careful attention to what ends up in your cup. steam rises from drinks that taste like someone actually cares about extraction times and water temperature. regulars don't come back for instagram moments. they come back because their morning flat white tastes consistently excellent, because the beans are treated with respect, because this feels like a real coffee shop in a city that sometimes forgets what those should be…

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curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated 21 May 2026

nri score75
buzz0
local cred52%

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+44 7840 032598

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www.guajira.cafe/

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5.0

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