The (official) best coffee in Edinburgh

It's the Scottish summer - rain, rain and more rain, oh and fog and thunder this year just for good measure.  Whether you're a Scot or a visitor to Scotland, cheer your weather weary soul by indulging in the classic Swedish pastime of 'Fika' - a cosy coffee house tradition - of consuming coffee, pastry, conversation.  What's not to love?  And the best place in Scotland to do this is in Edinburgh at lovely Swedish cafe, Peter's Yard www.petersyard.com.  It's become a real favourite of mine, thanks to the great food and drink, friendly staff, laid back atmosphere, and cool design.

Look at this smorgasbord of loveliness above - coffee, cinnamon bun, cardamom bun...I love this place.  They also do tasty but healthy soups and salads and sandwiches all with a Swedish twist.

  And it's right beside the Meadows where (if you must) you can walk off the cinnamon bun you've just scoffed. 

They serve the best coffee in Edinburgh - and that's a scientific fact.  Just ask the Edinburgh Uni Scandinavian Society, who,  in a totally objective way, voted it the best in the city.

The only thing better than Peter's Yard for coffee and pastry is TWO Peter's Yards.  And it's a good job then that another one is opening in bastion of middle class Edinburgh, Stockbridge.  That a teensy bit nearer to Fife, oh happy day.