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Artisan Roast

4.6 (151 reviews)
ModerateCoffee & Tea
Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Dogs allowed
Outdoor seating
Good for working

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Coffee Menu! Alt milk avail, but don't expect "syrups" for Vanilla Latte etc.
Kimberly M.

Super friendly staff, big smiles and quickly made drinks. Chai Latte is sublime- not sugary at all, just lovely spices!

Cappuccino & Lemon Thyme bar
Dan A.

A charming & cozy coffee shop. About a 10 minute walk from my market St.. Hotel. Ordered a Cappuccino and it was very bold/strong just the way I like it. They had 3 options for baked goods & all looked very good. I tried the Lemon & Thyme Bar & it was excellent. Strong lemon flavor with a hint of the Thyme. They have other area locations also. Award winning, fair trade coffee & friendly service. Will be back!

Cappuccino
Zo T.

What a gem! I bookmarked this spot prior to my arrival due to the positive reviews. I knew I needed to find a place close to my flat that served decent coffee. I have to say that their cappuccino is probably one of the better ones that I've had ever in my life. It's very easy to miss this spot so be sure to pay attention. Once you walk in, you'll see a menu up on their wall. Reasonably priced. If you're getting your cup of joe there, then you'll order and pay after. They have a nice spacious seating section in the back too. It's quieter and happened to be a perfect spot for me to post up and do some reading. I'm a fan. Looking forward to trying some of their other drinks.

Sarah-Jane B.

Mmmmmmm...... A fabulous coffee shop and roastery on Broughton Street, Artisan Roast is so inviting that I could probably spend a whole afternoon there, tucked up in a corner with a new book and stream of flat whites. The roastery room with the long wooden counter, bags of beans and daintily stacked pastries reminds me of Monmouth Coffee whilst the back room is like a crash pad with lots of low seating and stacks of cushions. As for the coffee, you're guaranteed a good cup when all the beans are roasted on site by passionate and thirsty baristas. I've had great cappuccinos and espressos but usually opt for a flat white or americano with a splash of hot milk.

Emma C.

Without a shadow of a doubt, Artisan Roast 'do' the best coffee in Edinburgh. They take coffee seriously by not only making and serving it, but roasting their own beans too. The website keeps punters up to date with what beans they're currently roasting, so you know what's fresh and in stock. The shop itself is very small with only a few stools to perch upon , however there is a Morroccan inspired chilled out room at the back 'the mooch' where you're welcome to get comfy and enjoy the caffeine based delights. Although the main menu item is coffee, they also do amazing hot chocolate supplied by Coco of Bruntsfield which comes in a variety of flavours (try the Aztec one for a chocolate chilli kick!). The staff here are really knowledgeable and friendly, they manage to know practically all there is to know about coffee without being at all pretentious. If you're a caffeine addict, this is where you should be coming for your fix!

Jk Rowling never wrote here.
Marie U.

I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said, except this is my favourite coffee shop in Edinburgh, and it is among my favourite places I've ever visited in the world! I love how relaxed everything is, and how amazing the coffees are. Always made beautifully and always a fantastic choice of beans from around the world to choose from. Keep up the good work Artisan Roast, you wee beauty!

The store front of Artisan Roast.
Samantha E.

Artisan Roast, the Broughton St. location, is a beautiful cafe in Edinburgh that seems a gift to the streets and a little kiss of hipster-cool-creative, and reminds me of Los Angeles that I consider home. It is by far the most glorious cafe I've been to so far in Edinburgh, and as LA Native who has traversed the cafe scene (due to the drinking laws), I've seem some pretty cool cafes. Artisan Roast I visited this past Saturday and was washed away happily by what I found. From the outside, it is a black painted store front with a gold sign cut out with letters declaring 'Artisan Roast'. There is a red bench and people with unmanageable curly hair and alternative attire standing outside. My friends hesitated, but I was invigorated. These were my people. We opened the door, a black walled room with hip barstools and a shelf of freshly roasted coffee beans from their facility down the road. A man of baldness with a rich and swirly beard wearing a light blue flannel said, 'There's more room in the back, feel free to sit down', and so we walked past the huge expresso machine, and into a room that was another world altogether. Low, red cushioned benches lined the room as french press lanterns dangled from the ceiling at eye level while sitting. The walls were decorated with international burlap coffee bags, and there was a hanging curtain fabric that made the room feel like we were sitting in a middle eastern tent. I felt like we had been transported. We made our way back to the front to order, and looked up at a variety of over 20 types of beans and four different brewing techniques,V60 filter, cafetiere, aeropress, and stovetop, as well as the expresso machine. And there was a soup of the day. We went back to our seats and waited for our Monsoon Malabar from India, our Divina Providencia from Honduras, and our Aricha Woreda from Ethiopia. Each one had a different sculpted flavor that was revitalizing and delicious.Artisan Roast2 Wandering back into the streets of Edinburgh, I knew I had left a little bit of myself sitting in Artisan Roast, contemplating life and listening to 'Brown Eyed Girl' by Van Morrison. And I was okay with that. Find more of our reviews at Literarypixie.com.

Pastries look amazing!
Tanya L.

I like Artisan Roast because it has delicious coffee in a cosy, old-worldsy environment. Although I came here to work and assumed they would have wifi (silly me), I still had a great afternoon here and got a lot of non-computer work done after discovering that there is no wifi. My latte was fantastic and the croissants and brownies looked amazing. This place has great quality food and beverages, but what I liked most was that it felt like it was so removed from the hustle, bustle, and technology-obsessed life of the outside world. If you come prepared to chat or read in one of the tall chairs in the bare-boards front room or curl up in the cosy back room, then you'll be set. Just don't bring your technology and expect to be surfing the Internet. Artisan Roast also felt a bit like stepping back a century in time with the spartan wooden benches and it was not the warmest of places to sit for a few hours in chilly November. That said, I really liked the charm of the place and will come back to curl up with a book and a coffee.

The Guatemalan coffee at Artisan.
Mathias H.

I am always looking for good coffee - often it is difficult to find and Edinburgh is not a great place for good coffee but Artisan Roast is one of the places that can actually deliver a good cup of filter coffee. There a few other places in town that can deliver a good espresso or flat white but when it comes to a good cup of filter coffee Artisan roast is the place to go. They roast their own beans and they do a pretty decent job of it. I tried all their coffees as pour overs on the V60. The roasting is a bit dark for my taste (more a fan of the lighter roasting favored by the likes of Square Mile, Tim Wendelboe and Coffee Collective) but they do know what they are doing. I also had a flat white here and that was very good as well. Did not try any of the pastries but they did look good as well. The place itself is nothing special but a nice enough place to hang around for a cup of coffee or two.

Gibson A.

The Artisan Roast is definitely the place to come if you're a serious coffee drinker. The aroma that hits you as soon as you walk in just about gives you a day's caffeine fix. Further, the environment is totally unpretentious and feels genuinely laid back, giving a really enjoyable experience. They're all about sourcing their coffee beans ethically and giving autonomy to the individuals who produce them as well as giving a reasonable price to the customer in the shop. I had a cafe latte and, although I don't drink coffee all that often, it was delicious, rich and creamy. I also saw a tempting selection of cakes which looked well-priced and tasty. The srvice is pleasant and quick, but the clinching factor for me is the chilled out mood which takes over as soon as you walk in.

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