Guajira Café & Coffee

You'll find Guajira tucked away on St Mary's Street, just off the Royal Mile in the heart of the Old Town. Walk in and you're immediately hit with the proper coffee smell—the kind that makes you realise most high street chains have been doing it wrong all along. It's the sort of place where the staff actually know their stuff, chatting about single-origin roasts and extraction times without making you feel like an idiot if you just want a decent cappuccino. The space has that effortless cool that doesn't try too hard—stripped back, focused entirely on the coffee itself.