Kilimanjaro Coffee

Head down to Nicolson Street and you'll clock Kilimanjaro immediately—the kind of place that's been pulling shots since before every second café in Edinburgh called itself artisanal. It's compact, no-nonsense, with that worn-in comfort of somewhere that's earned its regulars through consistency rather than Instagram appeal. You'll find yourself wedged between students and suits, all of them after the same thing: coffee that actually tastes like coffee. The sort of place where the staff know their regulars by order, not name tag.