The Colony Gourmet

Walk into The Colony and you'll immediately clock the sort of place that doesn't need to shout about itself. Home Street in Tollcross has become properly decent lately, and this sits right in the middle of the good stuff happening there. They're clearly committed to their coffee — the kind of venue where the staff can actually talk you through what they're brewing rather than just slinging it across the counter. The brunch menu reads like someone's thought about it rather than just copy-pasted from every other Edinburgh café, and at 4.7 stars from 325 reviews, folk keep coming back for good reason.