The menu, chapter by chapter
What people order, in reviewers' words. No prices here: ask at the counter for today's menu.
Chapter I
Toasties
Open-face toasties and croissant toasties, with raclette melted through.
Toasties come up in 66 reviews and raclette in 12. Kelvyn Coulter had the Raclette Melt open-face toastie, and his girlfriend the croissant with lettuce, raclette, tomato, red onion and chilli jam, with a side salad. Yousef J.H calls the croissant toasties a must-try. Not everyone agrees on portions: one reviewer found them small, so ask at the counter what comes with each.
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Chapter II
Hot chocolate
Nutella hot chocolate, and a rose syrup hot chocolate for something different.
The Nutella hot chocolate is mentioned in 30 reviews. Yousef J.H picks out the rose syrup hot chocolate as a standout drink, alongside the chai latte and the mocha. On a cold Edinburgh evening it is the thing to order by the fire.
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Chapter III
Coffee and chai
Cortados, chai lattes, mochas and a white chocolate mocha.
Dev had the white chocolate mocha and called it rich, smooth and full of flavour, a must-try. Yousef J.H rates the coffee as exceptional, especially the chai latte and the mocha. BradinHK had cortados on a breakfast visit.
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Chapter IV
Scones and bakes
Scones, cinnamon scrolls, almond croissants, palmiers and Nutella tiffin.
Scones come up in 16 reviews. Dev says not to miss the cinnamon scroll: fresh, soft and very tasty. Kelvyn Coulter finished with an almond croissant and a Nutella tiffin, and BradinHK had a cinnamon palmier with breakfast.
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Chapter V
Breakfast from 7:30
Open from half seven every morning, for avocado toast, croissants and a coffee.
Books N' Cup opens at 7:30am every day, so it suits an early breakfast before work or a day in the city. Avocado toast comes up in 16 reviews; BradinHK came in for a quick breakfast with cortados and a palmier during a stay in Edinburgh, and found the indoor seating really cosy.
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Prices at the counter
This site doesn’t list prices or the full menu. Ask at the counter, or call, for what’s on today.
Allergies
Tell whoever takes your order before you choose, and they can tell you what’s in each dish.
Early and late
Breakfast from 7:30am, and hot drinks and toasties right through to 10pm, every day.
There’s a seat by the shelves, till ten tonight.
23 Home Street, Tollcross, Edinburgh EH3 9JR. Open every day, 7:30am to 10pm.