Charlie Ellis

Given the sheer number of high‑quality coffee places now operating across Edinburgh, it is perhaps no surprise that some open without much fanfare. Hawker Coffee, tucked away on Lady Lawson Street in West Port, is a case in point. It sits just around the corner from The Source on Spittal Street—one of the most highly […]

The Pianodrome has long been one of Edinburgh’s most distinctive cultural projects. Its home in Bruntsfield’s St Oswald’s Hall feels like a natural progression. Among the wide range of performances it hosts, this week saw something particularly special: a live recording of a brand new film soundtrack by the multi-instrumentalist group S!nk. A film worth revisiting […]

Leith Writing is calling for contributions to its new anthology, with a deadline of 30 June. Leith Writing welcomes submissions in any genre, from a haiku to 3,000 words: poetry, short story, non-fiction, drama, personal reflection. It will be the sixth volume produced in this annual series, following on from The Silence in Between, published […]

Having spotted it on the way past a few months ago, I was happy to hear that Bono Coffee on South Clerk Street was finally opening its doors.

Edinburgh has long prided itself on its coffee culture. A short train ride west, though, is quietly producing some of the most rewarding café experiences in Scotland.

Two of Scotland's arts journalists came together at the Traverse Theatre on Wednesday to discuss their careers, work and the broader state of cultural journalism in Scotland.

A new small-scale exhibition at the National Library of Scotland charts how reading evolved from a niche luxury into a mass-market reality.

Books N' Cup, on Raeburn Place in Stockbridge, is consistently busy. This puzzles even some of its regulars.

When Bono Coffee opened on South Clerk Street earlier this year, taking over the site of Indiba café-bar, word had spread on social media, and

“Free coffee seems pretty popular!” The barista's conclusion was well evidenced by the very busy morning that Capetto, the new basement cafe-bar on Howe Street, enjoyed on Friday.