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This Swedish-style coffee house produces its own homebaked breads, from sourdough to
focaccia, which form the basis for lunchtime sandwiches with fillings such as roast beef
with beetroot and caper salad, and roast butternut squash with sunblush tomato pesto.
Breakfast (served till noon) can be a basket of breads with conserves and cheeses, or
yogurt with granola and fruit.
(
www.petersyard.com
;
27 Simpson Loan; mains £5-8;
7.30am-8pm Mon, to 10pm Tue-Fri, 9am-10pm Sat & Sun;
23, 27, 35, 45, 47)
9
Sweet Melindas
£££
With ingredients sourced from the fishmonger next door and the vegetable market around
the corner, and everything from the bread to the chocolate truffles handmade in the kit-
chen, Sweet Melindas offers a true taste of Scottish home cooking. The ambience is
chilled and the menu concentrates on seafood and game, with at least one vegetarian
starter and main.
( 229 7953;
www.sweetmelindas.co.uk
; 11 Roseneath St;
SCOTTISH
lunch & dinner
Tue-Sat;
;
24, 41)
10
Engine Shed
£
VEGETARIAN
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This fair-trade, organic vegetarian cafe is an ideal spot for a healthy lunch, or a cuppa and
a bakery-fresh scone after climbing Arthur's Seat. It's been set up to provide employment
and training for special-needs adults, and as well as having its own bakery it also makes
its own tofu, which is used plentifully in its tasty curries.
(
www.theengineshed.org
;
19 St
Leonard's Lane; mains £4-7;
10am-4pm Mon-Sat;
;
14)
11
Kalpna
££
INDIAN
A long-standing Edinburgh favourite, Kalpna is one of the best Indian restaurants in the
country, vegetarian or otherwise. The cuisine is mostly Gujarati, with a smattering of
dishes from other parts of India. The all-you-can-eat lunch buffet (£8) is superb value.
(
667 9890;
www.kalpnarestaurant.com
;
2-3 St Patrick Sq; mains £6-11;
lunch & dinner Mon-Sat
year-round, plus dinner Sun May-Sep; ;
all Newington buses)
