It's hard, being on a diet and blogging about tea and cakes every Monday, not gonna lie. (Coincidentally, that may be a part of the reason why I'm on a diet...) That said, there is a specific kind of feeling of achievement when you've calculated your calorific budget so that you can fit in scone … Continue reading Café Nom de Plume (Edinburgh)
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Procaffeination (Edinburgh)
Welcome to beautiful, sunny Edinburgh! Today I had a wonderfully lazy afternoon at Edinburgh's Procaffeination just off the Royal Mile. Sure, caffein conjures the image of coffee, and sure, they do coffee - but tea also has caffein. I've walked past this little cafe several times and finally decided to nip in. The cafe is quite … Continue reading Procaffeination (Edinburgh)
Forsyth’s Tearoom (Edinburgh)
Ooph, it's been a busy couple of weeks here behind the scenes of Tea & Tales! The sun is out, birds are singing and spring flowers are blooming - spring has sprung and this beautiful city is becoming lovelier and lovelier. When you're working hard in these conditions, it's easier to bear - but there's … Continue reading Forsyth’s Tearoom (Edinburgh)
Mimi’s Picnic Parlour (Edinburgh)
It's unbelievable but true. Dear reader, I kid you not. The weather here has been really nice lately! The sun was out all day and it was not too wet for once, which combined with my new job makes me giddy for spring time! To prematurely celebrate spring (which will probably actually take another half … Continue reading Mimi’s Picnic Parlour (Edinburgh)
Mimi’s Bakehouse (Leith)
Ehm, shall we say it's still Monday? Yeah... So anyways, yesterday was a rarely seen lovely day here up the North, and my partner and I decided to go for a trip to Leith (if you're not from Edinburgh, this may just be the best introduction to Leith). We had a wonderful little day trip - … Continue reading Mimi’s Bakehouse (Leith)
Black Medicine (Edinburgh)
It's a student/hipster Edinburgh staple - and yes, I know I'm stretching it a lot by going here for a tea review, but with storm Gertrude running amok I felt like comfort and no more than a short walk. So Black Medicine it is! This is, by all accounts, a coffee shop. Don't be tricked … Continue reading Black Medicine (Edinburgh)
Hula (Edinburgh)
After visiting the farmers' market on Castle Terrace (check it out, it's pretty nice!), my friend and I decided to pop into Hula for a quick cup of tea. Considering we already treated ourselves to a German pastry at the market, we were really quite stuffed so we didn't have anything to eat. I know … Continue reading Hula (Edinburgh)
Eteaket(Edinburgh)
So I actually graduated last week! And to celebrate, we went to check out another tea room. Eteaket is a well established brand of its own, it even featured at the Baftas 2015. Even so, I had never heard of it and so had no preconceived ideas about the place clouding my judgements at all. … Continue reading Eteaket(Edinburgh)
Anteaques (Edinburgh)
Last Saturday my partner and I went to Anteaques, a small tea room and antiques store in the centre of Edinburgh. First thing that hits you when entering are that it's really tiny; there's only space for 4 in the front room, and 8 in the back. Make sure to book a table if you … Continue reading Anteaques (Edinburgh)
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