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WEST END PIECE
G r e a t S A N D W I C H E S 1056 Argyle Street, 221 7975, www.laucknerandmoore.com Calling your café the Scots equivalent of ‘Sandwich’ means you had better be good and Piece never disappoints. Fresh and conscientiously made fillings, using the best quality ingredients, are packed into a variety of breads, plus there are homemade veggie soups and hand-made cakes, tarts and pastries.
IFULL COFFEE 531 Sauchiehall Street, 222 2848, www.ifullcoffee.co.uk This popular, family-run café may have a small seating area in the rear but the main action is at the front with nearby workers flocking to takeaway freshly prepared soups, wraps, paninis and sandwiches – or ordering via their catering service. The ‘ifull towers’ (toasted club sandwiches) and hot haggis wraps are of the highest order.
NAKED SOUP
SuperSOUP 6 Kersland Street, 334 8999, www.nakedsoup.com This cosy little café trades on its daily choice of four homemade soups in three sizes, as well as its various enticing sandwiches, wraps and paninis. Salad bowls and fresh fruit add the healthy factor, plus there are nicely priced lunch deals.
491 Great Western Road, 337 3001 Long-standing deli and sandwich specialists offering a variety of continental breads, wraps and pittas that can be filled however you want, although most lunchtime customers don’t get past the imaginative specials such as the New Yorker, Spicy Meatball Melt and Clatty Pat.
GRASSROOTS ORGANIC 20 Woodlands Road, 353 3278, www.grassrootsorganic.co.uk Now into its third decade, this dependably wholesome deli offers a variety of mostly vegetarian and vegan sandwiches along with a veggie soup and some chunkier options, such as a healthy hot pot or tagine. Vegan falafel and rice wraps, fresh pasta salads, and tortillas and quiches frequently make an appearance.
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TAPA BAKEHOUSE
t h y H e a l O P T I O N 21 Whitehill Street, 554 9981, www.tapabakehouse.co.uk The influence of this small café cum-bakery-cum- coffee roastery is felt around the city with many cafés and restaurants serving their varied selection of
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excellent organic breads and cakes. Their imaginative sandwiches are all organic – or grab a home-made soup, savoury tart or tortilla. Just remember to leave room for the delicious home-made cakes.
EDINBURGH NEW TOWN & BROUGHTON
BERIT’S AND BROWN 6 Wilson Street, 552 6980, www.beritsandbrown.com A stalwart in the Merchant City, this deli café offers takeaway soups, sandwiches, salads, cakes and smoothies that range from the good to the sublime. Gourmet organic fillers such as the Club Sandwich, Peppery Horse and Mediterranean come enveloped in various delicious deli breads.
Healthy OPTION APPETITE DIRECT
S o m e t h i n g D I F F E R E N T 42 Howe Street, 225 3711, www.appetitedirect.com Making the most of a small space, Appetite Direct is a deli kitchen serving soups and salads alongside their speciality range of hot takeaway dishes, including fish pie, Vietnamese flavoured mince with rice and homemade hamburgers.
CAFE SEJUICED BROUGHTON DELICATESSEN
G r e a t S A N D W I C H E S 77 Hanson Street, 556 7636, www.cafesejuiced.com Attached to the WASPS artists’ studios is this lunchtime gem. It may be out of the way but it’s busy with artists, local business people and workers from the nearby hospital enjoying the choice of creative soups, sandwiches, rolls, bagels, paninis and healthy juices on offer. See panel, page 32.
Great SANDWICHES 7 Barony Street, 558 7111, www.broughton-deli.co.uk The Broughton Street area’s overflowing with good lunchtime cafes, and this is one of the best. For sit-in, takeaway or office delivery (for ten or more), they offer an extensive range of crêpes, salads, soups, sandwiches, flat-bread pizzas, homemade pies and cakes.
BOX OF DELIGHTS
SuperSOUP 127 Candleriggs, 552 1875 Like a trusted corner shop of old, this deli and takeaway packs a lot into a small space, from a choice of homemade soups and sandwiches to toasties, baked potatoes and a variety of cakes. Newspapers, wine and groceries make it an ideal one- stop shop at lunchtime.
SOUTHSIDE CHERRY AND HEATHER FINE FOODS
7 North Gower Street, 427 0272, www.cherryandheather.co.uk Full of imagination and quality produce, this takeaway, deli and café offers sandwiches that are a cut above anything else nearby. Homemade soups, noodle pots, quiches, salads and lots of cakes make it a must-visit for lunch-timers.
G r e a t S A N D W I C H E S 11 Skirving Street, 632 1630, www.deli1901.co.uk With shelves and fridges bulging with fine local and international deli produce, the soups and sandwiches here are some of the best around. There are homemade soups changing daily, a choice of made-to-order sandwiches and wraps plus hummus, dolmades, salads and other lunchtime fillers.
EAT DELI 16 Busby Road, 638 7123, www.eat-deli.co.uk Pop into this Southside favourite for a simple sandwich and you are likely to leave with arms bulging with other tasty goodies from burritos and wraps to homemade soups and pizzas – then there’s the wonderful range of cakes and patisserie.
ZUPPA DELI
Something DIFFERENT 223a Fenwick Road, 620 1914, www.zuppadeli.com An emphasis on local produce and fresh seasonal food means the homemade soups, sandwiches, rolls, wraps and paninis here find a steady stream of lunchtime clients. There are imaginative salad bowls in summer and various cakes and treats, so you shouldn’t get bored.
NEW TOWN DELI 23 Henderson Row, 556 5835; 42 Broughton Street, 558 3837 Formerly known as The Globe, this two-branch chain has more than just a smart new makeover to recommend it. Breakfast (including porridge), soup, wraps, paninis, rolls and stovies are all available, and can be ordered online pre-11am for pickup or delivery.
URBAN ANGEL DELI & JUICE BAR t h y H e a l O P T I O N
47 Broughton Street, 556 9060, www.urban-angel.co.uk Already much-beloved for its two café operations, Urban Angel have come up with a smaller takeaway operation across the road from their Forth Street branch. Alongside high-quality sandwiches, cakes and other snacks, a range of fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies are also on the go.
LEITH & LEITH WALK
THE CLOCK CAFÉ 35 The Shore, 553 1922 A Shore staple, the Clock is a stalwart with locals and businesses in the area (to whom it delivers). Daily- changing soups and hot paninis are on the menu alongside a fridge stuffed with flatbreads, vegan and vegetarian salad boxes and sweet traybakes.
EMBO
29 Haddington Place, 652 3880, www.embo-deli.com For Leith Walkers, Embo’s reputation precedes it. As a café it’s snug, but the exciting range of focaccia, Great SANDWICHES