Morningside

Morningside has loads of great, and quite a few average, shops and cafes. The cafes here aren’t quite as good as neighbouring Bruntsfield minus Salt Café and Karine French Deli; both of these are worth their salt… And baguette. If you’re going to stop anywhere in Morningside with a short amount of time, then Andante Bakery should be at the top of your list…
This is, unless, it’s a Saturday when Edwin and Irwyn (one of the best, if not the best) chocolatier’s in Edinburgh is open. If you luck out and happen to be here on the 3^rd Saturday of the month, then DO stop by the Morningside Farmers Market in the car park behind the Merlin where you’ll be able to grab lunch from the amazing Flat Out food truck. Or you can pick up locally made brownies or locally sourced fish and meats, including boar or pheasant sausages.

Morningside does have its hype for some posh shopping. it has one or too many charity shops like most high streets, but I’m sure you will find a great find of a bargain of one if you are looking!
Known for it’s older cliental, Morningside offers way more than what you would think. New cafés and bars are popping up all over and they are making the place a bit hipper.
For me, Morningside is a treat. I visit this part of Edinburgh because of the Waitrose, the cute nic nack shops and the cafés. It’s like wine, it just gets better the more you drink it!

I’ve been travelling to Morningside twice a week for work for several weeks now. As my time in Morningside runs out, I do feel a little sad to leave it behind.
There’s an abundance of beautiful cafés and delis including the Zulu Lounge, Salt Café, Blackwood Coffee and S Luca. (Did somebody say ice cream?!) The clincher for me was the impressive amount of charity shops on offer, all with some magnificent donations of a real high quality. I could give recommendations but there’s real fun to be had in working your way through Morningside on a second-​hand hunt; each and every single time I made the walk from Haymarket to Morningside something new caught my eye, and I cursed myself again for being skint.
Ultimately, it was the plentiful charity shops nestled along Morningside Road which made me so very fond of the area. But there’s something for everyone and it’s a nice little area to explore. I do want to dedicate a day to Morningside; a lunch stop and a browse of the charity shops. — I’m certainly spoiled with the options!
PS. Be sure to seek out the mysterious Morningside Wild West whilst you’re on that side of town!

I kind of wish every day was like this day. There was no castle, not historical location to exploit for a handful of photos. I ate out for lunch, but it was a small bistro, and supper was made by yours truly. The morning was spent drifting down both lanes of Morningside – kind of a permanent fair in Edinburgh. Shops are barely larger than a lorry van (yesss, I said lorry van), and none of them – and I mean none of them – are franchises.
I speak of Morningside. You know, Morningside. Morningside, Edinburgh. No, not Morningside Place. Morningside Park? Are you not paying attention? Morningside Road – a huge stretch, miles long, of small shops. Cafes. Restaurants. Flower shops. Lots of hairdressers for some reason. Craft stores. Art stores. You could walk for hours and stop a hundred times… alas, you can only eat so many times, so I had to be choosy, taking photos of potential restaurants along the way. Intermixed are churches, schools, and parks. As you might have expected, being November in Scotland, it didn’t rain… like I said often, rain occurs in those moments when I don’t look in order to keep the landscape moist. I bought an umbrella but never opened it.
Although eventually I would have to end my journey at a grocery store, I did need to slot in a lunch. There were too many choices. Chinese, Mexican, Indian, Nepalese, Japanese, Pub Fo – what…Nepalese? Sold.
NOTE: Yes, I understand that there MUST be at least one or two franchises on Morningside, but I was so distracted, I couldn’t find them.

What to say about Morningside… hmm… Theres not much to it. It not as busy or swank as further down the road like in Bruntsfield or off of Lothian rd. But its a nice area. Its got some bakeries and pubs, cafes, thrift shops and the such. I really like the giant organic like supermarket there. Over all Morningside is nice and I always enjoy strolling through it.

Morningside is, I think, a slightly more mature version of Bruntsfield. It attracts a crowd that’s a wee bit older, is a wee bit less hip, and has things like bakeries and pubs instead of cafes and bars.
Like Bruntsfield, it’s a fab place to work next to as it’s great for a bit of posh food shopping, and has some cute furniture/​nick nack stores which are good for a poke-​about.
Another absolute plus is that it’s possible to uncover some absolute finds in the local posh charity shops.