EdinburghShopping

Food & Drink shopping in Edinburgh

  1. A

    Peckham’s

    Peckham’s is a busy neighbourhood deli selling all the usual deli stuff: smoked salmon, gravadlax and kippers, all kinds of cheeses, freshly made bread and sandwiches, and organic veggies. There’s also a great selection of wines and whiskies, and you can buy booze here until 10pm, seven days a week.

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  2. B

    Crombie’s

    Crombie’s is a top-quality butcher shop where the good folk of Edinburgh go to stock up on prime Scottish beef and lamb, and superb homemade haggis. It’s also famous for its gourmet sausages, with almost three dozen varieties ranging from wild boar and apricot to basil, beef and blackberry.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Ian Mellis

    Scotland’s finest cheesemonger purveys the best of British and Irish cheeses. This is the place to purchase traditional Scottish cheeses, from smooth Lanark Blue (the Scottish Roquefort) to sharp Isle of Mull Cheddar. There’s also a branch in Stockbridge.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Royal Mile Whiskies

    If it’s a drap of the cratur ye’re after, this place has a selection of single malts in miniature and full-size bottles. There’s also a range of blended whiskies, Irish whiskey and bourbon, and you can buy online too.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Fudge House of Edinburgh

    A monument to the Scots’ sweet tooth, this family business offers acres of homemade fudge, including chocolate and peppermint, rum and raisin, hazelnut, and tasty Highland cream. Mmmmm. There’s a coffee shop too.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Edinburgh Farmers Market

    This colourful weekly event attracts stallholders who sell everything from wild boar, venison and home-cured pedigree bacon to organic bread, free-range eggs, honey and handmade soap.

    reviewed