La'Telve Cafe & Bistro · Morningside, Edinburgh · Mon–Fri 8–5 · Sat–Sun 9–5
Lovely people. Awesome food. Yesterday I had the porridge which was goldilocks perfect. Today the classic Scottish my wife had the Mediterranean. So good.
We only had 2 days in the city and both mornings we had breakfast here. It is a lovely cosy place to sit with no shortage of options on the menu, which was filled with really good food. Our waitress, Samantha, really added to the lovely experience as well. And even though the place was completely filled, you could still comfortably talk to each other. Would also recommend having dessert after breakfast.
La Telve Coffee&Bistro is a fantastic place with a warm, cozy, and classy atmosphere. The owner and staff are incredibly friendly, attentive, and welcoming. You can truly feel the care and passion they put into making every guest feel comfortable. The service is excellent, and the overall experience is outstanding. I highly recommend La Telve Coffee Bistro to anyone looking for a relaxing and enjoyable place to spend time. Definitely worth a visit!
A beautiful place with a wonderful staff. The food is delicious and we went there 3 days to Have our breakfast during Our holiday in Scotland. We left Our heart there.
Sadet Gül and her husband Cemal run La'Telve Cafe & Bistro on Morningside Road in Edinburgh. Step in from the street to a warm room with fresh bakes up front and hot plates from our kitchen. Weekday mornings bring people in with laptops and coffee. At the weekend, tables fill up fast at our family cafe in Morningside.
We're a family of food engineers, thirty years in food between us. It started in 2004 with a coffee-bistro-patisserie in Kazakhstan, then a decade of boutique patisserie in Istanbul. Now Morningside Road is home.
Kazakhstan → Istanbul → Morningside
Breakfast runs all day here, every day. A Full Scottish with haggis and potato scone, gozleme hot off the griddle, French toast, proper brunch plates. Coffee from eight on weekdays, nine at weekends, until we lock up.
Past breakfast, our kitchen serves a full lunch menu cooked fresh to order. Start with Soup of the day at £6.75, served with sourdough bloomer and butter. We also press paninis like Brie and Cranberry at £11.50 with homemade coleslaw, mixed salad or chips, and make wraps such as the La'Telve Steak Wrap at £14.75. Sit in with a glass of wine or beer, or see our lunch menu.
Drop into our coffee shop for a quick espresso or sit in with a cake slice. Try our La'Telve Coffee at £4.90, made in a mug lined with Nutella, espresso and milk foam. You can also order a Flat White at £4.00 or a cup of Turkish Coffee. We make single origin hot chocolate in dark, white, pistachio and salted caramel too.
Our name is half Italian and half Turkish. La' is Italian for go there, and Telve is the Turkish word for the thick grounds left at the bottom of a cup of Turkish coffee. They are the grounds you turn your cup over on and read your fortune from.
Everything in the window came out of our own ovens that morning. Sponge cakes, cheesecakes, cannoli, macarons in eleven flavours, scones and proper baklava. Take a slice with your coffee, or order a whole cake for the big day. Vegan and gluten free bakes are always on the counter.
Sadet and Cemal bring dishes from home to the menu alongside Scottish classics. We fold traditional Turkish gozleme flatbread with fillings like Feta with Spinach at £12.50, served with homemade sauce and mixed salad. For brunch, try Hummus and Turkish Sujuk on sourdough at £13.25 or warm Shakshuka with Feta, paired with Turkish Black Tea. To find out more, see our Turkish plates.
Coffee, teas & hot chocolate, made fresh at the counter, all day
Dogs are welcome inside our cafe, and you can read more on dogs here.
We are open Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00 · kitchen from 09:00 at 163-165 Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4AX. You can get coffee, fresh cakes and pastries right from opening time. Our kitchen cooks the full menu every day, and breakfast is served all day for dining in or takeaway.
Send a booking request online at /book/ and we will confirm by phone or email. Weekend brunch gets busy, so booking ahead is wise. Groups are welcome. For a table on the same day, call us on +44 (0)131 447 8642.
Yes, dogs are welcome inside at La'Telve Cafe & Bistro on Morningside Road. You can bring your dog into the cafe with you when you come in for coffee, breakfast, brunch, lunch or cake.
We have a Full Vegetarian Breakfast with vegetarian haggis, vegan options, and gluten free bread for any breakfast. Vegan and gluten free cakes are on the counter daily. Food is cooked fresh, so tell staff about allergies.
You can order birthday, celebration and custom cakes online or in the cafe. Sadet and our team bake every cake fresh in our own kitchen. Please give us two days' notice for custom cakes.
There is paid street parking on Morningside Road and the side streets. We do not have a car park. Lothian buses 5, 11, 15, 16, 23 and 36 stop on Morningside Road within a couple of minutes' walk.
163-165 Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 4AX
Open Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00 · kitchen from 09:00
+44 (0)131 447 8642
Cheesecakes, macarons and birthday cakes, made here. Give us two days for the big ones.
