Opening just in time for summer, The West End Garden offers a new outdoor social experience in the heart of Edinburgh, offering great food and drink in one of the city’s most atmospheric outdoor spaces.
The new space, combining a coffee shop, stone-baked pizzeria, and licensed bar, has been created in the grounds of St Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place, by the team behind local coffee shop Don’t Tell Mama.
Don’t Tell Mama’s owner Themis Simaioforidis said: “We’re thrilled to bring something special to one of Edinburgh’s most beautiful hidden corners.
“The West End Garden is about celebrating community, quality coffee, cocktails and pizza, and the incredible setting within the lush, landscaped grounds of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral.”
Whether customers are starting their day with specialty coffee and pastries, catching up with friends over wine and cocktails, or grabbing a pizza under the open sky, the new space promises ‘a warm welcome and an unforgettable backdrop’ in the cathedral’s stone architecture.
With seating for up to 40 guests in the cathedral’s grounds, The West End Garden is designed to be a peaceful retreat just minutes from the buzz of Princes Street and Haymarket.
Open from now until mid-September, the outdoor venue features a fully licensed bar serving local beers, wines, and refreshing cocktails, along with a rotating pizzeria menu and seasonal treats, hot drinks, ice creams and weekend specials.
The hand-stretched, stone-baked pizzas are being made fresh on-site using quality ingredients, for both eating in or taking away. The space is family friendly and guests are welcome to bring their four-legged friends along too.
