Artisan Roast's original café at 57 Broughton Street, just northeast of the New Town centre, has wood-lined walls, bags of house-roasted beans and a compact seating area. Order at the counter, browse the retail coffee and allow extra time if the front room is crowded.
Coffee
The Broughton Street bar serves the Janszoon blend and a seasonal single origin on espresso. Ask which beans suit a short black coffee and which work well with milk before ordering.
Filter
Single-origin batch brew and V60 give you two ways to explore the roasting. Ask about the current filter before choosing a bag for home. Iced coffee, cold brew and espresso tonic offer alternatives in warmer weather.
Food
Food is secondary, but not forgettable. The pastry case is where the shop does most of its work: croissants, buns, caneles, and other cakes that make sense with a second coffee. If you want a broad brunch menu, go elsewhere; if you want something sweet with a careful filter or a flat white, the offer is more than enough.
Service & Room
What keeps the place interesting is that it still feels like a neighborhood room first and a destination second. The front can get crowded, service can move at its own pace, and the whole cafe has the slightly improvised comfort of somewhere that has been used hard for years. That makes it better for settling in than rushing through.
Getting there
Broughton Street puts the original café close to the New Town. Choose it for a central stop with house-roasted beans and V60; the Leith Walk, Bruntsfield and Stockbridge cafés offer other ways to fit the same roaster into a neighbourhood route.
Why Filter Notes shortlisted Artisan Roast
Come for the choice between blend and single-origin espresso, batch brew and V60, with beans to take home. The original Broughton Street room is compact and well used, so allow time for a seated coffee rather than expecting an empty table.