Alplings

The best food with home made flavor I have eaten in Edinburgh in years. The atmosphere of the place is just the coziest <3 Everyone who comes in feels like greeting each other so you can have an idea of the comfort. Staff is very friendly and very helpful and the price is very fair for food you feel was made with love. Thanks, Alplings!

I fear this place is now permanently closed due to Covid but I really, really hope not, because you would be sorely missed. The food is awesome! They serve the best cabbage salad I have EVER tasted (& have taken home bags of it to enjoy at home) & the dumplings are just lovely. The café itself is also very cute with friendly staff & a it's nice place to hang out, even just for a coffee. So, Martin & team, if you're reading this, I hope you can open at some point in the future or at least for local delivery for dumplings & cabbage salad! Best wishes to you all.

This is a real gem if you're in the Leith area of Edinburgh. The whole vibe of the place was quirky but original, with taboggans and other Alpine oddities dotted around the café and a refreshing colour palette. The music was also notable for being neither Top 40 fodder nor elevator jazz, but soothing 1940s jazz & swing from the likes of Louis Armstrong as well as some lesser-known German groups too! The food itself was delicious and a world away from the clichés of stodgy, artery-assaulting food often levelled at cuisine from the Alps. The spätzle were cooked to perfection and served with a delicious, rich tomato and red pepper sauce with a generous helping of Parmesan on the side. Meanwhile, my partner enjoyed the delightful, multicoloured dumplings in a variety of flavours. Whilst a teensy bit doughy, they were complemented by the tangy, fresh Sauerkraut. To drink, we ordered a flat white and bottled Kombucha which, after dismissing it as too hip for its own good, was actually refreshing and delicious. I can highly recommend Alplings as a place to enjoy a meal or just some coffee in a serene, relaxing environment.