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Coffee or tea and a local guide are included; the route is on foot. 4.95 from 81 reviews at €18 per person for 1h 30m.
One price for every traveller: €18 per adult.
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99% of ratings with a star breakdown are 4★ or 5★: 80 of 81
Star breakdown of all 81 ratings
Reviewers praise the coffee, historical stories and underground visit; accounts differ on when coffee is served.
Written by Guidekin from the 79 most recent English reviews on Viator & Tripadvisor (2 July 2022 to 1 August 2026). Refreshed as new reviews arrive; last checked 4 October 2026.
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We have exclusive access to a hidden, underground space, which was once a coffee house dating back to the 18th century, used by prosecutors and pirates alike. For the second half of our tour, we'll be exploring a series of underground rooms, where we'll drink coffee and finish our tour. There are also toilets and water available here.
45 min · Admission includedThe Old Town of Edinburgh has a rich history of coffee houses, we'll visit a few of the locations on a walk. For the first half of the tour, we will be outside exploring the closes and wynds, the narrow alleys of Edinbuurgh's Historic Old Town. Most of the ancient coffee houses have long since perished, through fire or changing business, and we'll be hunting these down on our adventure.
45 minThere's no tour like it in Edinburgh! A walking tour specifically around the history of the coffee trade in Scotland.
Begin your journey at John’s Coffee House & Tavern, originally opened in 1688 and once frequented by Enlightenment thinkers like Adam Smith and David Hume. Sip a freshly brewed cup from Edinburgh roaster Common Coffee as you explore the role of coffee houses in Scotland’s intellectual and social history.
From there, your guide will lead you on a walking tour of key historic sites tied to Edinburgh’s early coffee culture, revealing how coffee arrived in Scotland and how it helped shape conversation, commerce, and community in the capital.
Your tour ends with a second coffee at The Lost Close, an atmospheric underground vault hidden beneath the city and sealed for nearly 200 years after the Great Fire of 1824
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