Antiques and Curious Cabaret

Very unique little shop with a very helpful and friendly staff. There isn’t a huge selection because of the size of the store but what stuff they have is great. I had a very difficult time picking out what to buy because I wanted so many things.

Great wee shop, the staff are great & very easy to deal with, full of wee treasures & curio’s, great range of jewellery & paperweights in particular as well as many odd little pieces that scream «BUY ME!»…well to me anyway!

Its a small shop, ideal for a browse, especially when you have time to spare. The stock is sort of overflowing and you can find all sort of trinkets, jewelry, memorabilia, books. Downstairs you will find a lot of books, packed everywhere. It gives you the idea of the place where one mans rubbish is another mans treasure and you can spend an age in here.
Most definitely worth a visit if antiques and rummaging through such stores is your thing.

This is the sort of shop that you walk into and just stand there, in awe of all the trinkets, bits and bobs that surround you on the shelves which are literally spilling over with stuff and packed to the ceiling. This is an intimate setting!
When I visited, there was a wee yappy dog behind the desk, and the two women who work there greeted us then carried on their conversation which was welcomed because in such a teeny setting, having an assistant in your face would be pretty un-​nerving.
We browsed the shelves and cabinets full of ornaments, jewellery, old memorabilia and books, and it really felt like we were looking around the owners garage or loft, it kind of felt like we shouldn’t have been there! We didn’t venture down the narrow staircase but the woman told us it was all books, which I think is probably their main selling point. I can’t imagine that they get many people actually buying things and, unless you are actually looking for something specific, you could literally be in there for days rummaging through it all.
A really quirky, different type of shop which is really refreshing to see in Edinburgh.

I was instantly attracted to this shop by all the antiques lined up in the window. The brooches and gorgeous porcelain ladies galore made my eyes bulge in awe.
It’s very small, but utterly brimming with stock. It makes me feel like I’m in someone’s attic, it’s very personal. The collection ranges from old 1920s pocket mirrors to beautifully binded books, with nouveau inspired flowers running up the spine.
The woman stationed behind the desk is absolutely lovely, and although it is an intimate setting she leaves you free to browse without badgering you to buy. The brooch collections are surprisingly cheap and she has a box full of antique postcards. There’s something melancholy about rooting through a box full of heartfelt scribblings from another time, but it is nevertheless interesting. For film makers and art projects at least the donated, personalised cards and monochrome photographs would come to a good use.
A Pandora’s box of yesterday’s treasure that you would willingly open if you’re into well preserved, pretty bygones.