Salon Cafe

Best bacon butty I’ve had so far in Edinburgh. There I said it — very reasonably priced too at around £1.60 and a little cheaper for sausage barms too (or rolls or whatever they’re called) clocking in at one fifty.
It’s better in my mind to grab and go from here than sit in; the big breakfasts don’t seem all too inspiring to me (no haggis?!) and push ever so slightly more towards «expensive» than they should — there is a very nice drinks cabinet though with a Lipton green tea for every Coke and a Rubicon for every Fanta; undoubtedly a good thing if those beverages float your boat, there’s also a good selection of cakes but saying that it’s NEXT DOOR to Le Marche Francais which has much better stuff on offer.
It’s not massively huge so there isn’t a whole fat lot of room to sit in if you’re with a big group but saying that I’ve never had an issue getting a table when I have been with people. The staff are lovely and the wait isn’t ever too bad so you know… good times.
But enough beating around the bush — the four stars is for the bacon butty. Easily a great place to go for some dirty cheap breakfast if you’re over the Haymarket side of town.