Where to buy bread cakes chocolates ice cream Scotland

This chocolate factory will be a must for gourmets of all kinds: a true palate of delicacies! You can see the craftsmen at work every day, enjoying themselves in the shop, but above all: settle down in the café to taste some of the creations of the house, in front of the sea. There are chocolates, of course, but also plenty of pastries and hot drinks. The atmosphere is very familiar and the sofas are quickly taken over: how can you not want to stay there for hours and taste everything?

Inaugurated in 1934, Valvona & Crolla is one of the first delicatessen houses to have been opened by Italian immigrants. The brand has since become a reference grocery store. There is everything, and especially, of course, Italian and Scottish products. At the bottom of the grocery store, you can access the tea room. Families with children, couples and groups of friends gather at any time of the day to have a bite to eat. You can have a brunch in the morning, eat a bite at lunch time with a glass of wine, or enjoy a sweet cup of tea.

It has been an institution in Edinburgh since 1949. You can buy delicious fudges (caramels) with rum, grapes, whisky, coconut or pecan and many other flavours. These sweets made of sugar and milk offer the opportunity for a very gourmet break in the middle of the many visits to the Royal Mile.

Mary's Milk Bar is almost a resistance fighter on the Grasssmarket ad scene. And for good reason, we don't sell beer here, we sell ice cream. And lovers will be delighted by tasty homemade recipes concocted by Mary, a graduate of Carpigiani Gelato University in Bologna, just like that! It only uses fresh and seasonal produce, so you can go there with your eyes closed. The originality of the fragrances - and their number - will surely make you come back... A little corner of Italy, and a moment of Dolce Vita, in the heart of Edinburgh!

Front red and enseigne yellow, gives this coffee a slightly discounted air. The hotel is a home of the international origins of the trade Fund and the bric development is ideal for relaxation. A hair to heat is active in winter, right beside the benches. Here, caffeine enthusiasts can taste products from all over the world, carefully chosen from a fair trade perspective. Cakes and snacks complement the experience.

On the floor of a bric-a-brac shop selling books, clothing, jewellery and souvenirs of all kinds - it has been in existence since 1959! -, this relaxed café is an ideal spot to rest for a few moments in the warmth. Here you can drink hot drinks or snack on a cake, while connecting to the Internet to check your e-mails or plan your stay. The pastries are home-made, day by day, using local products, by the two bakers of the team: Kate and Gael. The staff is smiling and the clientele is essentially local.

This small café-bakery is one of the favourite meeting places for local residents, for a hot drink or a snack. It serves coffee and tea, but also fresh breads, creamy pastries, delicious scones, cakes and sweets of all kinds and a few small dishes at lunchtime, including the traditional soup of the day. Everyone enjoys the freshness of snacks and pastries, and even drinks with smoothies.

Portree's bakery is renowned for its tasty breads and delicious pastries overflowing with cream. It's a great place to spend the morning as it is at 4pm, but you can also eat there for lunch in the dedicated café area. There are sandwiches, soups, pies, cheeses and filled breads. Everything is fresh, gourmet, generous and often original, even daring for our French palates.

This little shop is a little set back from Beauly and the road. Crazy Highland cows, you'll have to stop there to meet Jamie, Katie and Heather. The three of them graze there quietly, with a few llamas as meadow neighbours. The shop sells products from the farm, but also a selection of quality delicatessen products. Visitors are welcome here and even warmly welcomed. Don't be afraid of the tourist trap, the owners are really in the process of pleasing and sharing their love of Scotland.