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Southern Cross Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland: hours, menu and how to get there
Southern Cross Cafe is a cafe at 63A Cockburn Street in Edinburgh’s Old Town, open every day until 5 PM. According to its Google Maps listing, read on 14 November 2026, it opens at 9 AM on weekdays and 8 AM at weekends. The phone number is +44 131 622 0622.
The short version
What you will find at Southern Cross Cafe
Southern Cross Cafe sits on the corner of Fleshmarket Close and has indoor and outdoor seating. A 2015 blog lists breakfast, sandwiches, wraps, soups, salads, burgers, pasta, ciabattas and home-made cakes shown in the window. No current menu was found online, so the dishes in this guide come from that blog and from visitor mentions.
Cakes and scones
Home-made cakes are shown in the window, and visitors mention scones with clotted cream, lemon cake and coffee and peanut cake. See the menu page.
Eighteen dishes listed
This guide lists 18 items in three sections: food, cakes and bakes, and coffee and tea. Prices were not published, so none are shown. See the full menu.
Eat in or outside
The listings show indoor and outdoor seating. Takeaway and delivery were not confirmed, so ask by phone. See hours and location.
From the menu
The dishes people order most
These highlights are dishes that visitors mention on Wanderlog, plus items from the 2015 blog. They are a fair cross-section of the menu, not a ranking, and the menu may have changed since.
Food
Blueberry pancakes
Pancakes with blueberries, mentioned by visitors (not always available).
Cakes and bakes
Scones with clotted cream
Home-made scones served with clotted cream.
Food
Beef burger
A burger made with beef, mentioned by visitors.
Cakes and bakes
Lemon cake
A home-made lemon cake.
Cakes and bakes
Coffee and peanut cake
A home-made coffee and peanut cake.
Food
Soup
Soups are a listed menu section; the flavours were not found.
When to go
Opening hours
Google Maps and Wanderlog show 9 AM to 5 PM from Monday to Friday and 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday. OpenTable shows 8 AM to 5 PM every day, so the weekday opening time is worth a quick call to +44 131 622 0622. All three sources agree on a 5 PM close.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Find it
Getting there and parking
The business is at 63A Cockburn St, Edinburgh, EH1 1BU, in the Old Town on the corner of Fleshmarket Close. Parking was not confirmed in the listings we checked. The Google Maps button above gives live directions.
More detail is on the hours and location page.
Quick answers
Common questions about Southern Cross Cafe Edinburgh
What are the opening hours of Southern Cross Cafe?
It is open every day until 5 PM. Google Maps shows 9 AM to 5 PM Monday to Friday and 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and Sunday, while OpenTable shows 8 AM to 5 PM daily, so call to confirm the weekday opening time.
What is the phone number?
The number is +44 131 622 0622. It comes from the Google Maps listing read on 14 November 2026.
Does Southern Cross Cafe have a website?
No website was found. Its Google profile links only to its Facebook page, and this guide is independent and not the official site.
Can I check ingredients or dietary needs before I go?
No ingredient or dietary information was published in the listings we checked. Call +44 131 622 0622 or ask staff in the cafe.
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Sources
Where this information comes from
This is an independent guide, so everything on it is gathered from public listings and checked by hand. We name the source so you can check it too.
- Google Maps listing for Southern Cross Cafe: address, phone, hours, coordinates, rating, review count, open status, Facebook link
- Wanderlog place page: hours, seating, dishes mentioned, description
- Edinburgh Coffee Lovers blog (26 Apr 2015): menu sections, coffee roaster, location on corner of Fleshmarket Close
- OpenTable listing: second set of opening hours (from search snippet)
- Facebook page: page exists; no details readable without sign-in
Last checked on 14 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.