Coco
174 Bruntsfield Place, 0131-228 4526

Roasted cocoa nibs, florentines, brownies: if you were a tastebud, you'd quiver just standing at the window. But it's the hot chocolate that really lures you in: made with Valrhona cocoa and grated chocolate, infused with cinnamon, nutmeg or rose, it's full, smooth, and an exercise in indulgence to the bottom of the cup. Enjoy it at the bar among antique chocolate moulds and fat slabs of single-origin chocolate.
Cherise Saywell
Edinburgh

Glass & Thompson
2 Dundas Street, 0131-557 0909

A really classy deli, its intimate scale and tantalising baking make it a must on dank days. Cakes ooze off tiered stands, classic sponges cosying up to flourless fig and walnut tart. Tea is respectfully brewed; coffee comes with a proper crema. A winning way with cup and cake that almost makes winter worth it.
Julia Amour
Edinburgh

Plaisir Du Chocolat
251 Canongate, 0131-556 9524

Serves what must be the most expensive brew in Britain: £23.90 for a tiny pot of kiyosawa, a rare Japanese variety of tea. It is light and fragrant (might one say insipid?), but at that price one could dine out on the experience for weeks. The menu has 18 pages of teas, from £4 up, amazing chocolate drinks and cocoa-rich gateaux.
Rosemary MacKenzie
Lasswade, Midlothian

The Balmoral
1 Princes Street, 0131-556 2414

There are few places left a harpist plays as you sip your Ceylon. This speaks volumes about the tearoom at the Balmoral hotel: it has an old-fashioned, serious approach to teatime. There is a focus on quality teas, which come with mouthwatering shortbread biscuits, or the usual range of finger delicacies. Definitely not the place if you're after anything modern.
Jenny Hawkey
Leeds

Terrace Cafe
Royal Botanic Gardens, 20A Inverleith Row, 0131-552 7171

On our pursuit of solitude among thronging August streets, we arrived at the Royal Botanic Gardens and queued up at the Terrace with jaded locals, tired teachers and exhausted grandparents. Despite the crowds, the staff seemed delighted to be there. We understood why when we took our 'festival' lattes, slices of glossy, almond-encrusted cake and fruity French tartlet out on to the sun-dappled terrace overlooking lawns that have Edinburgh Castle and Arthur's Seat as a backdrop.
Natasha O'Connell
Edinburgh

The Gallery Cafe
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, 75 Belford Road, 0131-624 6200

What do you order after raw Bacon? I found a stickily delicious marmalade, coconut and almond slice with a pulse-raising double-shot cappuccino just the thing after a main course of Bacon's paintings. Teas soothe, coffees perk and home-baking rules the menu. The only discordant note comes from signs admonishing those with the temerity to reserve a table before they've queued for their wee treat.
John Cooke
Edinburgh

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