The Edinburgh Reporter December 2021

16 FOOD AND DRINK
Café review: Amarelo
CROSSWORD
Compiled by David Albury
Coffee stop at
Causewayside
Amarelo stirs things up on the Southside of Edinburgh
By CHARLIE ELLIS
SINCE OPENING at the start of
2018, Amarelo (102 Causewayside)
has quickly established itself as a
popular destination for coffee
drinkers and hungry lunchers in
Causewayside and surrounding areas.
Hayley Clarke and Ali Everitt built up
a loyal fanbase with their varied range
of freshly made salads, sandwiches
and wraps, as well as delicious soups.
Now under new management, the
place has maintained its standards.
Their pizza wraps are particularly
scrumptious, while their sandwiches
include classic combinations (tuna
crunch) and some more unusual
ones (such as coronation chickpea,
brie & crispy bacon). There are a
plethora of great veggie, vegan and
gluten free options. Gluten free
and vegan tray-bakes also feature
in their tempting baking section.
Look out for their red velvet cake,
Portuguese custard tarts and yummy
doughnut bites!
Amarelo’s excellent custom blend
coffee comes from local roasters Forth
(based in Newbridge). The idea was to
have “something original that you
can’t get elsewhere, something a bit
different”. Described as “sweet, cedar,
chocolate and spicy” it certainly
produces a consistently flavoursome
espresso. Their smooth and rich
cortado is particularly good. Also
popular is their flavoursome turmeric
latte. Amarelo also serve Shibui
leaf teas.
Though primarily a takeaway they
do have window seats from which
you can enjoy your food and drink
surrounded by lovely William Morris
wallpaper. Along with the Art & Craft
Collective and August 21 over the
road, Amarelo is part of a hub of
excellent local businesses in this part
of Causewayside. Less than five
minutes from the East end of the
Meadows, Amarelo is an ideal place
to pick up a tasty and healthy lunch
to take to the park.
Custom has picked up in
recent months as more people
return to the various offices
nearby and more tourists arrive.
The busyness of the place reflects
their fresh, tasty food and coffee and
good customer service.
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ACROSS
7 Royal horse meeting (5)
8 Requiring much work (9)
10 Two-piece swimsuit (6)
11 One who tends a flock
of sheep (8)
12 Neutral, not showing favour (8)
13 Unlit or mysterious (4)
15 Extreme feelings of pain (7)
17 Liquid metal and name
of a planet (7)
20 Detergent, cleansing agent (4)
22 Person who checks eyes and
dispenses spectacles (8)
25 The time by which something
must be completed (8)
26 False, a lie (6)
27 Tuneful (9)
28 Machine that gives off a loud,
wailing sound as a warning (5)
DOWN
1 The activity of spying (9)
2 Country ruled by a single person
or government (8)
3 The edge of a road (7)
4 Extremely lazy (4-4)
5 Code (6)
6 Hot Indian food (5)
9 Assists (4)
14 Club member in charge
of money (9)
16 Very open or clear in
explanation (8)
18 Drink made of various
ingredients (8)
19 Conceal, especially a mistake (5-2)
21 Very likely to win, better chance
than evens (4-2)
23 Vicious hooligan (4)
24 Put off, discourage (5)
ANSWERS
Across: 7 Ascot, 8 Laborious, 10 Bikini, 11 Shepherd, 12 Unbiased, 13 Dark, 15 Agonies, 17
Mercury, 20 Soap, 22 Optician, 25 Deadline, 26 Untrue, 27 Melodious, 28 Siren.
Down: 1 Espionage, 2 Dominion, 3 Wayside, 4 Bone-idle, 5 Cipher, 6 Curry, 9 Aids, 14 Treasurer,
16 Explicit, 18 Cocktail, 19 Cover-up, 21 Odds-on, 23 Thug, 24 Deter.
Have you had your fill?
THE REFILLERY - a plastic free
grocery and ethical goods store
has opened its third branch at
Waverley Market. Edinburgh’s
largest plastic free grocery store,
sells an extensive range of
wholefoods, herbs and spices,
detergents and bathroom
essentials that can be refilled in
existing packaging or in basically
anything you can carry it home in.
And they have organic fruit and
vegetables, delicious locally
baked bread, fresh milk in
returnable glass bottles and a
range of non-plastic grocery
items and ethical gifts.
In just under three years, The
Refillery’s customers have saved
over half a million pieces of
plastic by offering a range of
plastic free alternatives.
Founder of The Refillery, Kelly
Wright, said: “Waverley Market is
such a great location for us to
continue our mission to make
plastic free shopping accessible
to more people. I’m really
looking forward to opening
our latest store.”