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King's Cafe Cake shop in Tollcross, Edinburgh

Closed · opens tomorrow 10am Hygiene: Pass EH3 9LQ
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King's Cafe – cake shop in Tollcross, Edinburgh
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Opening hours

Sun 22:16
Closed · opens tomorrow 10am
Monday10am – 4pm
Tuesday10am – 4pm
Wednesday10am – 4pm
Thursday10am – 4pm
Friday10am – 4pm
Saturday10am – 4pm
Sunday TodayClosed

Open 6 days · about 36 hours a week. Bank holiday hours may differ.

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About this bakery

About King's Cafe

Looking for a cake shop in Tollcross, Edinburgh? King's Cafe is at King's Theatre, 2 Leven Street, EH3 9LQ. It doubles as a café, making it a pleasant place to linger over breakfast or an afternoon treat.

King's Cafe is open 6 days a week, closing on Sunday. The earliest you can drop in is 10am. Under Scotland's Food Hygiene Information Scheme, Edinburgh (City of) recorded a result of "Pass" on 3 September 2026.

If you are coming by train or tube, Haymarket station is roughly a 17-minute walk. It is not the only option nearby: there are 8 more bakeries within a kilometre, so a bakery crawl is easily done. From central Edinburgh it is roughly 1.0 mi away.

Information from OpenStreetMap, the Food Standards Agency and our own research. Suggest an edit.

What's on the counter

Menu highlights

Typical bakes for a cake shop like this, with indicative prices.

Full menu

Cake by the Slice

  • Victoria sponge sliceV£4.65Light vanilla sponge sandwiched with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream.
  • Biscoff cake sliceV£4.20Caramelised biscuit sponge, Biscoff buttercream and a crunchy biscuit crumb.
  • Coffee and walnut sliceVN£5.50Coffee sponge with espresso buttercream and candied walnut halves.

Whole Celebration Cakes

  • Photo cake 10" (serves 25–30)V£66.50Large single-tier cake printed with your edible photo image.
  • Victoria sponge 6" (serves 8–10)V£24.50Classic jam and buttercream sponge, finished with a dusting of caster sugar.
  • Drip cake 8" with personalised messageV£46.50Buttercream cake with a chocolate drip, sweets and your message on a plaque.

Custom & Occasion Cakes

  • Three-tier wedding cake 6"/8"/10" (serves 80)V£463.50Elegant stacked tiers with semi-naked or smooth buttercream finish and fresh flowers.
  • Corporate logo cake 10"V£81.00Large tray-style sponge with your logo printed or piped for office events.
  • Bento lunchbox cake 4"V£17.00Mini two-layer cake with a short message, boxed in a cute clamshell.

Usually busy

Estimate
6am9am12pm3pm6pm

Modelled from typical footfall for cake shops and this shop's opening hours – not live data.

Food hygiene rating

Pass

Inspected3 September 2026
Local authorityEdinburgh (City of)

Source: Food Standards Agency / Food Standards Scotland. A rating reflects hygiene standards on the day of inspection.

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Getting there

StationDistanceWalk
Haymarket Rail0.7 mi17 min
Edinburgh Waverley Rail0.9 mi21 min

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Questions about King's Cafe

What are King's Cafe's opening hours?

Monday: 10am – 4pm; Tuesday: 10am – 4pm; Wednesday: 10am – 4pm; Thursday: 10am – 4pm; Friday: 10am – 4pm; Saturday: 10am – 4pm; Sunday: Closed. Hours can change on bank holidays, so check before a special trip.

Is King's Cafe open on Sundays?

No, King's Cafe is closed on Sundays according to the hours we hold.

What time does King's Cafe open?

The earliest opening time in the week is 10am. On Monday it is 10am – 4pm.

Where is King's Cafe?

King's Cafe is at King's Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Tollcross, Edinburgh EH3 9LQ. Use the map on this page or the Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze buttons for turn-by-turn directions.

What is the nearest station to King's Cafe?

Haymarket is the closest, about 0.7 mi away – roughly a 17-minute walk.

What food hygiene rating does King's Cafe have?

It holds a rating of Pass, from an inspection on 3 September 2026 by Edinburgh (City of). Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency.

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