KUBA at Edinburgh Printmakers is a cafe inside the Castle Mills arts centre at 1 Dundee Street in Edinburgh. The bright dining space is surrounded by changing artwork, connecting a meal or coffee with the galleries, print studio, courtyard and community garden around it.
The cafe was launched by chef Babatunde Abifarin with Gaelle Isimbi and Sarah Norman to explore links between Pan-African and Scottish cooking. Flexible menus use the flavours and ingredients of both traditions, creating food that feels at home in a contemporary community arts venue.
Breakfast and lunch ideas range from spiced sausages, beans and chapati to colourful vegetable spreads, salads and sweet brunch dishes. The menu includes vegan and vegetarian choices, allowing mixed groups to build a meal from substantial plates, lighter dishes and baking.
Coffee, soft drinks and cakes make KUBA equally useful for a shorter gallery break, while walk-in seating and bookable tables support a longer visit. Guests with allergies or dietary requirements should ask the cafe about the day’s menu, ingredients and preparation before ordering.
Address: Edinburgh Printmakers, Castle Mills, 1 Dundee Street, Edinburgh EH3 9FP, Scotland
Kuba At Edinburgh Printmakers Menu
Brunch
Served all day
THE SCOTSMAN
Bacon, sausage, fried egg, haggis, black pudding, homemade beans, tomato, mushroom, tattie scone, sourdough
THE GREEN SCOT
Tempeh bacon, veggie haggis & sausage, scrambled tofu, homemade beans, tomato, mushroom, tattie scone, sourdough
KUBA BREAKFAST
Bacon, sausage, homemade lamb merguez, fried egg, chakalaka, pickled mooli, plantain, chapati
FILLED BAPS
Choose 1, 2 or 3 items from our cooked breakfasts above
EGGS BENEDICT
Poached eggs, bacon, paprika hollandaise, crispy bacon crumb
ROYAL SALMON
Poached eggs, silky smoked salmon, paprika hollandaise, crispy capers
KILTED MERGUEZ
Poached eggs, haggis, homemade lamb merguez, paprika hollandaise, black pudding crumb
CROFTERS POACHED
Poached eggs, roasted field mushroom, veggie haggis, paprika hollandaise
BACON MAPLE
Bacon, maple syrup, crunchy bacon bits
BLUEBERRY BASIL
Macerated blueberries, yoghurt, meringue, basil sugar
BANANA TAHINI CARAMEL
Banana, tahini caramel, sesame crunch
HARISSA LAMB
Homemade merguez, sundried tomato hummus, feta, spicy yatadro oil, dukkah
EGG BHURJI
Spiced scrambled egg or tofu, fresh avocado, cherry tomatoes, crispy onion
SMOKED SALMON
Salmon, sauce crème, beetroot, pickled mooli, crispy capers
AVO TOAST
Avocado and pea puree, poached eggs, roasted tomatoes, herby chermoula
FUL MEDAMES
Spiced butterbeans, peppers, poached eggs, herbs, sourdough
RED RED SHAKSHUKA
Ghanian style tomato sauce, fried eggs, sourdough
Lunch
Served from noon
BUTTERBEAN CHAKALAKA
Charred corn, butternut relish, sundried tomato, crispy onions
CHICK-PEA CHAAT
Avocado puree, kuchambari, herby chermoula chickpeas, crispy onions
SPICY CHICKEN & BACON
North African spiced chicken breast with bacon, crispy pork crumb, mooli, atarodo mayo
LOADED HUMMUS
Red pepper hummus, falafel, herby chickpeas, olives, dukkah, kachumbari, chapati
JOLLOF POKE BOWL
Jollof rice, sweetcorn, peas, peppers, mooli, suya mushrooms, avocado, leaves, crushed eggs
SOUP
Homemade with sourdough
PANCAKES
Fresh and fluffy with today’s toppings
SANDWICH
Served with plantain crisps and salad
SWEET POTATO PEANUT BUTTER CURRY
Sweet potato, chickpeas and peppers in West African spices, served with crispy onions and chapati
SUYA FRITES AND EGGS
Steak frites, fried eggs, leaves, roast tomato and herby chermoula on sourdough with plantain crisps and salad
MUSHROOM SHAWARMA
Charred mushrooms coated in fiery berbere spice with chapati, salad and jollof rice
Sides
FALAFEL
JOLLOF RICE
BEET SALAD
CHAPATI
PLANTAIN
CHARRED CORN
AVOCADO
FETA CHEESE
EXTRA EGG
SMK SALMON
CHICKEN
MERGUEZ
Drinks
LATTE
CAPPUCCINO
FLAT WHITE
MOCHA
AMERICANO
MACCHIATO
ESPRESSO
CHAI LATTE
DIRTY CHAI
BABYCHINO
POT FOR ONE
Soft brew, breakfast, earl grey, peppermint, masala chai, tropical green, berry hibiscus, chamomile, jasmine, lemongrass & ginger, rooibos & orange, decaf breakfast
CLASSIC
Can be made vegan
DELUXE
Cream, marshmallow, chocolate sauce
SALTED CARAMEL
Cream, marshmallow, caramel sauce
ICE LATTE
ICED AMERICANO
ICED MOCHA
HIBISCUS FIZZ
CLOUDY LEMONADE
CLASSIC CANS
Coke, diet coke, irn bru, fanta, gingerbeer
PRESSED FRUIT JUICE
Cloudy apple, orange
SPARKLING FRUIT JUICE
Rhubarb, strawberry, crisp apple
IKOYI CHAMPAGNE
Sweet sparkling citrus with natural bitters
SUPERMALT
KOMBUCHA
Lemon & ginger, raspberry lemonade
BOTTLED WATER
Still, sparkling