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Kuna Cafe & Bakery in Edinburgh, Scotland: hours, menu and how to get there
Kuna Cafe & Bakery is a corner cafe and bakery at 1 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AA, serving coffee, pies, tarts, toasties and cakes. It is open 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM every day except Tuesday, according to its Google Maps listing and three other sources. No phone number or website was found, so its Instagram account is the public channel it appears to use.
The short version
What you will find at Kuna Cafe & Bakery
Kuna Cafe & Bakery sits on a corner at the top of Leith Walk, near the Playhouse. The List describes it as a light, bright, stripped-back cafe in a historic listed building with outside tables. Guides say you can sit in or take away, and that no booking is needed.
Pies, tarts and toasties
The List recommends the pies, and a visitor guide names a beetroot, goat's cheese and fig jam tart and a mature cheddar toastie. See the menu page.
13 items, no published prices
The menu page lists 13 items named in guides and visitor mentions. No menu or prices are published, so what is on the shelf varies.
Dine in or take away
Intravel lists dine-in, takeaway and outdoor tables. Breakfast and lunch are served between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, closed Tuesdays.
From the menu
The dishes people order most
No ordering data is published for this cafe. These are the items that The List, a Wander Scotland visitor guide and Point A Hotels single out, as recorded in November 2026.
Pies, tarts and toasties
Balsamic chicken, sun-dried tomato, mozzarella and basil pie
A pie in homemade pastry, named in The List as an example of the recommended pies.
Pies, tarts and toasties
Beetroot, goat's cheese and fig jam tart
A savoury tart a visitor guide recommends, described as oozy.
Pies, tarts and toasties
Mature cheddar toastie
A toasted sandwich recommended by the same guide; toasties are made fresh to order.
Pies, tarts and toasties
Quiche
Quiches are mentioned as a lunch option; flavours vary.
Pastries and cakes
Cake selection
A range of cakes and sweet bakes on display; guides single out the cakes.
Coffee and tea
Speciality tea
A visitor guide recommends ordering the speciality tea.
When to go
Opening hours
Google Maps, The List, Intravel and the cafe’s Instagram page all give 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Wednesday to Monday, with Tuesday closed (checked 14 November 2026). Hours can differ on public holidays, so check the listing first.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
| Sunday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
Find it
Getting there and parking
The business is at 1 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AA. It is at the top of Leith Walk, near the Playhouse. Intravel lists bus stops at Elm Row (about 103 m), Leopold Place (about 130 m), York Place (about 285 m) and Broughton Street (about 295 m). Parking is not confirmed in the sources read.
More detail is on the hours and location page.
Quick answers
Common questions about Kuna Cafe & Bakery Edinburgh
What is Kuna Cafe & Bakery in Edinburgh?
Kuna Cafe & Bakery is a corner cafe and bakery serving coffee, pies, tarts, toasties and cakes at 1 Elm Row, Edinburgh, EH7 4AA. This site is an independent guide to it and is not run by the business.
What are the opening hours of Kuna Cafe & Bakery?
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM every day except Tuesday, when it is closed. Google Maps, The List, Intravel and Instagram all agree.
Is there a phone number?
No phone number is listed on Google Maps or in the other sources read. The cafe is on Instagram as @kunacafe.
Does the cafe have a website?
None was found. Google Maps shows no website, and its Instagram profile has no link.
Is it halal?
No source states that the food is halal or halal certified. Fillings are mostly not published, so ask the staff what is in an item.
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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 Kuna Cafe & Bakery: address, weekly hours, coordinates, rating and review count, category, absence of phone number and website
- The List, Kuna Cafe & Bakery: hours, price indicator, description of the building and seating, the pie filling example, link to Instagram
- Wander Scotland, Edinburgh cafes guide: items a visitor recommends (tart, toastie, quiches, cakes), local-couple ownership, no booking needed, former name Little Red Kite as given there
- Intravel, Kuna Cafe and Bakery: services, payment types, accessibility, nearby bus stops, hours
- Point A Hotels, Edinburgh bakeries guide: coffee and oven-fresh bakes display
- Instagram, @kunacafe: address and hours repeated; no website link in the profile; posts dated into November 2026
Last checked on 14 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.