Edinburgh, like Jurgen pointed out wonderfully, has fallen in love with everything French and, like him, I've fallen in love with the idea. This is a brilliant little bakery/coffeehouse just down from my work and in the area of Bruntsfield which does have a fairly large population of French citizens so La Barantine either done their research or landed it lucky.\n\nThe coffee is nutty, not too earthy and far too easy to drink more than one of. The macarons are amazingly sweet meaning you only need one (sometimes 2) and you had happy with what you have had.\n\nNow, I don't know where La Barantine gets its baguettes from but they are absolutely delightful, far too easy to eat more than an acceptable portion of and amazing when toasted.\n\nAs far as I'm aware they do get some produce from Henri's just up the road a little in Morningside but if you aren't venturing up that far, or even if you are, I'd still tell you to pop in here and experience it for yourself.\n\nThe staff are friendly and speak to you in French which keeps your mind active and lets me brush up on what was already my terrible French.
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