Library Café

Library Café is a café in , which is located on George Square. Library Café is situated nearby to , as well as near the theater building .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 8:30 AM—10:00 PM
    Friday: 8:30 AM—6:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Café
  • Cuisine: coffee shop
  • Address: 30 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edinburgh University Library and Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre.

Library
Photo: Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main library of the University of Edinburgh and one of the most important libraries of . The University Library was moved in 1827 to William Playfair's Upper Library in the Old College building.

Theater building
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The is a category B listed performing arts and lecture theatre located in the historic in . Primarily operated as a lecture theatre for the University of Edinburgh, it is also used for general theatre performances, as well as being a designated Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue.

Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic castle in , Scotland. It stands on , which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633. is situated 3,100 feet northwest of Library Café.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guse Dub and Quartermile.

Locality
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is a locality.

Neighborhood
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is the marketing name given to the mixed use redevelopment of the former site, in , . It was master-planned by architect Foster + Partners and takes its name from the fact it is a quarter mile from Edinburgh Castle and the Royal Mile and measures a quarter mile from corner to corner.

Suburb
The Southside is an area of 's capital city, , located between its historic , and the neighbourhood of .

Library Café

Latitude
55.94282° or 55° 56′ 34″ north
Longitude
-3.18946° or 3° 11′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C7RWRV6+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2317482516
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­cafe
Open­Street­Map attribute
cuisine=­coffee_shop
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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