Noughts & Coffees
Coffee, bagels and 200+ board games – pay £2.50 and play all day in this quiet, welcoming Edinburgh café.
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About
If you're walking down Morrison Street and spot the big windows of Noughts & Coffees, you might think it's just another sleek café. But step inside and you'll find a treasure trove of board games – from old-school Monopoly to cult favourites like Cosmic Encounter and Carcassonne. The space is deceptively large, winding into a second room perfect for louder games, and there's even a lower level (protected by a velvet rope, so mind the stairs). The vibe is surprisingly calm and quiet, even when every table is full of people plotting their next move. It costs just £2.50 per person to sit and play as long as you like, with no pressure to keep buying drinks – though the fairly priced coffee, soup, flatbreads and bagels are well worth grabbing. Games come with a menu listing play times and age suggestions, and I've never once opened a box with missing pieces. Bonus: there are EV charging points out front if you're driving. Perfect for a rainy afternoon or a low-key catch-up with mates.
Facilities
Board Game Café
Noughts & Coffees is a spacious and clean board game café in Edinburgh's city centre, offering a good selection of games, reasonably priced food and drinks, and a calm atmosphere for playing.
Board Games
Noughts & Coffees offers a variety of board games, including family classics and modern games, with a menu detailing playtime and age suitability. Customers pay £2.50 per person to use the tables and can bring their own games.
Dining
Noughts & Coffees is a cafe offering coffee, light meals such as soup, flatbreads, and sandwiches, along with board games.
Full Description
Noughts & Coffees is a board game café located at 26-28 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8BJ, in the City Centre/West End area. It is adjoined to Escape Edinburgh’s escape rooms, offering a natural transition from puzzling to tabletop gaming. The café serves a wide range of food and drink: coffee, tea, bagels, patisserie/cake shop items, soup, flatbreads, substantial sandwiches, and a breakfast menu. It also offers takeout. The price level is inexpensive, with a Google rating of 4.5 from 417 users and a Yelp rating of 4.0 from 2 reviews. Opening hours: Monday to Wednesday 08:00–18:00, Thursday and Friday 08:00–21:00, Saturday 09:00–21:00, Sunday 10:00–18:00 (some sources list a 07:30 start, but the core hours are as above). The café is equipped with free Wi-Fi and has a quiet noise level. It is good for children and accepts NFC payments. The interior is spacious, with large windows allowing natural light. The main area is visible from the street, but the café winds around to a second room at the back – ideal for noisier games. There is also a lower-level space accessible via steps (protected by a velvet rope), which is not wheelchair-friendly. The reviewer noted the advantage over other gaming cafés that have all their space down spiral stairs. Board games are the central attraction. The café charges a cover fee of £2.50 per person, allowing unlimited play for as long as you like. There is a menu of games that includes traditional family games like Monopoly and Cluedo alongside lesser-known gems such as Cosmic Encounter, Carcassonne, and Memoir '44. The menu provides estimated play times and suggested age ranges, which is very helpful. The games are generally in good condition with all pieces present, and customers are welcome to bring their own games. The reviewer never felt pressured to buy food or drinks beyond the cover, though the reasonably priced offerings make it easy to indulge. The atmosphere is described as surprisingly calm and quiet, even when the café is full with people engaged in card and board games. The reviewer noted that tabletop RPGs were not observed, which might account for the lower noise level. Additional features: The café has 15 electric vehicle charging points (Type 2 socket, 7kW each, Level 2) operated by POD Point, with a public membership-required usage type and a complex tariff of £0.45/kWh and £0.75/kWh. The charging station is located at St James Square site at Quarter, Edinburgh, though its proximity to the café is noted. The business status is listed as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY in Google data, yet the café also appears as operational with active hours and recent reviews. This discrepancy suggests the information may be outdated, but the entity is presented here as described in the assembled reviews and listings. Noughts & Coffees is clean, fairly priced, and offers a great location for gathering with friends. It is one of several board game cafés in Edinburgh, alongside Games Hub and Tabletop Café, but stands out for its ground-floor accessibility, quiet vibe, and well-maintained game library.
26 Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8BJ, UK
City Centre
EH3 8BJ