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Santu Roastery Cake shop in Gayfield, Edinburgh

Closed · opens 8am today Hygiene: Pass EH1 3LR
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Santu Roastery – cake shop in Gayfield, Edinburgh
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Opening hours

Fri 00:15
Closed · opens 8am today
Monday8am – 4pm
Tuesday8am – 4pm
Wednesday8am – 4pm
Thursday8am – 4pm
Friday Today8am – 4pm
Saturday8am – 4pm
Sunday8am – 4pm

Open 7 days · about 56 hours a week. Bank holiday hours may differ.

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About this bakery

About Santu Roastery

At 23 Union Street, EH1 3LR you will find Santu Roastery, a cake shop serving Gayfield, Edinburgh. It doubles as a café, making it a pleasant place to linger over breakfast or an afternoon treat.

Santu Roastery is open 7 days a week. Mornings start at 8am on its earliest day. It also opens on Sundays, which is not a given for UK bakeries. Under Scotland's Food Hygiene Information Scheme, Edinburgh (City of) recorded a result of "Pass" on 26 March 2024.

The nearest public transport is Edinburgh Waverley station, about 12 minutes away on foot (0.5 mi). It is not the only option nearby: there are 8 more bakeries within a kilometre, so a bakery crawl is easily done. From central Edinburgh it is roughly 0.4 mi away.

Information from OpenStreetMap, the Food Standards Agency and our own research, last checked June 2026. Suggest an edit.

What's on the counter

Menu highlights

Typical bakes for a cake shop like this, with indicative prices.

Full menu

Cake by the Slice

  • Coffee and walnut sliceVN£4.60Coffee sponge with espresso buttercream and candied walnut halves.
  • Biscoff cake sliceV£5.20Caramelised biscuit sponge, Biscoff buttercream and a crunchy biscuit crumb.
  • Victoria sponge sliceV£3.90Light vanilla sponge sandwiched with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream.

Whole Celebration Cakes

  • Drip cake 8" with personalised messageV£60.50Buttercream cake with a chocolate drip, sweets and your message on a plaque.
  • Carrot cake 6" (serves 8–10)VN£28.50Spiced carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and sugar-paste carrots.
  • Photo cake 10" (serves 25–30)V£69.00Large single-tier cake printed with your edible photo image.

Custom & Occasion Cakes

  • Corporate logo cake 10"V£78.50Large tray-style sponge with your logo printed or piped for office events.
  • Bespoke birthday cake (from)V£112.00Designed to your theme with sugar-paste figures, toppers and hand piping.
  • Christening cake 8"V£70.50Soft pastel sponge cake with fondant decoration and personalised name.

Usually busy

Estimate
6am9am12pm3pm6pm

Modelled from typical footfall for cake shops and this shop's opening hours – not live data.

Food hygiene rating

Pass

Inspected26 March 2024
Local authorityEdinburgh (City of)

Source: Food Standards Agency / Food Standards Scotland. A rating reflects hygiene standards on the day of inspection.

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The first photo comes from the business; others are illustrative.

Getting there

StationDistanceWalk
Edinburgh Waverley Rail0.5 mi12 min
Haymarket Rail1.6 mi40 min

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Questions about Santu Roastery

What are Santu Roastery's opening hours?

Monday: 8am – 4pm; Tuesday: 8am – 4pm; Wednesday: 8am – 4pm; Thursday: 8am – 4pm; Friday: 8am – 4pm; Saturday: 8am – 4pm; Sunday: 8am – 4pm. Hours can change on bank holidays, so check before a special trip.

Is Santu Roastery open on Sundays?

Yes – on Sundays it opens 8am – 4pm.

What time does Santu Roastery open?

The earliest opening time in the week is 8am. On Monday it is 8am – 4pm.

Where is Santu Roastery?

Santu Roastery is at 23 Union Street, Gayfield, Edinburgh EH1 3LR. Use the map on this page or the Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze buttons for turn-by-turn directions.

What is the nearest station to Santu Roastery?

Edinburgh Waverley is the closest, about 0.5 mi away – roughly a 12-minute walk.

What food hygiene rating does Santu Roastery have?

It holds a rating of Pass, from an inspection on 26 March 2024 by Edinburgh (City of). Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency.

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