About our rating system'Forage. Nourish. Share' is the tagline at Earthy. The staff are called Earthlings, the word mission is bandied about, the cheerily painted distressed furniture is made from timber dug out of skips and wind-damaged trees. For anyone who can remember '70s vegetarian chain Cranks, Edinburgh mini-chain Earthy will feel wholesomely familiar—although with a funkier designer edge. Think Ben and Jerry's does Scotland. Back in 2007, three foodie friends, Pete, Dirk and Patricia (a farmer), got together to open a market store, food hub, café, and deli in an old printworks in Southside, where you can also eat in the Back Yard among the plants. Next came a shop in Portobello followed by the third branch, a restaurant and deli in Canonside.
The café is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, all-day grazing, and takeaways. Whether you're slurping organic sweet potato soup with coconut and cardamom, munching carrot cake, or savoring a plate of seared East Lothian venison fillet with salsify, figs, buttered spinach, and a dark chocolate and chili sauce (£17), share the love and share the food.
