IJ Mellis
Cheese paradise! If you like cheese at all you will struggle to walk past this place as the aroma will draw you right in through the door. Specialist cheesemonger with a range of artisan cheeses from all over Scotland, the UK and Europe. With the greatest customer service in Edinburgh, the friendly staff are always more than happy to offer you a wee taste to help you make up your mind what to buy.
St Stephen Street
Take a pleasant walk along St.Stephens StreetEH3 5AL with numerous small independent art galleries and design orientated stores you are bound to find something of interest in this small street. Some of these stores include the Crystal Chandelier Company 36 St Stephens Street, +44 131 226 6355 this store offers an interesting range of chandeliers and mirrors, Chandlers 68 St Stephens Street, +44 131 220 5472which sells a large variety of modern, designer kitchenware and homeware, and The Laurel Gallery 41 St. Stephens Street, +44 131 226 5022this store offers high quality pieces of Scottish art, jewellery and gifts at reasonable prices although small it is well worth having a look around. Also in this street there a number of eateries including the Stockbridge Restaurant and Sprio Deli & Cafe.
Stockbridge is well-known throughout Edinburgh and beyond for its second-hand clothes shops, which are spread along Raeburn Place and St Stephen Street. Both Stockbridge and Canonmills have a number of specialist food shops.
Sheila Fleet
The well-known jewellery designer's first shop outside of her native Orkney. Fleet says that her original designs reflect the natural world around her in Orkney, and also the history and folklore of the islands.
Charity second hand shops
In raeburn place, stockbridge. most of these stock the usual mix of clothes, books and household items, but there are three specialist shops: oxfam books, shelter books and oxfam music. these shops usually have a paid manager, with the other staff being volunteers, and the profits go to the named charity. most of the stuff for sale has been donated.
Supermarkets
From east to west and also from cheaper to expensive: tesco, 7 broughton road, cannomills eh7 4ew; scotmid co-op, hamilton place, stockbridge; scotmid co-op, raeburn place, stockbridge; waitrose, 38 comely bank road, stockbridge.