text: Peters yard is a Swedish cafe which does really good food I would love to come here for breakfast every week but I would quickly go into overdraft There are many beautiful pastries biscuits cakes loaves of bread and open sandwiches on display There are also daily pizzas and soups and you can get homemade ice cream in the food to go section around the back though I must emphasize that Peters yard main claim to fame resides in their fantastic baked goods nnThe cardamon and cinnamon buns are somewhat famous in Edinburgh as they are so good They are also authentic I have eaten the same buns in Norway and Sweden and these were very similar or dare I say it better They are light not too doughy and enriched by a delicious spiced sugar Even better in my opinion are the fruit buns you get the same delicious pastry but with custard cream and entire raspberries or blueberries Wash that down with a cardamon hot chocolate or a cappuccino and you have the breakfast of dreamsnnPeters yard caters for most diets offering a few vegan cakes soya milk and a few gluten free options The building is made with glass and therefore unsurprisingly let us a lot of light into the room This combats SAD which is almost inevitable during a Scottish winter There are quite a few recipe books which are interesting to browse whilst waiting for your food Every time I go there I get it into my head that I am going to start baking Nordic pastriesnnPeters yard is conveniently located on the edge of the quartermile development between the University of Edinburgh and the meadows This makes it ideal for student socials picnics in the park and quick snacksnnMy only problems with peters yardnn The priceI end up spending about ua here for a light breakfastn The nonbaked goods They are not bad per se but this is not the expertise of Peters yard I am a big fan of thin and crispy pizza and find the pizzas here way too thick and starchy The soup is not bad either but it is something which I make better at home for a fraction of the price I have looked at the open sandwiches often in awe then shied away after seeing the steep price tagnnOther than that this is a really great place for fresh bread cakes and above all PASTRIES It is a luxury though and I cannot imagine being able to afford coming here all the time