text: I was really surprised to find La Cerise sitting pretty in this dingy, dreich part of town. If you could talk to cafe's, I'd ask \"what's a cafe like you doing in a place like this?\"\n\nMore like a Parisian deli than a cafe in Edinburgh, the delightful La Cerise glimmers like a jewel in this downtrodden area of Leith. With homemade cakes, Greek pastries, pies and amazing ice cream, it is homemade continental cooking at its best. Served up off cold slabs, the apple pie looks to die for, and they have delicious specials of the day for low prices. I on the otherhand skipped straight to dessert and had some lovely, creamy chocolate ice cream (which is homemade I believe).\n\nThe place is decorated in rich reds and greens, and its ornate appeal and Victorian tiles give it a very turn of the 20th century, bohemian appeal. You can imagine a genteel generation keeping up with their memoirs in a place like this. It adds a bit of much needed flavour to this tacky area, and is a welcome break to the line of takeaways living beside it. If you can be bothered trudging through the rougher end of Leith to get to it, you will be rewarded with fantastic, eager service with a smile, delicious food and lovely surroundings. It fits the standard of the Royal Mile, but Leith should be happy to have it in this area!