mary's milk bar

once i've tried the hot chocolate float, i swear there would be no other hot chocolate that's going to beat this one!!! i ordered the dark chocolate & seasalt with salted caramel gelato on top. it was heaven! i'm not being over-rated about mary's but this is the best sweet tooth addiction i have ever been to. and do not miss all the flavors of the gelato. salted caramel and earl grey are my favs. it worths the wait in the long queue and i'm coming back for it. love!

this place is definitely an already discovered hidden gem! it's so busy now during the summer. good for them! ;) i only had ice cream from mary's but it is probably one of the best ice creams i've had in edinburgh. the queues can be a bit annoying but if you wait you'll get your sweet treat and you'll love it!

getting rave reviews and located in heart of grassmarket it isn't surprising they needed a member of staff on 'queue duty' right up the steps and round the corner. short wait later and we were rewarded with creamy delicious cones and tubs as good as any gelato i sampled in italy. it's cute and cosy but a bigger space and more seating would be welcome too!

is mary’s milk bar worth the hype? you bet it is. her ice cream is incredible. i probably won’t go again until the festival/buzzfeed madness has quietened down, but i will definitely return once the colder months draw in to indulge in one of her fantastic hot chocolates!

i love mary's milk bar - you can tell their gelato is made with high-quality ingredients, and they have some really unique flavour combinations. honey & lavender, earl grey tea, thai iced tea, and strawberry & black pepper sorbet are a few delicious flavours i've sampled!

if you're looking for a way to brighten up your weekend, mary is your girl! mary's milk bar makes ice cream suitable for all types of weather with their hot chocolate floats.
we have been trying to visit here for so long but it always seems to be closed when we try. luckily we managed to make it straight after work this week.
i have read so many reviews on mary's milk bar that i had high hopes, and i was certainly not disappointed. needless to say, it was a rainy day in edinburgh, so i opted for the hot chocolate float. you get to choose your hot chocolate and the ice cream you would like; i chose dark hot chocolate with sea salt, and milk ice cream. it was amazing!
there was 4 of us there and everyone else opted for ice cream, they each had different flavours, and they were all delicious.
the staff are great, very friendly and the interior is lovely inside. it's fantastic to know that no matter the weather there is somewhere we can get our ice cream fix!

best ice cream in the city. you can tell its really well made and worth the money. although they don't have as big a range of flavours as i was expecting. they also do amazing looking hot chocolates, definitely going to go back and try one!

a very cute place for you to pamper your sweet tooth, nice ice cream and milkshake, try the whisky flavour! however, i still prefer scoop gelato

i haven't had gelato that tastes like original italian gelato since i've been to italy. so the fact that this ice cream tastes a lot like the kind i had back then, does say a lot about it. its a really small place so it makes sense that i didn't really have space to move around indoors. but what really annoyed me is the that my "scoop" of ice cream just about reached the tip of the cone and looked terrible, not picture worthy at all (but i still clicked a picture) and there was almost no ice cream midway through the cone. but it was rich, high quality gelato so i guess i'll live with it.

i've heard so many people raving about this place that it had a lot to live up to. i fear the hype ruined it for me somewhat.

it's a small place, you'd be lucky to seat ten people and a queue of six makes it feel packed. luckily, most are there to take away so the turnover is fast. the quirky decor is nice, but i feel like it's not quite finished - although the number of customers madly snapping away suggests i may be too picky...

the selection of ice creams is very interesting, not quite dangerously experimental but certainly more exciting than edinburgh usually gets - white chocolate, chilli and lime is a remarkable success! although i felt that the gelato was perhaps a little warm on serving, i usually expect it to be sloppy after a few minutes in front of me, anyone who can do a good liquorice gets a seat in my dream dinner party. nice choice of hot and cold drinks (note to self: next time, milkshakes!), small but delicious hot chocolates balance the chilled treats well.

on balance, it's thoroughly pleasant and well worth a visit, assuming you like ice cream.

when it comes to ice cream and milkshake mary's milk bar is the place to be. fresh ice cream and different flavours . i love the feeling of the place and it has lovely staff.

ice-cream is one of my ultimate comfort foods and while there's no bad day to have it, on a sunny day if i'm near the grassmarket it's hard to resist a trip here. mary herself is usually behind the counter with a smile, suggesting good combinations of her often unusual flavours. 
try the hot chocolate float (a scoop of ice-cream in one of three hot chocolate flavours) for a delicious contrast between hot and cold. pictured is the white hot chocolate with cardamom served with a scoop of salted caramel ice-cream. mmm...
my one criticism is that i think sometimes the flavours are just too subtle.

this charming gelato shop serves a range of yes, gelato as well as hot chocolates, milk shakes and a selection of handmade chocolates. the decor manages to pull off shabby-chic retro without the hipster try-hardness that often comes it. the two ladies behind the counter are extremely helpful and let me try a range of gelatos (their seemed to be a lot of flower inspired flavours that day including rose and lavender and honey) followed with snippets of information on the different ice creams, before i finally settled on a "milk" milkshake. while not the most adventurous of choices it was absolutely delicious. the milkshake was extremely dense and the flavour, for lack of a better word, very milky. 

the lady in front of me opted for a hot chocolate which came with a massive scoop of rose flavoured gelato and looked and smellled absolutely delicious. i will definitely be back to try out some of their other delights!

mary's milk bar serves up the best ice cream in old town, and some of the best in edinburgh. it opened just last year but has become a favourite haunt of many since it's also conveniently located in grassmarket. they make all of their ice cream in-house, and they are continually creating new great flavours.

mary's milk bar just has a few tables and seats inside, but when i last visited on a sunny day during the fringe it was perfect to take our ice creams outside and sit in the grassmarket with views of the castle. a visit here made my day off even more enjoyable.

it was a delicious, creamy and sweet combination