mary's milk bar

the most amazing, creamy, cooling, scrumptious and sweet centered ice cream to be found in edinburgh. mary herself makes fresh flavours everydaythat are often bizarre and unique yet infinitely better than you could ever imagine. my favourite flavour so far is peaches and cream but everything else has also been delightful. i only wasn't a fan of the lemon sorbet, because the texture of the ice cream in general is much more enjoyable. a must try after a walk around the castle in summer or even when you want to dream of warmer days during the long gray winter!

quite frankly, the best ice cream you can find in edinburgh. so creamy and full of flavour, the perfect thing to have on a 'surprise' warmdayin edinburgh or even on a cold miserabledaywhen you need cheering up. they also do gelato floats which sound and look pretty wonderful. it can be a quite busy during lunch time and the weekends but trust me, it's worth it!

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 rainydayin 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!

ice-cream is one of my ultimate comfort foods and while there's no baddayto have it, on a sunnydayif 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 thatdayincluding 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 sunnydayduring 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 mydayoff even more enjoyable.