Eat and Drink
The Book Festival is all about feeding the mind and imagination but sometimes there is nothing better than just feeding the body! This year we have a wide range of food and drink to do just that. Bring some friends, relax and unwind. Come join us in the gardens (just off the West End of Princes Street). We're open daily from 9.30am until late, from 15 to 31 August 2009. FREE entry to Charlotte Square Gardens. Please pop in!
Beetroot Blue Café Bar
in the London Review of Books Signing Tent
Daily 9.30am - late
Fairtrade coffee, teas, whisky, wines and beer plus a range of light snacks, sandwiches and salads.
Beetroot Blue Café Bar
in the Highland Park Spiegeltent
Daily 11.30am - 6.00pm
Homemade soups, sandwiches, salads and Fairtrade coffee and teas plus great beer, wine and plenty of Highland Park Whisky. Also free live music most lunchtimes.
Circle Café in The Bookshop
Daily 9.30am - 9.30pm
Circle Café, a dynamic and creative fresh food business situated ten minutes from Charlotte Square, is now in our Bookshop at the festival. Locally sourced, wholesome snacks include tempting homemade pastries, mouth-watering cakes and tarts, freshly made sandwiches and wraps, as well as specially sourced coffees, speciality teas and thirst-quenching soft drinks.
Di Rollo of Musselburgh Ice Cream Trike
Daily 11.00am - 6.00pm
Luscious locally made ice creams in plenty of flavours. Delicious whatever the weather!
The Spiegelbar
in the Highland Park Spiegeltent
Evenings from 9.00pm
A full and fabulous bar in our atmospheric 1930s travelling ballroom with free live music every night from Sunday 16 August.
