As millennials are priced out of Edinburgh they are bringing their eating habits with them
Historically, North Berwick was known as a classic British seaside town peppered with old ladies sipping cups of tea from lace-lined tables, but more recently this quaintest of towns has transformed into somewhere – whisper it – really quite cool. Doilies are out; polished concrete is in.
“North Berwick is definitely changing in a really big way,” says Catherine Franks, owner of Steampunk Coffee, a roastery in the heart of town, which produces some of Scotland’s most highly regarded coffee and serves up vegetarian fare in an industrial setting. It’s populated by young families and teenagers, and has a real for-the-locals feel – there’s even a communal table fitted with power points where freelancers can be found daily, working on laptops. “Whereas in the past, North Berwick has had more traditional seaside places that appealed to an older crowd,” says Franks, “these guys are used to city life; to more cosmopolitan places.”
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