Leith is well served in this month’s Financial Times Lifestyle Magazine. Sam McCoach has written a guide to the neighbourhood, marking the arrival of Le Kilt on the Shore.⁠
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“Summer brings all of Leith together, emptying out of the brutalist estates and design studios to the Shore.”⁠
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The guide moves between the Leith Sam grew up in and the one she has come back to, from a Christmas queue at Valvona & Crolla to the foraged soft drinks Anna Sebelova makes for Haze at Brown’s of Leith.⁠
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“The sense of community I remember from childhood remains.”⁠
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Sam opened Le Kilt Room earlier this month, working on the interior with James Stevens of Bard Scotland, who introduced cabinet maker Jethro Rayner, sculptor Oliver Spendley and ceramicist George Perry. ⁠
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Le Kilt Room also holds Lena Books, a collection of vintage photo books and independent fashion magazines, the reading room of her practice.⁠
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Open Thursday to Sunday, 11 to 5pm and by appointment Tuesday and Wednesday. Front studios on the first floor at Brown’s of Leith, 6 Shore, EH6 6QS. The entrance is beside the blue door.⁠
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Read the full guide on FT

Interview by Ben Perdue and photography by Jess Mellis.