Urban Angel

Urban Angel, at 121 Hanover Street just off George Street, is the pick when your priority is simply booking a table in the dead centre of town. It opens every day for brunch, lunch, coffee and cake, with an extensive all-day breakfast menu — Eggs Benedict, baked eggs with tomato, chorizo, black pudding and chilli jam, plus vegan options — and both indoor and outdoor, dog-friendly seating. You can reserve online via OpenTable or by phone, and its all-day window runs longer than the Larder's. The trade-off is identity: it's a broad, crowd-pleasing menu rather than a single signature, so it's less provenance-focused than the Larder and less of a free-from specialist than Loudons. It ranks fourth as a reliable central café rather than a destination kitchen — exactly what many visitors want, and nothing more.