The Cool Gourmet

The Cool Gourmet on Evan Street in Stonehaven is a charming cafe near Stonehaven Beach, serving homemade baking, fresh-cooked breakfasts and hearty mains — stovies, lasagne, scones, quiches, soups and sandwiches — in a cosy tea-room or to take away. Listed on Tripadvisor, Yelp, MisterWhat, Wanderlog and Data Thistle, with the shop's own Wix site at coolgourmet.wixsite.com.

All baking is done on-site using fresh, local ingredients with gluten-free and lactose-free bakes available; the baked-goods range rotates weekly. Daily specials, dine-in and takeaway.