We tried Edinburgh's newest ice cream spot with 'warm cookies and decadent sundaes'

If the sun ever makes an appearance in Edinburgh again, there's one thing we'll all be in need of - an ice cream.

Thankfully, we won't have to look to hard. A popular ice cream and cookie spot that's had huge success at Edinburgh Street Food has launched their own spot.

Sitting on Marchmont Road, only five minutes walk from The Meadows, SoftCore is serving up soft serve ice cream, gelato, sundaes and cookies - perfect for a sunny summer day out (remember those?). Check out our review below.

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After they launched, I headed down to give it a shot - even the dreary skies weren't ruining this for me. The new spot is pretty chic, the same couldn't be said for me with a face full of cookie.

I asked what they recommended, and was told the special was currently strawberry cheesecake - easy. They will ask if you want it warmed up with a scoop of ice cream (you do).

They'll also offer a variety of toppings for the ice cream which include honeycomb, white chocolate, milk chocolate beads, crushed meringue and way more. You want those too.

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The other cookie options include hazelnut, triple chocolate, classic chocolate chip, and red velvet (each are £3.50). You can also get warm cookie dough - sadly I didn't have enough hands to try that but going by the rest of their treats, I'm sure it's excellent.

As for my choice, it was a perfect afternoon treat. The cookie itself wasn't impossibly huge like some tend to be, and the melted chocolate bits were heavenly.

I also got two cookies to take away, which were red velvet and classic chocolate chip. While I didn't eat these myself, the friends I gave them too said they were amazing.

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If you're heading along for an ice cream, you can currently choose from vanilla or miso and caramel. The gelato options also change regularly.

Overall, I was impressed by this little spot and think it makes a great addition to the area - I'm sure they will have queues out the door on busy Meadows days.