By Appointment to
Her Majesty the Queen
Suppliers of Fine Cheese
Valvona & Crolla Ltd
Valvona & Crolla Caffè Bar
and VinCaffè have been selected by the List Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 in the following Hitlists: Best Cafès, Best Italian Restaurants, Best for Live Music, Best for Wines by the Glass - The List Eating & Drinking Guide 2008>
Listed by Sophie Cooke of The Guardian as “one of the best independent Cafés…. and delicatessens in Britain.” - February 2008
No.2 in the Independent Newspaper 10 Best Food Websites - September 2007
“Great Britain vs Italy” by Mary Contini, translated into Italian by Davide Panzieri - Slowfood Dec 07
Visit Valvona & Crolla and VinCaffè at
Taste of Edinburgh 2008
29th May - 1st June, The Meadows
VALVONA & CROLLA warmly welcomes you to our web site and online shop. From market stall to dot com, we now serve the nation from our original premises in Edinburgh. We are Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; one of Europe's original Specialist Food Shops, founded in 1934. From our humble beginnings, serving the fledgling immigrant Italian community in old Edinburgh, we now list food products and wines from around the world, and supply the entire UK with an efficient, speedy delivery system that boasts a next-day service to 90% of the population.
We are an independent family business - free to place before you new and exciting products together with our more traditional food and wine. Our roots are firmly planted in tradition - our growth is nourished by technology - our future lies in the pursuit of ever increasing quality, value and service in all that we do.
In the online shop you will find our own-baked bread, cakes and biscuits, and an extensive range of cheese, champagne, cookery books, coffee, tea, kitchenware, pasta, rice, salami, sausages, oil, vinegar, port, dessert wine, whisky and wine - lots of wine!
We hold tastings and cookery demonstrations in our Caffè Bar throughout the year. We also have an on-site gift room and book shop which is converted into a 70 seat theatre during August to become a venue in the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.
Do not hesitate to email us from the contact page with any enquiry or problem.
Best wishes and thank you for your custom.
Cav. Philip Contini Chairman & Managing Director
Slow Food recommends
Valvona & Crolla Ltd
(Member since 1998)
The Scottish Pioneers Award
Scotland the Best 2007/08
Valvona & Crolla Ltd
"Edinburgh's quintessential deli/shop/restaurant is a down-to-earth foodie heaven and it has been one of my favourite places to eat Italian cooking for many years."
- Antonio Carluccio, Independent Magazine, June 2007
“Valvona & Crolla has been described as the ‘Sistine Chapel of continental delis’, which gives you an indication of how special it is…We think it’s worth making a special trip.”
- 4 Homes Magazine, December 2006
“No trip to Edinburgh is complete without a visit to Valvona & Crolla, opened by the Contini family in 1934. [A] joyous range of food, Italian and local. The staff are passionate and knowledgeable and the place is a visual feast, too”
