{"id":660924,"date":"2025-12-29T19:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/660924\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:54:10","slug":"edinburgh-cafe-with-harry-potter-link-reopens-after-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/660924\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh cafe with Harry Potter link reopens after four years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  David Taylor, who has owned the cafe for 30 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c0585nr0g98o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told the BBC<\/a> the last four years had been an \u201cemotional rollercoaster\u201d.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He said: \u201cPeople have been asking to come in, it&#8217;s just been non-stop, it&#8217;s a mecca for Harry Potter fans,&#8221; he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It&#8217;s tragic to think we have been closed for four-and-a-half years.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DS0TglqiAby\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"&#10; 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