The Scottish city associated with the café where J.K. Rowling wrote parts of Harry Potter is Edinburgh.
Rowling lived in Edinburgh while writing the series, and she wrote at several locations there. The Elephant House café is frequently associated with the early Harry Potter story because Rowling worked there while writing. She also wrote at home, especially after her circumstances became more stable.
Edinburgh’s architecture, streets, graveyards, and historic atmosphere are often discussed as influences on readers’ impressions of the wizarding world. However, Rowling has explained that Harry Potter was not simply written in one café, and the series was developed across multiple places and years.
A common mix-up is Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, which is also connected to filming locations for some Harry Potter-related productions. The café connection belongs to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland and Rowling’s long-term Scottish home.