Although its claim to being the “birthplace” of Harry Potter isn't true, Rowling definitely spent time writing here.
It is fairly likely she spent time here writing the second and third Harry Potter books.
The cafe where JK Rowling wrote parts of her Harry Potter books cannot reopen because the building's owner has gone into liquidation.
The Elephant House cafe was one of several properties badly damaged in a blaze on George IV Bridge in Edinburgh a few summers ago.