With the world’s biggest celebration of arts and culture descending on Scotland’s capital for three weeks in August, we’ve put together a foodie guide of the best eats in Edinburgh that will keep you going from morning until night.
Cheap eats
Saboteur, the sister restaurant to popular Ting Thai Caravan, offers Vietnamese and South East Asian street food that is full of flavour but easy on the purse strings. Think rice noodles, curries, stir fries and bao buns. You’ll spend no more than £9 on a main course dish. 19-20 Teviot Place, EH1 2QZ saboteurrestaurant.com
Perfect for a quick lunch stop or on-the-go, the pakoras at The Pakora Bar are fresh and packed with interesting flavours, including a haggis pakora! You’ll also find a breakfast menu, dhal soups and wraps, and a good selection of craft beers. 96 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR – facebook.com/thepakorabar
Family Favourites
What do you get when you put the team behind Michelin-starred restaurant The Kitchin and the award-winning Castle Terrace Restaurant together? Scran & Scallie. A delightful gastropub open 7 days a week that serves great Scottish food and a range of traditionally brewed ales and artisan beers served in a cosy setting suitable for the whole family. 1 Comely Bank Road, EH4 1DT scranandscallie.com
If you want pizza in Edinburgh then it has to be La Favorita. It’s won numerous awards and is hugely popular with local residents and visitors to Edinburgh. There’s also a kids menu and mid-week lunch menu where you can tuck into two courses for £11.95. 325-331 Leith Walk, EH6 8SA vittoriagroup.co.uk/lafavorita
Michelin-star dining
Escape the crowds and enjoy some Michelin-starred dining in Edinburgh’s historic port of Leith at Restaurant Martin Wishart. Martin gave Edinburgh its first Michelin Star in 2001 and retained it every year since. Expect imaginative and outstanding food. 54 Shore, EH6 6RA restaurantmartinwishart.co.uk
Also in Leith you will find Tom Kitchin’s restaurant. The Kitchin presents modern British seasonal cuisine influenced by French cooking techniques and an appreciation of the best quality ingredients available from Scotland’s fantastic natural larder. Order from the a la carte or tasting menus to get a true flavour of Scottish seasonal produce. 78 Commercial Quay, EH6 6LX thekitchin.com
As one of the finest restaurants in Edinburgh restaurants, Number One at The Balmoral has held a Michelin star for 16 consecutive years. In the kitchen, executive chef Jeff Bland and head chef Brian Grigor place an emphasis on creative dishes whilst promoting the best of Scotland by using only the finest and freshest Scottish ingredients. 1 Princes Street, EH2 2EQ roccofortehotels.com
For drinks
Drink in style at The Dome’s Front Bar. With superb cocktails, a huge range of gins, a great malt whisky selection, as well as craft beers and champagne and Prosecco – it’s the perfect spot for a pre or post-dinner drink or two. 14 George Street, EH2 2PF thedomeedinburgh.com
With a seasonal focus for wines and cocktails, you’ll find a modest but well-formed drinks menu at Under The Stairs with cocktails featuring interesting ingredients like the Maple Manhattan with rittenhouse rye whiskey, vermouth di torino, maple syrup, smoke essence and bitters, or the 40 Thieves with black pepper-infused gin. Give it a go. 3a Merchant Street, EH1 2QD underthestairs.org
For something a little bit different
The Witchery by the Castle is a spectacularly atmospheric restaurant found in a sixteenth-century merchant’s house on The Royal Mile. Dine on red leather seats, surrounded by ancient oak panelling hung with tapestries. Come for lunch, afternoon tea or dinner and feast on dishes showcasing the best of Scotland’s seasonal produce. Castlehill, The Royal Mile,EH1 2NF thewitchery.com
Come to Timberyard, a hip, industrial warehouse space, that serves creative, playful dishes made from locally sourced, artisan produce. There are lots of options including a pre-theatre and lunch menu, an eight-course dinner menu and from this Sunday they will also be open for Sunday lunch. 10 lady lawson street, EH3 9DS timberyard.co
Sitting at the foot of Calton Hill on Edinburgh’s Royal Terrace Gardens, The Gardener’s Cottage is a restaurant dedicated to seasonal cooking where guests are seated at long, communal tables for weekend brunches, a la carte lunches, or an inventive, set seven-course dinner menu made using the very best local produce. 1 Royal Terrace Gardens, EH7 5DX thegardenerscottage.co
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