Restaurants


Dionika

Location(s)

3-6 Canonmills Bridge
Edinburgh, EH3

This Spanish restaurant, on the edge of the Edinburgh New Town and near the Royal Botanic Garden, serves some most excellent sea food.   The exterior and plain interior disguise a restaurant of

Skippers Bistro

Location(s)

1a Dock Place,
Edinburgh, EH6 6LU

If you want to go to a fish restaurant with good "fishy" ambience then try Skippers Bistro. It is on the dockside so you can have a stroll to whet your appetite before you eat.

The Engine Shed

Location(s)

19 St. Leonard's Lane
Edinburgh, EH8 9SH

Friendly, informal setting, in a tastefully renovated old building, for cheap veggie nosh supplied by members of the Garvald Centre.

City Cafe

Location(s)

19 Blair Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1QR

Reliably good barista-made coffees and the diner layout with enclosed booths, as well as the Old Town location, make this a good place for tête-à-têtes during the day, while at night this

Sheep Heid Inn

Location(s)

43-45 Causeway
Edinburgh, EH15 3QA

It may not look it, but the Sheep Heid Inn in Duddingston may be the oldest surviving public house in Scotland, dating possibly from around 1360.

Scotch Whisky Experience

Location(s)

354 Castlehill The Royal Mile
Edinburgh, EH1 2NE

Whisky themed visitor centre, with a five-star rating from the Scottish Tourist Board, that offers a tour through 300 years of whisky history.

Cafe Royal

Cafe Royale (interior)

In spite of its proximity to Princes Street and Waverley Station, Cafe Royal is not a pub you stumble upon easily. That's both a pity, but it's also part of the appeal.

Location(s)

17 West Register St
Edinburgh, EH2 2AA

The Voodoo Rooms

Location(s)

19a West Register St
Edinburgh, EH2 2AA

Attractively refurb'ed restaurant, bar, live music, and club venue housed in a 200 year-old building above Cafe Royal (just off the East end of Princes Street).

Gusto Restaurant and Bar

Location(s)

135 George Street
Edinburgh, EH2 4JH

Formerly known as Est, Est, Est, launched under the new Gusto brand in November 2007 as an Italian restaurant concept "based on the

The Jam House

Location(s)

5 Queen Street
Edinburgh, EH2 1JE

Live music and dining across from Queen Street Gardens, with diners being entertained with an acoustic set followed by a live band from about 10pm.

Baraka Resto Bar

Location(s)

3 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1LT

Formerly Oxygen and since 2006 a restaurant and cafe-bar in one. Close to the university and the Festival Theatre.

Est, Est, Est

Location(s)

135 George St
Edinburgh, EH2 4JH
Modern setting in central location providing Italian food.

80 Queen Street

Location(s)

80 Queen Street
Edinburgh, EH3

Good place for a reasonably priced meal with pleasant suroundings and occasional live jazz.

El Barrio

Location(s)

119 Rose Street
Edinburgh, EH2 3DT

A bar, restaurant and a night club all in one, El Barrio specialises in Tex-Mex and Latin standards.