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Restaurants


Henderson's Restaurant and Bistro

94 Hanover Street
Edinburgh, EH2 1DR

Edinburgh's long-established, and popular vegetarian restaurant and bistro offers a good selection of buffet style vegetarian and vegan food in the Edinburgh New Town area.

Valvona & Crolla

19 Elm Row
Edinburgh, EH7 4AA

A foodie's delight, this deli/shop/cafe-bar specializes in Italian food and wine, and has been part of Edinburgh's food landscape since

Dionika

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

The Engine Shed

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

City Cafe, Edinburgh

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 th

Sheep Heid Inn

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.

Cafe Royal

Cafe Royale (interior)

17 West Register St
Edinburgh, EH2 2AA

In spite of its proximity to Princes Street and Waverley Station, Cafe Royal is not a pub you stumble upon easily.

The Voodoo Rooms

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).

The Jam House

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.

Est, Est, Est

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

80 Queen Street

80 Queen Street
Edinburgh, EH3
Good place for a reasonably priced meal with pleasant suroundings and occasional live jazz.

El Barrio

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.