Places to eat in Edinburgh

Edinburgh travel facts

Currency: £ GBP

Visas:
Generally tourists from Europe, USA and the Commonwealth do not require Visas for UK holidays. Check out: www.ukvisas.gov.uk
Getting there by plane:
Flights into Edinburgh Airport are serviced by an Express Bus (number 100). They run every 10 minutes during the day and take approx. 25 minutes to the centre of Edinburgh. Check out: Traveline Scotland
Getting there by train:
Trains to Edinburgh go into Waverley station. Waverley station is very central and exits into Princes Street.
Tipping:
10-15% is normal in cabs and restaurants (where a service charge is usually included in your bill).

Restaurants

Duck`s at le Marche Noir
Duck`s at le Marche Noir
2/4 Eyre Place, EH3 5EP. Tel: 0131 558 1608
Classic dishes cooked with imagination and expertise using fresh Scottish produce, including haggis! Fish, meat, vegetarian and seafood dishes are professionally served in friendly candlelit surroundings on white linen. One of the finest wine cellars in the country is complemented by an extensive range of malt whiskies, cognacs, armagnacs and port.
Nearby Hotels: to Duck`s at le Marche Noir
Creelers Seafood Restaurant
Creelers Seafood Restaurant
3 Hunter Square, Royal Mile. Tel: 0131 220 4447
Creelers serves fine Scottish food with both seafood and game on the menu. Tim and Fran James bring fresh fish from their own boat, smoked products from their own smokehouse and game from the Isle of Arran to their restaurant, just off the High Street on Edinburgh`s famous Royal Mile. The Bistro bar has an informal atmosphere; the restaurant is more formal and exhibits work of Scottish artists.
Nearby Hotels: to Creelers Seafood Restaurant
Hendersons
Hendersons
94 Hanover Street, EH2 1DR. Tel: 0131 225 2131
This cosmopolitan restaurant in Edinburgh New Town with a relaxed atmosphere satisfying your needs at any time of day. Healthy breakfast, fresh juices, fabulous array of appetising vegetarian salads, hot dishes and sweets available throughout the day, optional evening table service, a wine bar featuring live local musicians nightly, all two minutes walk from Princes Street.
Nearby Hotels: to Hendersons
Urban Angel
Urban Angel
121 Hanover Stree,New Town EH2 1dj. Tel: 0131 225 6215
Urbanangel was created in 2004 to provide hungry city dwellers with the freshest, tastiest food possible.At Urban Angel, they love food and believe this means sourcing the best natural ingredients and paying a fair price to all of the suppliers. so customers can have confidence that they only use best local, organic, free-range and fairly traded produce available.
Nearby Hotels: to Urban Angel
The Witchery
The Witchery
Castlehill, The Royal Mile EH1 2NF. Tel: 0131 225 5613
Located in an historic sixteenth-century building at the gates of Edinburgh Castle, James Thomson`s Witchery is the most atmospheric and spectacular dining destination in the city. A unique location,stunning interiors and superlative food, wine and service create a memorable and magical dining experience
Nearby Hotels: to the Witchery
Maison Bleue
Maison Bleue
36-38 Victoria Street, Old Town EH1 2JW. Tel: 0131 2261 900
The stylish decor in the Old Town`s Maison Bleue displays Moroccan influences like the menu. Downstairs the walls are adorned with retro paintings, while upstairs the windows look over picturesque Victoria Street. The menu offers a choice of single or double bouchées (bites) and excellent-value set menus. Try haggis balls in whisky sauce or classic Berber couscous
Nearby Hotels: to Maison Bleue
The Grain Store Restaurant
The Grain Store Restaurant
30 Victoria Street, Old Town EH1 2JW. Tel: 0131 2261 900
Housed in a former 17th-century storehouse, The Grain Store Restaurant has candle-lit stone walls that create an antique atmosphere perfect for intimate dinners. Home-made bread and classic recipes using local produce make it an excellent all-rounder. Loch Fyne oysters, venison and guinea fowl are all great choices. Lunches are great value and the classic Old Town view is one of the best.
Nearby Hotels: to The Grain Store Restaurant
Artisan Roast
Artisan Roast
57 Broughton Street, Broughton. New Town EH1 3RJ. Tel: 07789 840776
Based on the Antipodean coffee culture, we take ethically sourced coffee beans selected for their taste, and roast to get the best out of each type of bean and preparation method. Whether it`s espresso or cafetière, drip filter or grounds in the cup, we will provide you with fresh beans that explode in your nostrils and dance on your tongue
Nearby Hotels: to Artisan Roast
Cafe Royal Oyster Bar
Cafe Royal Oyster Bar
17a West Register Street, EH2 2AA. Tel: 0131 5564 124
The Cafe Royal Oyster Bar has been a fixture in Edinburgh for years now with seafood being the speciality.
Nearby Hotels: to Café Royal Oyster Bar

Bars

Belushi`s
Belushi`s
9-13 Market Street. Tel: 0131 226 1446
American style themed bar, also part of a national chain, with American and local beers on draught. Food served in this lively bar with internet access and a long glass frontage on to Edinburgh`s Fruitmarket Gallery.
Nearby Hotels: to Belushi`s
Nicol Edwards
Nicol Edwards
29-35 Niddry Street. Tel: 0131 557 4700
A traditional Edinburgh bar made up of various cavernous rooms including a medieval banqueting hall, dance room and cinema. Open till 3am every night. Nightly standup comedy during the Edinburgh Festival.
Nearby Hotels: to Nicol Edwards
Sandy Bell`s
Sandy Bell`s
25 Forrest Rd, Old Town. EH1 2QH Tel: 0131 225 2751
A landmark pub that sits at the heart of the Old Town.There`s live music almost every night and throughout the weekend.A favourite with locals.
Nearby Hotels: to Sandy Bell`s
Opal Lounge
Opal Lounge
51 George Street. EH2 2ht Tel: 0131 226 2275
Newly Opened & in a good location. With an award winning mixologist for cocktails and an extensive asian influenced menu, set in a massive 8,000 sq. feet `play` space! Set
Nearby Hotels: to the Opal Lounge
Cafe Royal Circle Bar
Cafe Royal Circle Bar
19 West Register Street, New Town. EH2 2AA Tel: 0131 556 1884
One of Edinburghs most historic bars.A traditional Victorian pub, with a relaxing atmosphere and a friendly welcome
Nearby Hotels: to the Café Royal Circle Bar
Walkabout
Walkabout
Omni, Unit 6-7, Greenside Place.EH1 3AA Tel: 0131 524 9300
Part of a major chain, this Edinburgh pub is an Australian themed bar, which has the major advantage of having loads of TV screens, and it`s perfect for watching sport. Divided into two parts, the larger part being the theme/sports bar, the smaller & quieter bar a better bet for conversations with your friends.
Nearby Hotels: to Walkabout
T.G.I Fridays
T.G.I Fridays
22-26 Castle Street, EH2 3HT Tel: 0131 226 6543
Good place for a drink in an American style theme bar.Great atmosphere with typically friendly bar staff that our American visitors to Edinburgh would expect on a daily basis in the good `ole USA.
Nearby Hotels: to T.G.I Fridays
The Berony
The Berony
81-85 Broughton Street, EH1 3RJ Tel: 0131 557 0546
This pub is in the most bohemian and trendy street in Scotland. The Barony Bar is unpretentious but often packed at night. The dark wood panelled walls are warmed by the traditional open coal/wood fire which often blazes day and night. There is a good selection of guest ales and a live band every Sunday night.
Nearby Hotels: to The Berony
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters
139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS Tel: 0131 662 6801
Edinburgh`s Three Sisters Pub is arguably the liveliest pub in the epicentre of Edinburgh`s vibrant student pub scene. This pub has three bars, each licensed to take 300 people, and an open-air pub courtyard licensed to take 1100!
Nearest Hotels: to The Three Sisters

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