Edinburgh Restaurant Guide

Jacksons Restaurant

A classic example of one of several little restaurants in Edinburgh, simply oozing character, this one is located hard by Jackson's Close, a 300 year old listed building on the Royal Mile. The main restaurant is in the basement, with a handsome party room upstairs.

• Address: 209 High Street, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1PZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £40.00

Jasmine

• Address: 32-34 Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £31.00

Kalpna Restaurant

Pleasantly located amidst Edinburgh's classical New Town architecture Kalpna offers a range of exciting and well-prepared flavours from the various regions of Indian cuisine, not least those from Gujarat.

• Address: 2-3 St Patrick Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9EZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian, Vegetarian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £22.00

Katie's Diner

Katie's Diner was established in 2000 by Geoff and Kate Ness. Over the years its reputation has grown and it has built up a large base of loyal customers. It has often been recommended as one of the best American style restaurants in Edinburgh.

• Address: 12 Barclay Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4HP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): American, Restaurant, Steak
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £22.00

Keepers

I suppose it is partly a quirk of the geographical location that makes the cellar so much a feature of Edinburgh houses, particularly in the New Town. And some very cosy little nooks they tend to make, not least at Keepers, one of the better kept culinary secrets of Edinburgh, where a series of romantically-lit cellars join together.

• Address: 13B Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

Kelly's Restaurant

A handy location for the city centre and theatre suppers, with the Queen's Hall and Edinburgh Festival Theatre very handy, when special offers can make this restaurant a very attractive proposition.

• Address: 46 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £25.00

Khushi's Restaurant

Khushi's had been in Drummond Street for as long as most people remember, then suddenly you wake up one morning and it has been transformed to its new home in Potterow, though the real diehards will tell you that's where it was when it started in 1947; but then most recently it has moved yet again to brand new larger, 230 seats, premises in Victoria Street.

• Address: 9 Victoria Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2HE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £23.00

Kitchin, The

As sure as the Lord made little apples good food follows political conurbations, and Edinburgh is no exception. There may, of course, be no connection between the new Scottish Executive office and the establishment of one of the most exciting new restaurant scenes in the city for some time in its shadow.

• Address: 78 Commercial Quay, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6LX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern European, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £32.00

Kweilin

Few things are new. If a Cantonese restaurant in the middle Edinburgh New Town sounds slightly anachronistic, forget not that inhabitants of those stunningly beautiful new Adam houses in Edinburgh were importing Chinese knick-knacks and décor into their homes in the 18th century with as much enthusiasm as they now pack into Kweilin to enjoy some of the best Cantonese cuisine in Scotland.

• Address: 19-21 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Cantonese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00

La Bruschetta

Chef/Proprietor Giovanni Cariello offers non-nonsense authentic Italian food at La Bruschetta using the traditional materials that have made it one of Britain's favourite imported cuisines, and nowhere more so than in Scotland.

• Address: 13 Clifton Terrace, Haymarket, Edinburgh, EH12 5DR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £34.00