Edinburgh Restaurant Guide

Off The Wall Restaurant

Located in the centre of swinging Edinburgh, Off the Wall is another, but high-ranking, contribution to the emergence of Scottish food in the modern idiom that is now so much a feature of the Edinburgh scene.

• Address: 105 High Street, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1SG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern, Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £26.00, Dinner: £48.00

Olive Branch Bistro - Bruntsfield

• Address: 19 Colinton Road, Bruntsfield, EH10 5DP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Grill
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £26.00

Opus 504

Located opposite the new Scottish Parliament, never mind the offices of The Scotsman, somebody had a shrewd eye for business. Result is now that if you have a yen for politician or journalist spotting, this is the place to be.

• Address: Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, 81 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £50.00

Orocco Pier, The

The stunning view of the Forth Rail and Road bridges from the floor to ceiling windows in Orocco Pier grab your attention immediately and become the focal point of this luxurious restaurant in Edinburgh, where the only thing surpassing the magnificence of the views is the splendid food.

• Address: 17 High Street, South Queensferry, Edinburgh, EH30 9PP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £17.00, Dinner: £35.00

Outsider Restaurant, The

A sibling of The Apartment this unusual restaurant on the George IV bridge is located in a former Bauermeister's shop which has been given the full strip job to within an ace of its life, a mezzanine floor inserted (phew! that must have been a relief) and a real cool refurb applied, all to good effect.

• Address: 15-16 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £31.00

Palace Chine

The port of Leith has not always enjoyed unqualified success in establishing itself as the new swinging Edinburgh but this is certainly not due to any lack of effort on the part of the Chinese influences at work in Palace Chine, part of the Ocean Terminal development.

• Address: Third Floor, Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 7DX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Chinese
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £20.00

Partenope, La

La Partenope offers Neopolitan cuisine to the residents of Edinburgh at modest prices in a friendly atmosphere. Smiling staff welcome you to the restaurant and the seamless service continues through your meal.

• Address: 96 Daltry Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2AX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian, Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £15.00, Dinner: £30.00

Patisserie Florentin

A well-placed café/restaurant in the Royal Mile adjacent to St Gile's Cathedral, Florentin has recently been the subject of a makeover, revamp, whatever, with the net result that it retains all its old charm and had added to it considerably.

• Address: 8 St Giles Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1PT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Pavillion, The

• Address: Hilton Edinburgh Belford, 69 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DG (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

Petit Paris, Le

Established by Frederick and Philipe in 1998 Petit Paris seeks to maintain l'entente cordiale, that mysterious umbilical cord that has bound together Scotland and France for several centuries now, not least via a common interest in matters of cuisine.

• Address: 38-40 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £34.00