Lothian Restaurants

Cafe Fish

• Address: 60 Henderson Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6DE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Seafood
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £28.00, Dinner: £28.00

Cafe Hub, The

An important part of the Edinburgh Festival Centre, the Hub goes on all the year, and that includes the excellent café/restaurant which must be offering some of the best value in Edinburgh, coupled with real quality.

• Address: Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE (Map)
• Cuisine(s): International, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £18.00

Cafe Marlayne

• Address: Old Fishmarket Close, 5-7, 190 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1RW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): European, French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £28.00

Cafe Rouge - Edinburgh

Café Rouge has around one hundred branches throughout Britain all offering a wide range of dishes drawn from the French cuisine. Slightly less than half their branches are in or close to London. Almost inevitably the décor and design of each restaurant differs from the others, but there is a general curtsy towards La France.

• Address: 43 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EP (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £21.00, Dinner: £26.00

Cafe Royal Circle Bar

This historic institution is a wonderful place in which to regain your equilibrium after having had your first glimpse of the new Scottish Parliament building. Founded as a bar and restaurant in 1817 it moved to its present premises in the heyday of Victorian building and, having survived WW2 had a narrow escape later when Woolworths sought the site.

• Address: 19 West Register Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £45.00

Cafe St. Honore

Discreetly tucked away in one of the New Town's secretive little alleys, Le Café has been described as 'Edinburgh on a plate'. This gastronomic tribute to the ancient entente cordiale as applied to Scotland is entirely merited for here the best of Scottish and French cooking blend to ensure a steady stream of enthusiasts, not to say connoisseurs, beating a path to the doors of Le Café.

• Address: 34 North West Thistle Street Lane, Edinburgh, EH2 1EA (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £27.00, Dinner: £45.00

Calistoga Central

Featured Restaurant

Calistoga Central is Edinburgh's second restaurant specialising in Californian cuisine, a style that should not under any circumstances be confused with American. Instead Gordon Minnis, the owner, describes it perfectly as 'light, fresh and healthy'.

• Address: 70 Rose Street, Lane North, Edinburgh, EH2 3DX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Fusion, Californian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £32.00

Calistoga Southside

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Calistoga was Edinburgh's first restaurant to open specialising in Californian cuisine, a style that should not under any circumstances be confused with American. Instead Gordon Minnis, the owner, describes it perfectly as 'light, fresh and healthy'.

• Address: 91-93 St Leonards Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9QY (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Fusion, Californian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £20.00, Dinner: £33.00

Castle Arms, The

Sheltering in the lee of Edinburgh's great castle, as befits its name, this welcoming hostelry has graduated from its former purpose in keeping with the times, to become a favourite watering hole for those who like a helping of history with their meal.

• Address: 6 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Scottish, Family, Traditional
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £14.00, Dinner: £22.00

Celadon Thai Restaurant

• Address: 49-51 Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH9 1QF (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Thai
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £12.00, Dinner: £26.00