Great for people who want a good deal and friendly service. One of the cheaper places to eat in…read moreEdinburgh but also one of the best. If you're looking for a good coffee or tea and a nice sandwich, this is the place. Small inside but ample enough seating, this place will fit you and your party.

Great place to sit outside and enjoy yummy paninis. They are huge! Went with my 2 teenage sons and…read morewe split 2 paninis and a smoothie. Everything was delicious! The chocolate and caramel honeycomb brownie was really good!

Did a walking tour of the history of Edinburgh with little Fish Tours which I highly reconnect!…read moreSonia was an awesome tour guides Worked up an appetite and this soup and sandwich place was recommended. Wow! Really was impressed with this establishment! So delicious, so many choices, Vegan, organic, gluten free! Many choices of chili, soups and sandwiches. They even roast their own coffee beans and have hot chocolate with organic cacao. I highly recommend this Restuarant

Delicious bowl of soup on a cold and rainy day. We made it in just before they closed for afternoon…read moreand were so thankful.

Such a friendly and beautifully set restaurant. The food is picturesque and top notch. Everything…read morewe had, from the large portions of bread paired with roasted red pepper humus to the flaky and flavorful cod, was exceptional. The wait staff is helpful as well as friendly. They prepared a table for us even amidst a packed house. Know that this is not just a restaurant, it's a date night restaurant. We brought the kids, which was perfectly okay, but the setting and price is more date night worthy. This place is terrific! Enjoy!

We had a full day in Edinburgh and went by Howies Waterloo for a proper Scottish dinner. We hiked…read morecalton hill to watch the sunset. My meal (the venison stew) as well as the truffle fries and the soup and haggis was really good. My friend who got roast chicken said hers was also good. My friends who got Scottish lobster and pork belly both said it was overcooked / dry. The ambiance was very nice. We were in casual clothes and didn't feel under or over dressed. The service was great until the vary end. We were trying to make the sunset and did. But we had to wait a while after our meal before the check.

Just an awesome, rockin' final meal in Edinburgh - fantastic food, good service and energized local…read morevibe! Absolute must to get reservations! We tried on our first week in Edinburgh and failed, but were able to make reservations 3 weeks out for our last night in Scotland, and we are glad we did. Pork cracklins were a bit hard and crunchy, but everything else was perfect. We had fresh bread and langostinis for starters, along with a smokey whiskey cocktail, the Smoked Indiscretion! For mains we enjoyed the poached Cod, and the Pork with Barley. Service was very good, and wine selection was extensive. Atmosphere was loud with music and locals' chatter in the bar below, but dark tables and heavy wood panels made it a perfect place for a couple celebrating 3 weeks of travel. Highly recommend a visit to the Devil's Advocate, if you can book a table in advance.

The Devil's Advocate is undoubtedly a treasure to find in Old Town Edinburgh, especially if you…read moreaccidentally take the News Steps to get there, only to realize you should have simply taken the steps up Advocate's Close from Cockburn Street. But they call these lessons, "character building," apparently. No matter, the Devil's Advocate is worth the search. Located in an old Victorian pump house halfway up (or down) Advocate's Close, the Devil's Advocate is known for a killer whisky shelf of more than 300 different bottles from various distilleries across the Highlands, Lowlands, Speyside, Campbelltown, the Islands, and Islay. I finally sipped on a 15-year Tamdu that has convinced me to keep a bottle at home. Then there's the Clydeside 2024 Limited Edition Cask Strength that was wicked impressive. The bartenders are class at making and serving seasonal and regular cocktails that have their spin and character. My wife enjoyed gin-based cocktails such as the Clean Slate (with St-Germain, citrus, and sugar), Rose Garden (with Yellow Chartreuse, Cocchi Rosa, apple, lemon, and mint), and Bee's Knees (honey and lemon). I went full speed ahead with the scotch cocktails, which are essentially classics with a scotch-substituted twist. The Double Shot is an Espresso Martini with Dalmore 12 in addition to Kahlua, espresso, and demerara -- quite smooth without being too sweet. The Scotzia is a Negroni with Fettercairn 12, while the Boxcar is a Sidecar only with Aberfeldy 12. We enjoyed the bar for a few hours, watching the bartenders make magic while sipping on cocktails, while listening to 80s pop tunes. A great evening indeed.

Do you have any allergies? Those words were the commonality while we were dining in the UK during…read moreour 2025 autumn holiday. After we were done saying none, we were seated by in a table for two with hearing proximity of our neighboring tables. Yes, this was another intimately spaced restaurant in Europe. Hungry for something warm and hearty, we picked this simply named Edinburgh eatery. Garlic Tonkotsu ramen and Takoyaki were our shared plates that evening. Portions were decent while the taste was agreeable to our Japanese cuisine preconceptions. I got finally got to taste Scotland's Irn-Bru softdrink which oddly tasted like a bubblegum cream soda.

Recommended during my first visit to Scotland. The ramen was good and service was good. I would…read morerecommend. Good place for friends and a date. Family friendly and welcoming. My spouse and I started eating and for got to take photos. lol

Really good prawn won ton soup! Husband got the Korean style hand cut noodle soup with pork won…read moretons and loved it. Seems to be a very authentic place. First half of menu is in Korean. A very busy place. I'm not too familiar with this type of cuisine but husband was very happy. One little gripe is they don't serve wine by the glass just the bottle. They were out of gin and also Jack Daniels. I am guessing they might only have tiny individual bottles. Husband was happy because they served asahi beer and it was a good price.

It was fine. We came in around 6:30 to grab dinner ahead of an event. We were seated quickly. We…read morearrived at a good time as the wait for a table quickly grew afterwards. Once seated, we were directed to place our order via the website. It required someone to come over to verify, so felt inefficient. We both ordered noodle soup. Hubs order a chicken and mushroom and I ordered wonton noodle soup. Mine came within a reasonable amount of time, but it was at least 20 minutes before Hubs arrived. He was a bit rushed to finish to get our event. I ended up going up to the cash register and asking to close out while he finished eating. My wonton soup was truthfully just basic. I order this as it is my comfort food but didn't find it nostalgic.

Looking for breakfast in Edinburgh and we found this gem…read more It was a short walk from the hotel and even though the hotel had breakfast we were not impressed with it so decided to venture out. The Edinburgh Larder was the answer. We arrived right at opening. We were seated immediately and the place is casual clean and welcoming. The service was excellent and I got the traditional Scottish breakfast. Haggis and all and it was excellent, filing and worth walking in the light mist. The Mushroom Toast was very tasty according to my wife. The place is small and part of the larger establishment next door but still the same great food. You want authentic Scottish breakfast hot up the Edinburgh Larder and you will not be disappointed!

I made a reservation the night before to try their full Scottish breakfast…read more I arrived a little early, the larder has two store fronts on the same address! Once one area is full they will sit u to the other area! I was sitting right by the window and it was lovely. The decor is cozy and homie! The server is very friendly and I ordered full Scottish breakfast to try out everything and chai latte. It came fairly fast and it was a very full dish. I tried all the food and they are all yummy. The blood pudding is not quite my favorite. And the bean with the red sauce is a little too spicy for me. But overall it is very good. Chai latte is super yummy and not overly sweet!

Oh my goodness, that looks absolutely delicious! That's quite the meal, a perfect balance of carbs,…read moreprotein, and veggies, which is something I admire.

One evening in Berkeley, California, out to dinner with some friends at a Korean restaurant, I…read moreshared that I was heading to Scotland in July of 2019 and asked if anybody had been and had any recommendations for places to go. Probing why I was going a little, they got out of me I am of the Gordon Clan of Aberdeenshire, a Scotland of Old clan. One of my friends exclaimed, "Gordon!" He paused, looked me directly in the eyes and said, "You know we're rivals right?!" He is Nate James Lindsey. A member of the Lindsey Clan, one of the Gordon Clan's rival clans in Scotland of Old. Once we addressed our rival ancestries, he recommended to me The Baked Potato Shop in Edinburgh, the city I was flying into/out of for my first trip not only to Scotland, but to Europe as well. Well, I might as well go I thought, how bad can a rival clan recommendation be. The night I arrived in Edinburgh, 5 July 2019, I entered The Baked Potato Shop and was greeted by a friendly worker. After looking over the menu, I went with a baked potato loaded with vegan chilli and vegan Macsween haggis. After placing my order, paying, and getting the baked potato I thought the only thing missing from my first ever evening in Scotland was bagpipe music. No sooner had I thought that than I heard the sounds of bagpipes wafting across the cobbled lane out front of the Shop. Across the cobbled lane I went, lured by the wail of the bagpipes. After listening for a bit and providing a tip I returned to the guest house I was staying the night at. The food was delicious and filled my travel-tired belly. The haggis was the first I had of any kind, vegan or non-vegan, and it was an immediate favorite. Offset from my departure time zone by 8 hours, I went to sleep soon after eating. I woke up early the next morning ready to go. Turns out the baked potato and toppings cured my jet lag in less than 24 hours, quite remarkable. What a way to end my first day in Scotland, a recommendation from a member of a rival Scotland of Old clan yields tasty food. I will however note that I am also of Irish descent, so I am still not sure what to make of the recommendation in light of the Irish Potato Famine... Ahhh, Scotland of Old lives on.

Incredible brunch experience here! I had the most delicious, very fresh juice and a croque…read moremonsieur. The sandwich was incredible. My husband had the granola bowl which was quite small and really more of a side than a breakfast item. The service was good and the interior was gorgeous!

Everything about Côte was perfect. The friendly staff and craft drinks were top notch. The food was…read moreexcellent.

Reservation for 3, seated immediately at the table against the front window. We ordered appetizers,…read morea bottle of wine, and three plates of pasta. Service was very good, they kept our glasses of water topped up and there was plenty of extra parm for those who wanted it on their pasta. And surprise, they brought a beautiful complimentary dessert for the table because they overheard it was my birthday. A lovely and memorable meal.

We were seeking Italian in Old Town and saw this restaurant on Yelp. Small place with open kitchen…read more Sadly, online menu did not reflect their current offerings.i came for the promise of authentic Carbonara, which they couldn't provide. Basic pasta dishes with limited quality wines.