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    Zizzi

    3.5 (12 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Pizza
    Open 11:30 am - 6:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    My cider!
    Emma W.

    After climbing up the steps I need time to get my breath back and then it's taking away again with a great view of the Scott's monument and princes St. Tucked away from the city rumblings it's not too busy and you can always get a table at lunch by walking in from the street. They always have an offer on and I always seem to forget about it so I could be saving myself a small fortune. Zizzi's is a chain, so it's a simple menu. It's one of the few chains I like. Any pizza or pasta dish or actually any dish I've ordered has been good and tasty. I like looking at the specials board to see if there is anything new on the board to try. It's handy to meet mates and grab a quick working lunch although we've had to chase to pay the bill when we need to leave!

    Delicious rustica pizza
    Megan M.

    Zizzi's is one of those chains (a bit like pizza express or prezzo) that's easy and familiar and nearly always has some sort of offer on. They have a few different restaurants in Edinburgh, but tonight for the first time I visited their Roxburgh Court restaurant, which opened last year. It's tucked away off the Royal Mile, down Mary King's Close. I was surprised at the lack of signs for it on the Royal Mile, but I quite liked the way it was tucked away. Like I mentioned, these restaurants always have some sort of offer on, so in we went, armed with our '50% off' voucher. The place was lovely inside, and staff were very friendly as we entered. The menu was much the same as any Zizzi's restaurant, filled with pizzas, pastas, calzones, risottos and a few meat and fish dishes. We started with delicious mozarella garlic bread- this had got to be the BEST garlic bread ever. I big wooden platter, laden with melty, gooey, caramelised oniony, garlicky goodness! The portion is super huge so could do for 2 people (probably more, but hey, once you've tasted it you'll not want to share too much!) We also got some delicious calamari with a lemony mayo. The mains were great too, I was there with my family and we got a whole mixture of pizzas and pastas. They do lovely thin rustica pizzas and my mum had something called a spiedini which was a sort of hanging skewer with prawns, salmon, sea bream, pepper and courgettes. At the end of the meal my Gran told us it was 'the best pasta she had ever eaten' so they were doing something right! We finished off with some gelato to share, and it was lovely (if a little small.) The restaurant has a lovely view out across Princes Street and the Balmoral and we saw some Edinburgh trams passing by. With it being a large chain you sort of know what to expect with Zizzi's and it's not maybe the most exciting place to eat. Saying that, they have some great offers and the food is tasty. I think this restaurant was nicer than other branches I have been to.

    This was the best garlic bread ever! Order it! You won't regret it!

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    Fantastic Italian food. The garlic bread is outstanding. It's a hidden gem off the Royal Mile.

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    Vittoria Restaurant

    Vittoria Restaurant

    4.3(53 reviews)
    0.9 miLeith
    ££

    Our party had a lovely experience at Vittoria on the Walk. We must have been lucky getting seating…read morefor 6 without a reservation (but this may have been because we were dining later than the normal rush). Our server was so friendly and interactive. He made great wine recommendations and treated us very well. This restaurant has a certain hustle and bustle of a busy Italian restaurant, but still captures the intimate feeling of closeness with their seating area. We decided to start with Focaccia and it wasn't disappointing! It had a crisp exterior with a nice, fluffy interior. The Focaccia had just the right amount of oil and salt to make it the perfect starter. Despite having a delicious line-up of pasta, I just had to go with the pizza. Once again, I wasn't disappointed in the slightest. The pizza had some of the most delicious sauce I've had in a while. The cheese was perfectly melted and the crust featured a similar structure to the Focaccia. What really set the pizza apart was the chili oil our waiter drizzled on top. I'm so glad I took him up on his offer because it added a pleasant spicy kick to the pizza. I was also able to sample my wife's vegan pizza. She also decided to go with the chili oil and her pizza was some of the best vegan pizza we've experienced together. It was packed with delicious vegetables and the mozzarella vegan cheese wasn't too heavily applied, nor did it give the extra gooey mouth feel that vegan cheese often has. Combined with the chili oil, it was a wonderful experience. I'm so glad we made it out to Vittoria.

    Lovely ambiance. Very friendly and helpful staff. Definitely recommend! Had the tagliatelle…read morebolognese main and side of green beans.

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    La Favorita

    4.0(126 reviews)
    1.1 miLeith
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    I was desperate for a hot, carb-loaded dinner after landing in Edinburgh and thankfully La Favorita…read morewas right around the corner from my Airbnb and had great reviews on Yelp. I was happy to find an Italian restaurant in Scotland since I was looking for some comfort food. The interior has lots of seating space in separate little rooms. It's all one connected space, but there are separators and barriers around the sections, if that makes sense. There's seating for larger and smaller groups, and I was immediately seated at a table by myself. The staff was very friendly. I ordered the arancini and seasonal risotto. I told you, I wanted CARBS. The arancini was gooey and cheesy and fantastic and came with a spicy tomato salsa. The perfect appetizer. The risotto was divine! It came in a parmesan cheese crisp bowl and had a parm cheese base, pears mixed in, and balsamic vinegar drizzled on top with some arugula. Everything came together for one delicious, decadent meal. The portion was also huge and I had plenty left over for another meal. My server and I talked about cats and I instantly felt welcomed in Edinburgh and at La Favorita. If you like Italian food, I definitely recommend hitting them up!

    Greeted with "Buona sera signorina", the sound of accordion background music, and an array of ice…read morecream flavours as I walked through the door of La Favorita, I was instantly cheered out of my lethargic state. Not least because the twinkly-eyed waiter called me "young lady" - this kind of complimentary talk earns anyone an instant tip as far as I'm concerned. This eatery is the kind of classic, traditional Italian experience which has to produce at least a smile from visitors, even if you've had the worst day at work ever/been dumped/dropped your favourite ornament/are a generally grumpy individual. I opted for the Risotto Imperiale, a tasty, well presented, affair, which came with jumbo, juicy prawns and a langoustine with one claw perched on top of a generous portion of rice and champagne sauce. My very critical fellow diner, definitely a pizza enthusiast, went for the Pizza ai due Salami, which after a few minutes of careful munching he announced was "very good", definitely high praise for him, before continuing to devour the rest of his meal, (only offering me a small slither). La Favorita has a pretty extensive menu, with all the dishes on offer you would expect from an Italian restaurant, so if you've got a craving for decent pasta and pizza somewhere different, where you're not paying over the odds, take a wander away from the centre of town and get down to Leith Walk.

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