Recommended restaurants

We recommended eating locally as there is a great choice of restaurants and bars in the area, a few of which are listed below (varying from 5min to 30min’s walk away), if you “stay local you pay local”. (Walk times approx.)

...Local Places to eat

The Rabbit Hole www.therabbitholerestaurant.com (excellent lunch and dinner menu) 25 – 30 mins walk
Salisbury Arms - www.thesalisburyarmsedinburgh.co.uk (good Sunday lunches) (15mins walk)
Old Bell - www.oldbelledinburgh.co.uk (traditional pub food) (8 to 10 mins walk)
Zero / Zero www.zerozerowines.co.uk (all natural wines, cheese and other small plates) (15 mins walk)
Junk www.wearejunk.co.uk (independent family run new and trendy restaurant, super tasty food) (15mins walk)
Blonde - www.blonderestaurant.co.uk (very good fish choices on menu) (20 – 25 mins walk)
South Pour www.southpour.co.uk (popular and busy local bar with decent pub food, lots of vegetarian options)
The Southern www.thesouthern.co.uk (breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, great selection of beers)

...A bit fancier

Rhubarb – www.rhubarb-edinburgh.com (good lunch deals, great for special occasion dinners) (20 mins walk)
Condita www.condita.co.uk (Michelin Star restaurant, advanced bookings necessary) (10mins walk)

...Italian

Isola www.ristoranteisola.co.uk (independent and authentic Italian, family run 10 mins walk)
Matto Pizza www.mattopizza.co.uk (family friendly, authentic wood fired pizzas)

...Indian

Haldi – www.haldiedinburgh.co.uk small, intimate, family run and a cut above – highly recommend (just 2 mins walk)
Voujon - www.voujonedinburgh.com (10 mins walk) Pataka - www.patakarestaurant.co.uk (15mins walk)

...Asian

Macau Kitchen www.macaukitchen.uk Cantonese/Portuguese fusion, byob /fabulous food, highly recommend (25min walk)
Pomelo www.pomelocafe.co.uk / Asian fusion - highly recommend, book ahead necessary (25min walk)
Kims Mini Meals - www.kimsminimeals.com (25mins walk) Korean BBQ – www.daochef.com (15 mins walk)

...Turkish

Verdo verdoedinburgh.co.uk (popular local Turkish) (10mins walk)

...Pubs / Other (no food)
Leslies bar Edinburgh - www.realalepubedinburgh.co.uk (our favourite pub, independently owned and popular locals bar, good whisky and beer, Victorian character remains) (8 mins walk)
Cask and barrel real ale pub - www.realalepubedinburgh.co.uk (drinks only) (10 mins walk))
Abbey whisky bar - www.abbeybar.co.uk (drinks only – it does food but we haven’t tried it) (10 mins walk)
Holyrood Distillery www.holyrooddistillery.co.uk (tours, shop, tastings, events and courtyard bar) (25 mins walk)
Summer Hall - www.summerhall.co.uk (brew their own beer (Barneys) and Gin (Pickerings)) (20mins walk)

...Cafes
The Earl Grange Café 2 Fountainhall Rd, EH9 2NN (5 mins walk) Kate’s 116 Causewayside, EH9 1PU (10mins walk)

Our favourites for the following food in Edinburgh City Centre
Scottish – Angels with Bagpipes
Fish – White Horse Oyster Bar / Ondine
Steak – Hawksmoor
Italian – Divino Enoteco (Highly recommend)