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About Gaia Deli

This cosy deli and cafe has a loyal clientele who appreciate the cooking and the ambience created by Sicily’s Dragotta family. Located on Crighton Street, Leith Walk, Gaia offers home-style Italian and Sicilian specialities. Many would nominate Gaia for the title of Edinburgh’s best coffee makers and the sofa by the window is a prime spot for sipping an espresso and watching the Walk’s reliably colourful street life.

About Harajuku Kitchen

Grown out of a street food business, Harajuku Kitchen is an informal and sunny Japanese restaurant. The sushi and sashimi may be the stars but the other sections of the menu have much to recommend. The noodle soups and noodle stir fries are always popular while others prefer dishes like the teriyaki chicken; panko-breaded pork with Japanese curry or the mixed tempura. The popcorn flavoured green tea is fun.

About Ignite Restaurant

Ignite is an Indian restaurant on Morrison Street in Edinburgh’s West End. The warm, rich decor reflects the warm welcome which the staff extend to their customers. Linen table cloths and highly polished glasses demonstrate Ignite’s ambitions to offer a sophisticated dining experience. Ideal for a business lunch, romantic dinner or a group celebration, Ignite enjoys a convenient Haymarket location.

About Indian Lounge

Indian Lounge is a family-run Punjabi restaurant on Rose Street in Edinburgh city centre. Serving curries to visitors and Edinburgh residents for over thirty years, the 80 seat Indian Lounge is one of the capital’s oldest Indian restaurants.

About Junction Restaurant

Part of the Holiday Inn Edinburgh City West on Queensferry Road, Junction Restaurant is a cheery spot. Bright, spacious and light, it has large windows which look out onto the hotel’s leafy grounds. It is sunny in summer and cosy during the capital’s more brisk seasons. Naturally, non-residents are as welcome to dine as those staying at the hotel.

About Mintleaf

Mintleaf is a vibrant restaurant on Bernard Street in Leith and offers authentic Thai and Indian cuisine. Around the corner from The Shore, the restaurant is wheelchair accessible, child-friendly, and also boasts two private dining rooms on the mezzanine floor. Striking as the decor is, it’s the Indian and Thai dishes which keep the customers coming back.

About Passage To India

Passage to India is a cheery Indian restaurant on Union Place. Sitting opposite Edinburgh Playhouse, it is ideally located for a pre-theatre dinner and, of course, also welcomes dining couples, family get-togethers and groups. Fitted with a smart, contemporary interior, the dining rooms are decorated with pictures of classic Indian scenes.

About Seasons Vietnamese

Edinburgh is well served for Thai restaurants but there is less opportunity to try dishes from its nearby neighbour. Seasons Vietnamese Restaurant on Newhaven Road is helping to change that. If you have ever wondered what people eat in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, now is your chance to find out. As with many of the noodle shops of Vietnam’s capital, the decor at Seasons Vietnamese Restaurant is functional rather than plush.

About Shamoli

Combining northern Indian and Thai dishes, Shamoli Restaurant sits right in the heart of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The smart, modern interior at Shamoli Restaurant mirrors the precise, contemporary presentation of the food.

About The Constitution Bar

A good-looking hangout, The Constitution Bar is, not surprisingly, on Leith’s Constitution Street. Stripped stone walls, clever lighting and simple, comfy seating give it a contemporary feel. Live music, plenty of sports and a great selection of interesting beers from Scotland and beyond mean that it always has a buzz about it. The outside seating is popular for al fresco beer-supping when the sun is out.

About The Garden Bistro

Imagine a dining spot tucked away in lovely walled gardens set within a landmark park and you’ve got The Garden Bistro…

The setting is Saughton Park & Gardens and the menu is inspired by the surrounding lush natural environment. Wherever possible, dishes are crafted from fresh, seasonal and sustainable ingredients from the bistro’s very own garden (you don’t get much more local than that).

Beyond its rustic wooden exterior, The Garden Bistro is a sleek casual dining space. There is also a large outdoor patio area for enjoying al fresco meal on finer days.

About The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen

Set in a row of townhouses with an illustrious literary heritage, The Printing Press Bar & Kitchen is located on Edinburgh’s opulent George Street and is part of the George Hotel.

About The Townhouse Restaurant - Edinburgh Grosvenor

The Town House Restaurant in the Grosvenor Hotel is on Grosvenor Street – handy for Edinburgh’s business district as well as many visitor attractions. With an airy, clean and modern layout, it is an elegant yet informal restaurant serving Scottish and modern European dishes.

About V Deep

The brainchild of the broadcaster and comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli, V Deep is a funky craft beer and curry restaurant in Leith. Decorated with bright, eye-popping graffiti and sound tracked with a lovingly curated playlist, V Deep is a refreshing, contemporary take on an Indian restaurant. The beer offer is no afterthought, many of the craft beers are carefully matched to individual dishes.

About Vinyasa

Vinyasa is a family-run restaurant on St. Mary’s Street specialising in freshly prepared Indian cuisine and fish dishes. The vibrant contemporary interior was recently described by Cool Guide as ‘a glitzy, colourful Indian restaurant as if from a Bollywood version of Mumbai’, creating a relaxed vibe for an evening meal. The ever-changing, three-course daytime menu also makes it a great choice for a working lunch.