Where to eat in Edinburgh
6 guides: what Edinburgh is known for, the places worth the trip, and what to order when you get there. Researched with AI help, checked by the Bucketdish team.
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Pints · Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s pubs, starting with the Leith local CAMRA put first this year
The local CAMRA judges rank the first four, and the rest are the old rooms and beer bars worth the walk, each with the drink to order.
Photo: Teo Do Rio, Unsplash
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Known for · Edinburgh
Ninety-two years on Elm Row: Edinburgh’s Italian families and where to eat with them
Italian-Scots families built much of Edinburgh’s deli, café and ice-cream trade, and the Continis and the Crollas are still the ones to eat with.
Photo: Brelyn Bashrum, Unsplash
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Essay · Edinburgh
The most useful restaurants in Edinburgh right now sell fish
Two seafood rooms on the Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Local list make the case that Edinburgh eats best at a fish bistro, not at a tasting menu.
Photo: 大胡子, Unsplash
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Top tables · Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s seven Michelin stars and five Bibs, priced and picked
This guide prices every starred and Bib Gourmand room in Edinburgh and Leith and says which one to book for a birthday, a first visit and a tight budget.
Photo: Saman Taheri, Unsplash
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Markets · Edinburgh
Saturday on Castle Terrace, Sunday in Stockbridge: Edinburgh’s markets by day
Edinburgh’s markets run on different days in different parts of town, and this guide gives each one’s hours and the stall or counter to head for first.
Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Cheap eats · Edinburgh
Nine Edinburgh meals for £12 or less, cheapest first
Every meal here costs £12 or less on the venue’s own menu this autumn, and the list climbs from a £4.80 pie on South Bridge to a £12 croque in Bruntsfield.
Photo: Andy Li, CC0
The photos are stock images that illustrate each guide. They aren’t pictures of the places in it.
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