Edinburgh restaurants?

[Whistle]

We are having a few nights in hotel Indego on princes street for my 50th next month.
Can any of recommend any nice good restaurants within walking distance please.

Thanks.

[illmonkey]

We went a year ago, here’s my full list of noted places!

Sorry, no idea if local, it may help...

Restaurants
The Kitchin
Martin Wishart (v. expensive)
The Witchery (eat in secret garden)
Whiskirooms
Cafe Andaluz (tapas)
Hectors (sunday roast)
Mother India (Indian tapas)
The cambridge bar (burgers)
El cartel (mexican)
Iris (Steak, fish etc)    
Civerinos (Pizza)
the baillie (Good pub grub) - Stockbridge
The scran and scallie (pub grub) - 
Olive Branch (breakfast)
Dishoom (indian breakfast!)
Shezan (Indian)
Westroom (Italian & breakfast)

Bars
The Blackbird
Contini Cannonball Bar
The Devil’s Advocate
Paradise Palms
-Smith & Gertrude (Wine bar)
-bramble (cocktails)
Panda & Sons (v. good bar)
The Abbotsford Bar (pub)
The Guildford Arms (pub)
The Cumberland Bar (pub)
-Last Word
Stockbridge Tap (good pub)
The dome
-Good brothers

Cafes
Casa Amiga
Twelve Triangles
Mary’s Milk Bar (ice cream)
the stockbridge kitchen (Stockbridge)
cuckoo's bakery (cupcakes)

Todo
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Admission Ticket
Arthur's Seat
Old town
Royal mile
Gilmerton Cove (out of town)
Royal Observatory Edinburgh
St Giles' Roof Top Tours
The Edinburgh Gin Distillery
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Edinburgh Famous Underground Ghost Tour ( Mary kings close one)
Stockbridge (nice bars, cafes etc)
Broughton Street (shops etc)
Botanic Gardens (stockport)
Stockbridge farmers market (Sunday 10-5) 
Walk along Water of Leith (stockbridge) to  Dean Gallery
Mary queen of scots close (underground tour)
Calton Hill (for a view) 

[sherman]

What he said.

[Wills2]

I liked both The Tower restaurant at the museum and No 1 at the Balmoral (not cheap that one) but that was years ago.

[Arranguez]

Number 1 and Kitchin are the two best in my view. Dishoom is fabulous too but not unique to here.

Dusit is a Thai restaurant and great. Ondine is a fish restaurant and fantastic too. Lots of choice here which surprised me when I followed my heart up here 10 years ago.

[Robertj21a]

Assume London prices in many near the centre.

[Macneil]

The Wee Restaurant in North Queensferry, get any of the several trains out of Waverley, over the Rail Bridge, only ten minutes or so, last train back is quite late. It's small and friendly and when we went the food was fantastic. You can wander down to teh shore of the Firth and get right under the bridge itself

[Whistle]

Going to give Cafe Andaluz a try one night.

[miniman]

illmonkey said:

We went a year ago, here’s my full list of noted places!

Sorry, no idea if local, it may help...

Restaurants
The Kitchin
Martin Wishart (v. expensive)
The Witchery (eat in secret garden)
Whiskirooms
Cafe Andaluz (tapas)
Hectors (sunday roast)
Mother India (Indian tapas)
The cambridge bar (burgers)
El cartel (mexican)
Iris (Steak, fish etc)    
Civerinos (Pizza)
the baillie (Good pub grub) - Stockbridge
The scran and scallie (pub grub) - 
Olive Branch (breakfast)
Dishoom (indian breakfast!)
Shezan (Indian)
Westroom (Italian & breakfast)

Bars
The Blackbird
Contini Cannonball Bar
The Devil’s Advocate
Paradise Palms
-Smith & Gertrude (Wine bar)
-bramble (cocktails)
Panda & Sons (v. good bar)
The Abbotsford Bar (pub)
The Guildford Arms (pub)
The Cumberland Bar (pub)
-Last Word
Stockbridge Tap (good pub)
The dome
-Good brothers

Cafes
Casa Amiga
Twelve Triangles
Mary’s Milk Bar (ice cream)
the stockbridge kitchen (Stockbridge)
cuckoo's bakery (cupcakes)

Todo
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions Admission Ticket
Arthur's Seat
Old town
Royal mile
Gilmerton Cove (out of town)
Royal Observatory Edinburgh
St Giles' Roof Top Tours
The Edinburgh Gin Distillery
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Surgeons' Hall Museums
Edinburgh Famous Underground Ghost Tour ( Mary kings close one)
Stockbridge (nice bars, cafes etc)
Broughton Street (shops etc)
Botanic Gardens (stockport)
Stockbridge farmers market (Sunday 10-5) 
Walk along Water of Leith (stockbridge) to  Dean Gallery
Mary queen of scots close (underground tour)
Calton Hill (for a view) 

Why did I have children?

[PrinceRupert]

Lived in Edinburgh for a while, favourite restaurant was probably Iris on Thistle Street, there's a nice cocktail bar nearby too - the Bon Vivant.

[Frank7]

Spent a long weekend in Edinburgh some 12-15 years back, one evening we wandered into 20 Princes Street, a restaurant that was on a par with the ones that we use at home in London, e.g. Le Pont de la Tour and The Blue Print in Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, or Plateau and Amerigo Vespucci at Canary Wharf.
The decor, food, and service were great at 20 Princes Street, the only fly in the ointment was that the espresso coffee machine was out of service, but it was still an enjoyable place to be.

[Whistle]

Frank7 said:

Spent a long weekend in Edinburgh some 12-15 years back, one evening we wandered into 20 Princes Street, a restaurant that was on a par with the ones that we use at home in London, e.g. Le Pont de la Tour and The Blue Print in Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, or Plateau and Amerigo Vespucci at Canary Wharf.
The decor, food, and service were great at 20 Princes Street, the only fly in the ointment was that the espresso coffee machine was out of service, but it was still an enjoyable place to be.

I have been looking at this as I am staying in Hotel Indigo, this restaurant is in our hotel.

[sherman]

Wills2 said:

I liked both The Tower restaurant at the museum and No 1 at the Balmoral (not cheap that one) but that was years ago.

The tower restaurant shut because of covid. Its never reopening.

[Meeten-5dulx]

Was at Dishoom this week and it was lovely.
Note that at 11pm most bars were closed.
Never seen Edinburgh like that !! Book early and get a space, you don’t want to be disappointed.
Friends I was meeting went for drinks at The Balmoral and dinner at The Ivy the day before.

Tanjore is a fabulous South Indian place.
Not bang in the centre but cabs are so cheap ....

[Whistle]

This is a bit of a change of plan for my birthday.

We where supposed to be spending 5 weeks doing Route 66. Now it’s 2 nights in Edinburgh.

[thebraketester]

Meeten-5dulx said:

Was at Dishoom this week and it was lovely.
Note that at 11pm most bars were closed.
Never seen Edinburgh like that !! Book early and get a space, you don’t want to be disappointed.
Friends I was meeting went for drinks at The Balmoral and dinner at The Ivy the day before.

Tanjore is a fabulous South Indian place.
Not bang in the centre but cabs are so cheap ....

I was gonna mention Tanjore, superb. The best paratha I’ve ever eaten I think.

[sherman]

Meeten-5dulx said:

Was at Dishoom this week and it was lovely.
Note that at 11pm most bars were closed.
Never seen Edinburgh like that !! Book early and get a space, you don’t want to be disappointed.
Friends I was meeting went for drinks at The Balmoral and dinner at The Ivy the day before.

Tanjore is a fabulous South Indian place.
Not bang in the centre but cabs are so cheap ....

Lothian buses Night buses restarting on september 14th. Pubs will be open longer as staff can still get home after midnight.

[Jambo85]

Tom Kitchin’s place - The Kitchin - down in Leith. A long ish wall perhaps but you won’t be disappointed.

[Jazoli]

Friend of mine owns Wedgewood on the Royal Mile, he's won just about every award going, well worth a visit.

[abzmike]

Jambo85 said:

Tom Kitchin’s place - The Kitchin - down in Leith. A long ish wall perhaps but you won’t be disappointed.

Longish wait I assume you mean... seems pretty impossible to get a weekend booking there... I’ve been trying for ages. Next available Fri or Sat is 9.15 on 8th January.