Afternoon tea at the Balmoral has an honourable pedigree. In both the elegant Palm Court and the Drawing Room, you can order the Balmoral Tea (2.30-6pm,...

Right at the heart of Edinburgh's gay scene, the welcoming, laid-back Blue Moon Café offers good food and drink. The staff are cute and sassy: ask here if...

Although it's just a few minutes' walk from the west end of Princes Street, the Bonham feels secluded. The menu in its light, spacious dining room reflects...

Wicker chairs and wooden tables create a relaxed environment at this small restaurant, tucked away just off Frederick Street, where you can count on finding...

In 2004, Victor and Carina Contini, part of the family behind the celebrated Valvona & Crolla café and , decided to set up on their own in this former bank,...

Pierre Levicky's back. The man behind the Pierre Victoire restaurant chain, which bloomed across the UK between 1988 and 1998, returned to Edinburgh in 2008...

Complementing the Leith original branch the Vintners Rooms, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has this second members' room in a restored Georgian townhouse...

In the 1840s, the Commercial Bank of Scotland built this grand old pile as its head office. There's a striking classical frontage, and the whole thing is...

Over the last decade, Edinburgh experienced a huge increase in the number of Thai restaurants, many of which fell by the wayside. Dusit, around since 2002,...

Locals walking along Frederick Street at Christmas 2008 were confronted by a wholly new concept for Edinburgh: a tea boutique. Eteaket is the street-trading...

The owners of the long-established Fishers in Leith ventured into the city centre in 2001 with this smart, modern seafood eaterie. Hardy perennials include...

Even the anti-fashion brigade admit that Harvey Nicks' fourth floor restaurant and brasserie are pretty good. The views are tremendous, the interior design...

Ever since it opened in the mid 1990s, G&T has been on every list of Edinburgh's best cafés. Given the New Town location and premium prices, it's not the...

Open since 1963, this basement vegetarian restaurant was a true pioneer back in its day and is still going strong. Food - hearty soups, stews, salads and...