The family-run Ann Purna has a wholly vegetarian, South Indian-style menu and a relaxed and homely feel. It's very close to the George Square and Buccleuch Place buildings of...

Apartment's success obviously depends on the food, but its status as an informal designer eaterie for middle-class Edinburgh hipsters also owes much to its location:...

Sharing a building with the Traverse Theatre, Andrew Radford's flagship restaurant changed the rules of Edinburgh's fine dining scene when it opened back in 1993. These days...

This modern neighbourhood restaurant, named after its blond-wood interior, has been a real asset to the area since opening in 2000. The menu takes an eclectic approach: dishes...

Upstairs from the Atrium restaurant and also run by Andrew Radford, Blue was a real smash when it opened in 1997. It's moved in and out of vogue over the years, but is still...

The Japanese team in this small, uncluttered establishment produces a range of tasty dishes, many of which won't spook the Scottish palate too much. There's assorted tempura,...

The most obvious feature of this boutique hotel (p180) is the spacious lounge with newspapers to browse and leather sofas on which to slump. You can drink here, but you'd also...

Formerly known as Thaisanuk, Cyclamen started life with a slightly hand-knitted feel, as an appealing but tiny room where the tom yum soup had the zing of authenticity and the...

Most diners are too gobsmacked by the gilded birds and dragons on the walls, the small waterfall and various other decorative extravagances to notice the menu, but once you add...

To keep up with the Joneses, or at least the brash competition nearby, the long-established George Hotel reinvented its bar-restaurant area to create EH2 Tempus in 2006. A big...

The baby sister of the Elephant House doesn't sell many elephants, but is big on the bagel side of things. It's particularly popular with students from the university, who take...

Based in a former train maintenance depot, this vegetarian/vegan wholefood café is a good pit-stop if you've been hiking around Arthur's Seat. Mains such as cashew nut pie and...

The city's independent arthouse cin-ema has been around since the 1980s, but a 2002 refurbishment means the bar doesn't look dated. With coffee, snacks, light meals and a...

With four venues in Edinburgh, Howies adeptly fills a niche as the kind of accessible bistro that young couples might choose for an economical night out, but also the sort of...