The Pandyas, who opened this restaurant back in the '80s, have now retired, but their nephew remains in charge of this family-run gem, which offers...
45 St Patrick SquareKicking around for more than a decade now, the Apartment was a trend-setter when it opened, offering a different menu structure to the standard...
7-13 Barclay Place
Innovative, interesting and influential for nearly 20 years, Andrew Radford's flagship changed the rules of Edinburgh fine dining when it opened back in...
10 Cambridge StreetThis modern neighbourhood restaurant, named for its blond-wood interior, has become a real asset to the area. The menu takes an eclectic approach: dishes...
75 St Leonard's StreetUpstairs from the Atrium 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...
10 Cambridge Street
The team in this small establishment produces a range of dishes, a good proportion designed not to spook the local palate: cheese gyoze (cheddar in pastry...
46 West Richmond StreetCritics say that Californian eclecticism sometimes equates with culinary incoherence, but fans of Calistoga just enjoy the informal bistro style and the...
91-93 St Leonard's Street
This sparse room certainly isn't a romantic venue - or, indeed, an eaterie where you might linger at all - but it has secret weapons in the form of an...
248 Morrison StreetThe MacRae brothers, from the Isle of Skye, opened this bistro on unfashionable Dalry Road in 2003, and it's been an oasis of decent cooking ever since. The...
99-101 Dalry RoadThis is a typical Hotel du Vin-style restaurant, with a retro-French feel, but none the worse for its predictability; indeed, it's been very popular with...
11 Bristo PlaceJasmine has been around at this address since the mid 1990s, although the premises have been regularly spruced up and refurbished along the way. Local...
32 Grindlay Street
A purveyor of Indian vegetarian food for nearly three decades, Kalpna has stayed much the same over the years, although the interior and menu got an...
2-3 St Patrick Square
From the outside, Karen Wong's looks like just another anonymous Chinese restaurant, and the familiar pre-theatre menu choices (barbecue spare ribs followed...
107-109 St Leonard's Street
This great little Chinese eaterie gets less recognition than it should because of its location south of the Meadows, in lands where visitors generally fail...
44 Ratcliffe TerraceThere's nothing elaborate about La Bruschetta: it's just a fabulous little Italian restaurant. The interior is neat and modern, but the focus is very much...
13 Clifton Terrace