Abstract is easily Edinburgh's most exciting and dramatic opening of 2007. First chef Loic Lefebvre endured a Gordon Ramsay televisual ordeal at the original Abstract in...
33-35 Castle TerraceApartment'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:...
7-13 Barclay PlaceSharing 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...
10 Cambridge StreetThis 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...
75 St Leonard's StreetUpstairs 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...
10 Cambridge StreetThe 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...
72-80 CausewaysideThe catering wing of the Edinburgh International Festival HQ, Café Hub sits in a building dating to 1845, originally an assembly hall and offices for the Church of Scotland....
CastlehillComplementing the Leith original, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society opened a second venue in a restored Georgian townhouse with some modern interior design touches. The ground...
28 Queen StreetTo 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...
25 George StreetThe MacRae brothers, who hail from the Isle of Skye, opened this Dalry Road bistro in 2003. Decor-wise, it's all done out in white and light blue, with touches of bare stone...
99-101 Dalry RoadEven the anti-fashion brigade has had to admit that Harvey Nicks' fourth-floor restaurant and brasserie are pretty good. The views over the Forth are tremendous, the decor is...
30-34 St Andrew's SquareLooking out from first-floor level down a curving, cobbled brae, the Grain Store is a comforting presence. Stone-walled, wooden-floored and candlelit, it's been a city...
30 Victoria StreetChef and proprietor George Kelso built Haldanes' reputation as one of the city's most accomplished Franco-Scottish restaurants. In early 2006, it moved from Albany Street to...
13b Dundas StreetWith 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...
208 Bruntsfield PlaceThe ground floor bar is pleasingly modern (with free Wi-Fi access); upstairs is a small organic restaurant, added in 2005 by energetic proprietor Charlie Cornelius (who also...
2b Jamaica Street