Roberta Hall-McCarron's Bonnington Road dining room in Edinburgh, a Michelin Bib-listed neighbourhood kitchen running modern Scottish tasting menus.
OrderThe set lunch on Friday; three courses of the kitchen's best new dishes at half the dinner price.
TipRoberta also runs Eleanore around the corner on Albert Place for walk-in small plates if the Chartroom is fully booked.
Kaori Simpson's Bruntsfield Japanese kitchen on Gillespie Place in Edinburgh, opened in 2013, a family-run kaiseki and izakaya room cooking authentic Tokyo.
OrderBento set at lunch and the gyoza dumplings; ask whether the homemade kimchi is on the day's menu.
TipThe Bruntsfield branch is the original; the Stockbridge offshoot is brighter but the south-side room takes more walk-ins.
Roberta Hall-McCarron's Bonnington Road dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 2017, a Michelin Bib-listed neighbourhood kitchen running British-leaning.
OrderBeef tartare with smoked oyster, and the set lunch on Friday for three courses at half price.
TipRoberta also runs Eleanore around the corner on Albert Place for walk-in small plates.
Harajuku Kitchen counter on Gillespie Place in Bruntsfield Edinburgh, opened 2013 by Kaori Simpson, a Tokyo-style izakaya counter selling Japanese dumplings.
TryGyoza dumplings and Japanese curry
TipLunch bento set at £12 is the value play; the Stockbridge offshoot is brighter and easier on weekends.
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