Conor Toomey's Marchmont neighbourhood kitchen in Edinburgh, opened in 2018 and Michelin-starred from 2020, a no-choice tasting menu in a 20-seat residential.
Signature: Hand-rolled tortelloni with brown butter, Aged dairy beef
Order: There is no choice. The fixed seven-course tasting menu is the only option; trust the room.
Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead on the dot at 10:00 GMT. The whole month sells in under an hour. Set a calendar alarm.
Conor Toomey's Marchmont neighbourhood tasting kitchen on Salisbury Place in Edinburgh, Michelin-starred since 2020, a no-choice seven-course menu.
Order: The fixed seven-course tasting menu; the only option, the only ask is dietary requirements.
Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead at 10:00 GMT; the whole month sells in under an hour. Set a calendar alarm.
Machina's Marchmont cafe in Edinburgh's south side, a bright sit-in space pouring single-origin espresso and filter from their own roastery.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Mornings until 11:00 are quietest; rotating lunch pop-ups land midday.
Machina's Marchmont cafe and roastery outlet, a bright south-side coffee space with a daily pastry counter stocked from local bakers Company Bakery.
Tip: The pastries are bought-in rather than house-baked; quality is high but stock runs out by 12:00. Machina's earlier Brougham Place espresso bar has closed.
Worth the queue: Sourdough viennoiserie from Company Bakery
Machina's south-side roastery cafe on Marchmont Road, a bright sit-in space pouring their own single-origin espresso and filter, also a specialist retailer.
Tip: The retail equipment side runs through machina-coffee.com; the cafe is the public-facing tasting room.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Brazil, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Equipment sales