Village Edinburgh north of the Water of Leith. Sunday Stockbridge Market, indie bakeries, the Raeburn neighbourhood pub and the original Scran and Scallie on Comely Bank.
Tom Kitchin and Dominic Jack's Stockbridge gastropub in Edinburgh, opened 2013, the casual-counterpart to The Kitchin running British classics in a Comely.
Signature: Fish and chips with mushy peas, Cullen skink
Order: The fish and chips with mushy peas, plus a starter of Cullen skink to share.
Tip: The kids' menu is not patronising; the meatballs and mash is a proper plate. Sunday roast books out a week ahead.
Paul Gunning's Stockbridge basement dining room on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 20-cover neighbourhood kitchen running set tasting menus.
Signature: Hand-dived scallop with cauliflower, Aged duck with cherry
Order: The six-course evening tasting menu; lunch runs a slimmer four-course at £40.
Tip: BYO Tuesday with a £7 corkage is a cheap way to bring a bottle from the Wine Pantry next door.
Rodney Wages's basement tasting room on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2024 after he relocated his San Francisco Avery to Scotland.
Order: The set tasting runs around twelve courses; trust the kitchen and take the full pairing.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday only, one seating from 5pm; book via Tock four weeks ahead for weekend tables.
Paul Gunning's Stockbridge basement dining room on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 20-cover tasting kitchen running monthly-changing.
Order: The six-course evening tasting menu; lunch runs a slimmer four-course at £40.
Tip: BYO Tuesday with a £7 corkage is a cheap way to bring a bottle from the wine merchant down the street.
Tom Kitchin and Dominic Jack's Stockbridge gastropub in Edinburgh, opened in 2013, the casual sibling to The Kitchin running British classics in a Comely.
Order: Fish and chips with mushy peas, or the Sunday roast that books out a week ahead.
Tip: Children's menu is taken seriously here; meatballs and mash is a proper plate.
Bostock Bakery on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2020 by Hamish Saxton, a sourdough-and-pastry kitchen with daily-changing croissants.
Tip: Saturday morning queue runs out the door. Order ahead through the Square online shop to skip the wait.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Darcie Maher's Lannan Bakery on Hamilton Place in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened July 2023 and expanded in 2025, a scratch-made viennoiserie counter.
Tip: Queues form from 6am on weekends and the rack often sells out by 11am; the pantry next door stocks loaves and pantry goods past midday.
Worth the queue: Croissant and pain au chocolat
Smith and Gertrude on Hamilton Place in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 30-cover natural wine bar with a cheese-led food list and a vinyl.
Signature pour: Loire valley natural Sauvignon Blanc, by the glass
Wine focus: Low-intervention wines and cheese
Food: Cheese, charcuterie and seasonal small plates
Tip: BYO cheese policy from the deli next door at £5 corkage on a Tuesday. Pours are 100ml or 175ml from a chalkboard list.
Joe and Dan Worthington's wine bar on Dean Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2015, a brother-run natural wine room with rotating snacks and a 30-deep.
Signature pour: Tasmanian Pinot Noir by the glass
Wine focus: Natural wines and growers' Champagne
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, daily snacks
Tip: Sunday is closed for the cellar audit; Tuesday is the new-wine night with growers' tastings every other month.
The Last Word Saloon on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2014, a wood-panelled cocktail bar named after the Prohibition-era drink.
Signature drink: The Last Word (gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino, lime)
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Sister bars on the same street include The Bon Vivant's Companion; the basement seats fill from 21:00 on Friday.
Stockbridge Market food stalls on Saunders Street in Edinburgh, trading every Sunday since 2011, with rotating traders serving venison rolls, dim sum, paella.
Try: Mixed Sunday street food
Tip: Arrive by 11:00 for the best stalls; the market wraps by 17:00 in summer, 16:00 in winter. Bring cash for some stalls.
Stockbridge Market on Saunders Street in Edinburgh, trading every Sunday since 2011, the city's flagship Sunday food market with 50 rotating food and coffee.
Tip: Arrive by 11:00 for the best stalls. Combine with a walk along the Water of Leith path to Dean Village.
Stockbridge Market's food stalls on Saunders Street in Edinburgh, every Sunday from 10:00, with 15 or more hot-food vendors rotating weekly through bao buns.
Try: Rotating street food stalls
Tip: The vendor list rotates; check the website the night before to see what is on. Arrive at 10:30 for first choice before queues build.
The Stockbridge basement bar from the team behind Bramble runs a tighter cocktail list around the namesake Last Word, with armchairs, a working fireplace and weekend gigs.
Tip: Saturday acoustic sets start around 21:30, the back room is the warmest seat and the only one where you can hear the players over the bar chat.