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 Bank.
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 GBP 40.
Tip: BYO Tuesday with a GBP 7 corkage is a cheap way to bring a bottle from the Wine Pantry next door.
Paul Gunning's Stockbridge basement dining room on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 20-cover tasting kitchen running monthly-changing six-course menus.
Order: The six-course evening tasting menu; lunch runs a slimmer four-course at GBP 40.
Tip: BYO Tuesday with a GBP 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 Bank.
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 and loaves.
Tip: Saturday morning queue runs out the door. Order ahead through the Square online shop to skip the wait.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
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 record-changing.
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 GBP 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 Wine Pantry on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2017, a retail-wine-shop-meets-bar pouring shop-bottle by-the-glass with a small.
Signature pour: Burgundy Chardonnay by the glass
Wine focus: Boutique European producers
Food: Tapas, charcuterie boards and cheese
Tip: Buy any bottle on the retail shelf and drink it in-house for a GBP 10 corkage; doubles as a value play for natural wine.
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 stalls.
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.