Baba is an eastern mediterranean restaurant in New Town, Edinburgh.
Editorially verified September 15, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 130 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4JZ
Victor and Carina Contini's George Street dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 2004 in the former Lloyds Bank, an Italian-Scottish bistro serving.
OrderThe Contini meatballs, the Sicilian sea bass and a glass of the Continis' own-import Etna Rosso.
TipThe high tea at 15:00-17:00 is a quieter alternative; Sunday family lunch is a long-running tradition.
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.
Rosario Sartore's Dalry Road kitchen in Edinburgh, opened in 2013, a family-run Neapolitan dining room running pasta, seafood and wood-fired pizza.
OrderPesce all'acqua pazza (whole fish in tomato broth) and the homemade pappardelle with wild boar.
TipThe lunchtime three-course express menu at £18 is one of the city's best Italian-value deals.
Victor and Carina Contini's George Street dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 2004 in the former Lloyds Bank, an Italian-Scottish bistro serving.
OrderThe Contini meatballs, the Sicilian sea bass and a glass of the Continis' own-import Etna Rosso.
TipThe high tea at 15:00-17:00 is a quieter alternative; Sunday family lunch is a long-running tradition.
Chef David Bann's vegetarian dining room on St Mary's Street in Edinburgh, opened in 2002, the city's reference vegetarian fine-dining kitchen.
OrderThe Sri Lankan coconut curry and the spinach and feta filo parcel.
TipPre-theatre two-course at £22 runs to 19:00; the wine list is genuinely thought through.
Edinburgh Larder bistro on Blackfriars Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh, opened in 2009, an all-day cafe-restaurant serving Scottish-provenance breakfast.
OrderThe Larder breakfast with Stornoway black pudding and the daily soup with sourdough at lunch.
TipCloses by 16:00 most days; the original cafe on Blackfriars Street is the calmer of the two rooms.
Valvona and Crolla's caffe-bar on Elm Row in Edinburgh, opened in 1934 (the bistro since 1996), the back-of-deli dining room for Scotland's longest-running.
OrderThe carbonara made with house-cured pancetta and the Pugliese antipasto board.
TipThe deli at the front sells the same dry pasta and tinned tomatoes the kitchen uses; shop while you wait for your table.
