
Day trip · 9 hours
From Glasgow or Edinburgh: Scottish Whisky Tour
Admire the breathtaking Scottish Highlands while you learn about Scotland's long history of whisky production on this guided tour. Pickup is available from Edinburgh, ...
Edinburgh Larder is a scottish restaurant in Old Town, Edinburgh.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

Day trip · 9 hours
Admire the breathtaking Scottish Highlands while you learn about Scotland's long history of whisky production on this guided tour. Pickup is available from Edinburgh, ...

Private tour · 2.5 - 5 hours
Savor authentic Scottish cuisine in Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, rich with medieval charm and local legends. Taste full-course meals, desserts, and drinks.

Private tour · 2 - 5 hours
What makes Scotch whisky Scotland’s national pride? Sip through Edinburgh’s Old Town with a private whisky expert and taste regional blends while learning about distil...
Address: 15 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh EH1 1NB
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.
Peter Adshead's restaurant in the 1836 William Playfair stone cottage at Royal Terrace Gardens in Edinburgh, opened May 2026 on the former Gardener's Cottage.
OrderThe £25 two-course lunch by the kitchen garden door; available Friday to Sunday from 12:30.
TipLunch sittings 12:30-14:30 Friday to Sunday are the casual entry point; evening flips to a fixed five or seven-course set.
Leith Walk's converted police-box coffee counter in Edinburgh, opened 2016 inside a 1950s Glasgow-style box, serving filter coffee and seasonal pastries.
OrderA flat white and the cardamom-and-pistachio cake.
TipThere is no seating; coffee in hand on Leith Walk's central reservation is the local move. Cash only most days.
Lloyd Morse, James Snowdon and Ruairidh Buchanan's Palmerston Place dining room in Edinburgh's West End, opened in 2021 in a former bank, a Michelin Bib.
OrderThe whole roast chicken for two and the sourdough with cultured butter.
TipThe bakery counter sells off the day's bread at 16:00. Sourdough and cinnamon buns go first.
Stuart Ralston's Thistle Street basement in New Town Edinburgh, opened 2019, a Japanese-inflected small-plates kitchen with sashimi, rice and fermented sides.
OrderWagyu tataki with truffle, miso-glazed octopus and a glass of Aged Junmai sake.
TipCounter seats look directly onto the sushi pass. Lunchtime bento sets are £25 and the best New Town lunch deal.
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.