Howies Victoria Street is a modern scottish restaurant in Old Town, Edinburgh.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 10-14 Victoria Street, Edinburgh EH1 2HG
Michele Civiera's Hunter Square pizza counter in Edinburgh, opened in 2016, the Old Town slice-counter serving Roman al taglio square-tray pizza.
OrderThe salsiccia e friarielli slice and a square of margherita; eat at the counter or on the cobbles outside.
TipOpen till 02:00 on weekends; the only proper food on the Royal Mile after midnight that is not a kebab shop.
Michele Civiera's Hunter Square pizza counter in Edinburgh, opened in 2016, the Old Town slice-counter serving Roman al taglio square-tray pizza.
OrderThe salsiccia e friarielli slice and a square of margherita; eat at the counter or on the cobbles outside.
TipOpen till 02:00 on weekends; the only proper food on the Royal Mile after midnight that is not a kebab shop.
The Dundas Street pizzeria in Canonmills Edinburgh, opened 2019, a 60-second wood-fired Neapolitan kitchen with 00-flour dough and Italian San Marzano.
OrderThe Geek Margherita and the salsiccia-and-friarielli with stracciatella.
TipTheir second branch on Drum Street takes walk-ins more reliably than the Canonmills original.
Baba on George Street in Edinburgh's New Town, a Levantine mezze and charcoal grill restaurant with a cocktail bar inside the Kimpton Charlotte Square hotel.
OrderBaba ghanoush, the lamb shawarma flatbread and the house pita with za'atar.
TipThe mezze deal at lunch (four plates plus a drink for £22) is one of George Street's best value menus.
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.
