The King's Wark is a scottish gastropub restaurant in Leith, Edinburgh.
Editorially verified August 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 36 Shore, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QU
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.
OrderFish and chips with mushy peas, or the Sunday roast that books out a week ahead.
TipChildren's menu is taken seriously here; meatballs and mash is a proper plate.
The Edinburgh outpost of the London Bombay-Irani cafe on St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, opened in 2016, a 200-cover all-day room in the former Bank.
OrderBacon naan roll at breakfast, house black daal at any other time.
TipNo dinner bookings under six; walk in from 17:30 and wait 30 to 60 minutes. Basement bar pours while you queue.
Howies on Victoria Street in Edinburgh's Old Town, the flagship of David Howie Scott's Scottish-bistro mini-chain opened 1990, an everyday Scottish-classics.
OrderHaggis bonbons with whisky cream and the Aberdeen Angus steak with peppercorn sauce.
TipPre-theatre two-course menu 17:30-19:00 is £22, the best value in the Old Town.
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.
