6 british gastropub rooms in Edinburgh we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Edinburgh | British Gastropub across every city.
The gastropub arrived late in Edinburgh but has settled into the city's neighbourhood corners, pairing real ale rooms with serious kitchens. The Palmerston and The Caley Picture House work the Tollcross and West End side, while Heron sits down on the Leith waterfront. The Little Chartroom carries the format out to Bruntsfield and Morningside.
Heron ★ 4.7
leith · 87-91 Henderson Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ED
Sam Yorke and Tom Hagger's Henderson Street kitchen in Leith Edinburgh, opened 2021 and Michelin-starred 2024, an open-pass small-plates room.
The Little Chartroom ★ 4.6
bruntsfield-morningside · 14 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh EH6 5JD
Roberta Hall-McCarron's Bonnington Road dining room in Edinburgh, a Michelin Bib-listed neighbourhood kitchen running modern Scottish tasting menus.
The Palmerston ★ 4.6
tollcross-west-end · 1 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AL
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.
The Palmerston ★ 4.6
tollcross-west-end · 1 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AL
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.
The Little Chartroom ★ 4.6
bruntsfield-morningside · 14 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh EH6 5JD
Roberta Hall-McCarron's Bonnington Road dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 2017, a Michelin Bib-listed neighbourhood kitchen running British-leaning.
The Caley Picture House ★ 3.2
tollcross-west-end · 31 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH1 2DJ
The Caley Picture House on Lothian Road in Edinburgh, a JD Wetherspoon pub in a grade-B listed 1923 cinema, serving budget food from 08:00 until kitchen.