8 editor picks in Edinburgh.
8 tasting menu places in Edinburgh we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Edinburgh | Tasting Menu across every city.
The tasting menu is where Edinburgh's most ambitious kitchens concentrate, working a no-choice market-driven format. Timberyard in Tollcross and Heron on the Leith waterfront sit near the top of the field, alongside Lyla, also in Leith. Condita in Marchmont and the two Stockbridge rooms, Avery and Purslane, show how widely the format has spread across the city.
The Radford family's Lady Lawson Street dining room in Edinburgh, Michelin-starred from 2024, a foraging-led courtyard kitchen built into a former timber.
OrderThe full tasting menu; the kitchen pulls from its own garden and the wild foraging team across the Lothians.
TipThe summer courtyard under the oak takes 12 covers and is unreservable as a section; ask at booking.
Sam Yorke and Tom Hagger's Henderson Street kitchen in Leith Edinburgh, Michelin-starred from 2024, an open-pass small-plates room on the Water of Leith.
OrderWhatever is landed at Scrabster that morning; the menu changes daily.
TipCounter seats face the open pass; ask at booking. Bar counter takes four walk-up seats from 18:00.
Stuart Ralston's 14-seat tasting counter on The Shore in Leith, opened 2024 and Michelin-starred within twelve months, a fixed-sequence kitchen.
OrderThe tasting menu is the only option; no a la carte, no choice.
TipCounter seats numbers 1 and 14 face the open pass directly. Booking opens 60 days ahead at 10:00 GMT.
Conor Toomey's Marchmont neighbourhood tasting kitchen on Salisbury Place in Edinburgh, Michelin-starred since 2020, a no-choice seven-course menu.
OrderThe fixed seven-course tasting menu; the only option, the only ask is dietary requirements.
TipBookings open 60 days ahead at 10:00 GMT; the whole month sells in under an hour. Set a calendar alarm.
Mark Donald's basement dining room at The Balmoral on Princes Street, Michelin-starred from 2003 to 2024 and still running fine-dining service.
OrderThe seasonal tasting menu; the chef's table takes six guests by 14-day request.
TipLunch sittings include a four-course at £55, half the dinner price. The Bollinger Bar upstairs takes walk-ins.
Rodney Wages's basement tasting room on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2024 after he relocated his San Francisco Avery to Scotland.
OrderThe set tasting runs around twelve courses; trust the kitchen and take the full pairing.
TipTuesday to Saturday only, one seating from 5pm; book via Tock four weeks ahead for weekend tables.
Stuart Ralston's Garden Room kitchen inside the Kimpton Charlotte Square in Edinburgh, opened 2014 and relocated in 2020, a no-choice market-driven tasting.
OrderThe six-course harvest tasting menu changed weekly; lunch is £45 for four courses.
TipThe hotel terrace takes walk-ins for a glass of fizz before service; smart casual.
Paul Gunning's Stockbridge basement dining room on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 20-cover tasting kitchen running monthly-changing.
OrderThe six-course evening tasting menu; lunch runs a slimmer four-course at £40.
TipBYO Tuesday with a £7 corkage is a cheap way to bring a bottle from the wine merchant down the street.
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