What to order at The Kitchin

Must order
The seasonal Rock Pool starter and whatever lands fresh from the Anstruther day-boats that morning.
Signature dishes
Rock pool (langoustine, shellfish, sea vegetables), Razor clams, chorizo and lemon
Editor tip
Lunch is half the dinner price and runs the same kitchen. The Tom's Sunday lunch (the chef's table) gets cancelled less than the evening tasting if you book it.
CuisineModern Scottish
Price££££
NeighborhoodLeith
HoursTue-Thu 12:30-14:00, 18:30-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:30-14:00, 18:30-22:30; Sun-Mon closed
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Location

Address: 78 Commercial Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LX

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Restaurant Martin Wishart ★ 4.8

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Martin Wishart's Shoreside Leith dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 1999 and Michelin-starred since 2001, the city's longest-running modern French tasting.

OrderThe eight-course Tasting Menu or the half-priced lunch tasting served Tuesday to Friday.

TipLunchtime four-course menu at £50 is the value play; same kitchen, same sommelier, half the dinner price.

Heron ★ 4.7

£££ Modern BritishLeith

Sam Yorke and Tom Hagger's Henderson Street kitchen in Leith Edinburgh, opened 2021 and Michelin-starred 2024, an open-pass small-plates room.

OrderWhatever has come off the Scrabster fish auction that morning and the cured-egg-yolk opening course.

TipThe bar counter takes four walk-up seats from 18:00 if your booking falls through. Same menu, better view of the pass.

Lyla ★ 4.8

££££ Modern ScottishLeith

Stuart Ralston's Shoreside Leith fine-dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 2024 and Michelin-starred within twelve months, a 14-seat tasting counter.

OrderThe full chef's tasting menu; this is a counter-only kitchen designed for the set sequence.

TipCounter seats numbers 1 and 14 face the open pass directly. Tasting menus only; no a la carte.

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Restaurant Martin Wishart ★ 4.8

££££ Modern FrenchLeith

Martin Wishart's Shoreside Leith dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 1999 and Michelin-starred since 2001, the city's longest-running modern French tasting.

OrderThe eight-course Tasting Menu or the half-priced lunch tasting served Tuesday to Friday.

TipLunchtime four-course menu at £50 is the value play; same kitchen, same sommelier, half the dinner price.

Timberyard ★ 4.8

£££ Modern ScottishTollcross West End

The Radford family's foraged-and-fermented kitchen on Lady Lawson Street in Edinburgh, opened in 2012 and Michelin-starred since 2024, a courtyard dining.

OrderThe full tasting menu at dinner; let the kitchen send what is best that day from the garden.

TipThe summer terrace under the oak in the courtyard is the best dining seat in the city when the weather permits.

Heron ★ 4.7

£££ Modern BritishLeith

Sam Yorke and Tom Hagger's Henderson Street kitchen in Leith Edinburgh, opened 2021 and Michelin-starred 2024, an open-pass small-plates room.

OrderWhatever has come off the Scrabster fish auction that morning and the cured-egg-yolk opening course.

TipThe bar counter takes four walk-up seats from 18:00 if your booking falls through. Same menu, better view of the pass.

Lyla ★ 4.8

££££ Modern ScottishLeith

Stuart Ralston's Shoreside Leith fine-dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 2024 and Michelin-starred within twelve months, a 14-seat tasting counter.

OrderThe full chef's tasting menu; this is a counter-only kitchen designed for the set sequence.

TipCounter seats numbers 1 and 14 face the open pass directly. Tasting menus only; no a la carte.

Condita ★ 4.7

££££ Modern EuropeanMarchmont Meadows

Conor Toomey's Marchmont neighbourhood kitchen in Edinburgh, opened in 2018 and Michelin-starred from 2020, a no-choice tasting menu in a 20-seat residential.

OrderThere is no choice. The fixed seven-course tasting menu is the only option; trust the room.

TipBookings open 60 days ahead on the dot at 10:00 GMT. The whole month sells in under an hour. Set a calendar alarm.

The Little Chartroom ★ 4.6

£££ Modern BritishBruntsfield Morningside

Roberta Hall-McCarron's Bonnington Road dining room in Edinburgh, a Michelin Bib-listed neighbourhood kitchen running modern Scottish tasting menus.

OrderThe set lunch on Friday; three courses of the kitchen's best new dishes at half the dinner price.

TipRoberta also runs Eleanore around the corner on Albert Place for walk-in small plates if the Chartroom is fully booked.

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