What to order at Timberyard

Must order
The full tasting menu at dinner; let the kitchen send what is best that day from the garden.
Signature dishes
Cured trout with smoked oil and elderflower, Aged beef with bone marrow
Editor tip
The summer terrace under the oak in the courtyard is the best dining seat in the city when the weather permits.
CuisineModern Scottish
Price£££
NeighborhoodTollcross West End
HoursWed-Thu 17:00-20:30; Fri-Sun 12:00-13:30, 17:00-20:30; Mon-Tue closed
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Address: 10 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DS

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The Palmerston ★ 4.6

£££ Modern BritishTollcross West End

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.

OrderThe whole roast chicken to share, and whatever fish has come off the East Coast that morning.

TipThe bakery counter sells off the day's bread at 16:00 for the next morning. Sourdough and cinnamon buns go first.

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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.

Noto ★ 4.5

£££ JapaneseNew Town

Stuart Ralston's Thistle Street dining room in New Town Edinburgh, opened in 2019, a Japanese-inflected small-plates kitchen in a former townhouse basement.

OrderThe wagyu tataki with truffle and the miso-glazed octopus that anchor the menu.

TipBar seats look directly onto the sushi pass. Stuart's other rooms, Aizle and Tipo, sit within a four-minute walk.

The Palmerston ★ 4.6

£££ Modern BritishTollcross West End

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.

OrderThe whole roast chicken to share, and whatever fish has come off the East Coast that morning.

TipThe bakery counter sells off the day's bread at 16:00 for the next morning. Sourdough and cinnamon buns go first.

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