18 splurge rooms in Edinburgh, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Edinburgh. All Edinburgh food.
The Kitchin ★ 4.9
leith · 78 Commercial Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LX
Tom Kitchin's Commercial Quay dining room in Leith, Edinburgh, opened in 2006 and held a Michelin star within seven months, the kitchen that brought Scottish.
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.
The Kitchin ★ 4.9
leith · 78 Commercial Quay, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6LX
Tom Kitchin's Leith dining room on Commercial Quay in Edinburgh, Michelin-starred since 2007, the kitchen that brought Scottish provenance back to fine.
Tip: Saturday lunch tastings are the most reliable booking; the chef's table in the open pass accepts two with 30 days notice.
Restaurant Martin Wishart ★ 4.8
leith · 54 The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6RA
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.
Tip: Lunchtime four-course menu at £50 is the value play; same kitchen, same sommelier, half the dinner price.
Lyla ★ 4.8
leith · 30 The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QN
Stuart Ralston's Shoreside Leith fine-dining room in Edinburgh, opened in 2024 and Michelin-starred within twelve months, a 14-seat tasting counter.
Tip: Counter seats numbers 1 and 14 face the open pass directly. Tasting menus only; no a la carte.
Restaurant Martin Wishart ★ 4.8
leith · 54 The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6RA
Martin Wishart's Shore dining room in Leith, Edinburgh, Michelin-starred since 2001, the city's longest-running French-leaning tasting kitchen.
Tip: Lunch is £50 for four courses; same kitchen, same sommelier, less than half the dinner price.
Timberyard ★ 4.8
tollcross-west-end · 10 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DS
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.
Tip: The summer courtyard under the oak takes 12 covers and is unreservable as a section; ask at booking.
Lyla ★ 4.8
leith · 30 The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QN
Stuart Ralston's 14-seat tasting counter on The Shore in Leith, opened 2024 and Michelin-starred within twelve months, a fixed-sequence kitchen.
Tip: Counter seats numbers 1 and 14 face the open pass directly. Booking opens 60 days ahead at 10:00 GMT.
Condita ★ 4.7
marchmont-meadows · 15 Salisbury Place, Edinburgh EH9 1SL
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.
Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead on the dot at 10:00 GMT. The whole month sells in under an hour. Set a calendar alarm.
Heron ★ 4.7
leith · 87-91 Henderson Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ED
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.
Tip: Counter seats face the open pass; ask at booking. Bar counter takes four walk-up seats from 18:00.
Condita ★ 4.7
marchmont-meadows · 15 Salisbury Place, Edinburgh EH9 1SL
Conor Toomey's Marchmont neighbourhood tasting kitchen on Salisbury Place in Edinburgh, Michelin-starred since 2020, a no-choice seven-course menu.
Tip: Bookings open 60 days ahead at 10:00 GMT; the whole month sells in under an hour. Set a calendar alarm.
Avery ★ 4.7
stockbridge · 54 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AL
Rodney Wages's basement tasting room on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge Edinburgh, opened 2024 after he relocated his San Francisco Avery to Scotland.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday only, one seating from 5pm; book via Tock four weeks ahead for weekend tables.
Aizle ★ 4.5
new-town · Garden Room, The Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4HQ
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.
Tip: The hotel terrace takes walk-ins for a glass of fizz before service; smart casual.
Number One at The Balmoral ★ 4.4
new-town · The Balmoral Hotel, 1 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ
Mark Donald's basement dining room inside The Balmoral hotel on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Michelin-starred from 2003 to 2024 and still running fine-dining.
Tip: The Bollinger Bar upstairs (also at the Balmoral) takes walk-ins for a glass of fizz before service. Smart-casual dress code enforced.
Number One at The Balmoral ★ 4.4
new-town · The Balmoral Hotel, 1 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ
Mark Donald's basement dining room at The Balmoral on Princes Street, Michelin-starred from 2003 to 2024 and still running fine-dining service.
Tip: Lunch sittings include a four-course at £55, half the dinner price. The Bollinger Bar upstairs takes walk-ins.
Purslane ★ 4.4
stockbridge · 33a St Stephen Street, Edinburgh EH3 5AH
Paul Gunning's Stockbridge basement dining room on St Stephen Street in Edinburgh, opened 2014, a 20-cover tasting kitchen running monthly-changing.
Tip: BYO Tuesday with a £7 corkage is a cheap way to bring a bottle from the wine merchant down the street.
Wedgwood the Restaurant ★ 4.4
old-town · 267 Canongate, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH8 8BQ
Paul and Lisa Wedgwood's Royal Mile dining room on Canongate in Edinburgh, opened in 2007, a family-run kitchen with a focus on Scottish foraging and game.
Tip: The supper-club Sunday is half the price of weekday dinner and runs a slimmer four-course menu.
The Witchery by the Castle ★ 4.3
old-town · Boswell's Court, 352 Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NF
James Thomson's medieval-tavern dining room at the top of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, opened 1979 inside Boswell's Court, the city's heritage-cuisine.
Tip: Ask for The Secret Garden, the second dining room down the stairs; the candlelit version of the experience.
The Witchery by the Castle ★ 4.3
old-town · Boswell's Court, 352 Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NF
James Thomson's heritage dining room at the top of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, opened in 1979 inside Boswell's Court, the city's grand-occasion fine-dining.
Tip: Ask for The Secret Garden, the second dining room down the stairs; the candlelit version of the experience.