| Scotland may not be world-renowned for its cuisine, | | | | spicy - they give you SPICY! Cross over the road to |
| but after sampling the delicacies in some Edinburgh | | | | visit The Elephant Café for some reasonable |
| Restaurants and you may begin to ponder why - the | | | | café fodder, it's now becoming somewhat of a |
| culinary talent spread through the city would be the | | | | tourist attraction itself as J.K.Rowling wrote much of |
| envy of any metropolitan city. You have to search for | | | | the first Harry Potter book there. For one of the best |
| it thought - avoid the tourist traps around the castle | | | | high-end dining experiences in Edinburgh we |
| and the Grassmarket, wander this historic city and find | | | | recommend The Witchery, a small, romantic restaurant |
| yourself spoilt for choice with all the well-prepared fare | | | | situated near Edinburgh Castle, the details of the |
| on offer. | | | | décor and carefully chosen wine list justify the price |
| The traditional place to start would be Edinburgh's | | | | tag. |
| centre, but there are great restaurants to be found in | | | | Leith is perhaps an area off the tourist map but in |
| Leith and the West End. Rose Street is a conveniently | | | | terms of restaurants it is a force to be reckoned with. |
| located semi-cobbled street running parallel to Princes | | | | Leith has perhaps the most varied of Edinburgh's |
| Street, and is a good place to find some traditionally | | | | restaurants, and you can get anything from Mongolian |
| prepared Scottish food. | | | | to Mexican. Feel like a steak? You could do no better |
| To do as the locals do, you'll need to buy Fish and | | | | than e:s:I (named Englishman, Scotsman, Irishman from |
| Chips from a local chip shop. You'll be asked whether | | | | the owners respective nationalities). With its open |
| you want "salt and sauce?" on your chips - something | | | | kitchen and menu that draws from the best of the |
| unique to Edinburgh as the rest of Scotland will ask | | | | British Isles it is a great place to eat. The Kitchin is one |
| you whether you want salt and vinegar on your meal. | | | | of Leith's two Michelin star rated restaurants and |
| The Edinburgh sauce is a runny, vinegary version of | | | | continues to win awards year upon year. Khublai |
| "brown sauce" that you get elsewhere in the country, | | | | Khan's Mongolian Restaurant is a Leith dining |
| and is a bit of an acquired taste. Edinburgh locals | | | | experience like no other - take a bowl, fill it with your |
| swear by it though. | | | | own choices of spices, rice and noodles, and then add |
| Top Edinburgh Restaurants for any budget | | | | your meat. This can be something simple like fish, or go |
| For more up-market food, you'll want to try one of | | | | crazy and eat some zebra or perhaps a wild boar! |
| Edinburgh's many restaurants. If you're a visitor to | | | | Throughout the rest of Edinburgh there are hundreds |
| Edinburgh you'll probably find yourself spending a lot of | | | | of great eateries, Oloroso on Castle Street is posh |
| time in the Old Town, where most of the historic tourist | | | | and pretentious - a great place to impress a date, |
| attractions are. If you're looking for a budget option | | | | whereas Rincón de España close to Haymarket |
| Kebab Mahal near Nicolson Square is an Edinburgh | | | | Station is a lively place serving excellent tapas. Dionika |
| institution, serving some of the best curries in the city, | | | | in Canonmills is an interesting place to get quality |
| at very reasonable prices. | | | | seafood with a distinctly Spanish flavor, and in general |
| Don't go there for the ambiance; go there for the | | | | there are some excellent seafood restaurants in |
| excellently prepared kebabs! Beware - if you ask for | | | | Edinburgh such as Ondine on George IV Bridge. |