Best Spots in Edinburgh for The First-Class Explorers
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From the classic Restaurant Martin Wishart and TIMBERYARD, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
★ 4.7 · 599 reviews
Treat yourself to Restaurant Martin Wishart, Leith's flagship address for refined French cooking. Settle in for a long, polished lunch or dinner of seasonal Scottish ingredients, with attentive service and optional wine pairings.
★ 4.6 · 945 reviews
Book a table at Timberyard, the converted warehouse where local Scottish produce meets inventive cooking. Settle into its warm, industrial-chic dining room for a multi-course lunch or dinner with bar drinks on the side.
★ 4.8 · 3,005 reviews
Travel deep into the Scottish Highlands over three days with a driver-guide. See Glencoe, Skye and Loch Ness, and sleep in Inverness along the way.
★ 4.8 · 503 reviews
Plan an evening at LYLA Restaurant & Rooms, one of Edinburgh's most talked-about tasting-menu addresses. Work through a paced sequence of courses, with caviar, scallop, langoustine and halibut among the highlights.
★ 4.8 · 522 reviews
Seek out The Little Chartroom, a compact, understated restaurant worth a trip beyond the centre. Settle in for a considered tasting menu with wine or cocktails in a relaxed yet special setting.
★ 4.7 · 119 reviews
Discover 1820 Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, a design-led perch above Princes Street with sweeping Edinburgh views. Sample cocktails, small plates and a long list of whiskies while the city spreads out below.
★ 4.8 · 488 reviews
Celebrate at Heron, a Leith restaurant overlooking the Shore. Work through a tasting menu with a sommelier-led wine or non-alcoholic pairing, in a room that suits anniversaries and birthdays.
★ 4.6 · 159 reviews
Discover Moss, a small Edinburgh dining room with a tasteful interior and a Scottish tasting menu. Work through seasonal courses, from fish to fermented rhubarb ice cream, with Spanish wines alongside.
★ 4.7 · 167 reviews
Reserve a table at Avery for an unhurried fine-dining evening in Edinburgh. Work through a menu where each course is matched with champagne, wine or a surprise whisky pairing.
★ 5.0 · 186 reviews
Reserve a seat at eòrna, an intimate Edinburgh dining room where you can watch the chef at work. Settle in for a precise, produce-led menu served across a limited evening seating.
★ 4.8 · 122 reviews
Settle in at NÀDAIR, the Meadows-area restaurant whose tasting menu reviewers call quiet perfection. Work through carefully plated courses, with staff who explain each dish and drink without hovering.
★ 4.8 · 377 reviews
Step into Eleanore for a fine-dining meal that feels intimate rather than formal. Work through a three-course menu, starting with oysters, and finish with the English muffins everyone talks about.
★ 4.8 · 455 reviews
Dine at Purslane, a candlelit townhouse restaurant in Edinburgh. Work through a five- or seven-course taster of Scottish game and seafood, beginning with three small bites.
★ 4.6 · 252 reviews
Step into Skua for an evening of inventive small plates and cocktails in a buzzing dining room. Build your own tasting-style meal from oysters, pigeon and whatever the rotating menu offers that night.
★ 4.8 · 128 reviews
Reserve a table at Cardinal for a tasting-menu evening in Edinburgh. Begin with an acclaimed amuse-bouche, follow the sommelier's wine suggestions and finish with inventive desserts.
★ 4.8 · 142 reviews
Reserve a table at Condita for an evening that feels personal from the first course. Work through an adventurous tasting menu with wine pairings while vinyl records play in an intimate dining room.
★ 4.8 · 702 reviews
Leave Edinburgh behind on the Scottish Highlands Tour with Whisky Tasting. Walk through woodland to Black Linn Falls, take in the view at Queen's View, and finish with a tasting at Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery.
★ 4.7 · 1,304 reviews
Cross the Highlands in a small minicoach on the Loch Ness and The Highlands Tour with Cruise. Drive through Glencoe and Rannoch Moor, then take to the water on Loch Ness before returning via the Cairngorms.
Edinburgh · 🍽️ Food
Restaurant Martin Wishart
2h30
TIMBERYARD
Edinburgh · 🧭 Tours
3-Day Isle of Skye and The Highlands Tour
10h
LYLA Restaurant & Rooms
1h45
The Little Chartroom
1h15
Edinburgh · 🍸 Drinks
1820 Rooftop Bar & Restaurant Edinburgh
1h30
Heron
Moss
Avery Restaurant
eòrna restaurant
NÀDAIR
2h
Eleanore
Purslane Restaurant
Skua
Cardinal
Condita
Scottish Highlands Tour with Whisky Tasting
Loch Ness and The Highlands Tour with Cruise
