🍽️FoodOpen now · Closes 10:30 PM$$ · Mid-range

Yamato

Name: Yamato
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.7

4.7 ·

Pull up a seat at Yamato, a snug Japanese restaurant in Edinburgh with a contemporary feel. Work through inventive sushi rolls, wagyu tataki and crisp tempura, with fresh seafood at the centre of the meal.

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Full description

Yamato offers Japanese cooking in a snug, contemporary room, with inventive sushi rolls, wagyu and tempura at the core of the menu. Reviewers highlight wagyu tataki, crispy Brussels sprouts, miso cod, a tender beef donburi and very fresh sushi, with an o-toro and shiso hand roll and snow crab gunkan singled out.

At 4.7 stars from nearly 1,000 reviews and mid-range pricing, it has a strong reputation among couples and evening diners, with service running late into the night on Saturdays. Closed on Mondays.

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Address

11 Lochrin Terrace, Edinburgh EH3 9QJ, UK

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h15

Best time

lunchtime, early evening or evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Reserve in advance, as the room is snug
closed Mondays, with Saturday service running until 11 PM
start with the wagyu tataki, crispy Brussels sprouts and miso cod that reviewers recommend

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Reviews

Really great Japanese food done right. The beef donburi was very tender and the rice was well cooked. The sushi was very fresh as well. Definitely one of the better Japanese meals I have had in Edinburgh. Worth a visit.

slugontheface

2/5

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