Ecco Vino
- Food served: Mon–Thu noon–10pm; Fri/Sat noon–11pm; Sun noon–10pm
- Bar open: Mon–Thu 11am–midnight; Fri/Sat 11am–1am; Sun 11am–midnight. Extended in Festival
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 22
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least ¼ main courses), Gluten-free options, Children's portions, Children's high chairs, Wheelchair access, Outdoor tables
- Music on stereo: Mix of lo-fi indie, soul, jazz and electro
- Capacity: 45
- Largest group: 6–8 (Sun–Thu); no bookings Fri/Sat
- Open since: 2001
- Average price:
£12 (lunch)
£12 (evening meal) - House wine: £13.95 per bottle
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The 2011/12 edition of The List's Eating & Drinking Guide is out now – only £5.95 (+p&p).
This review is taken from the current (2011) edition.
Edinburgh’s wine bar scene might be expanding, but this intimate cubby hole on Cockburn Street has a decade on all of them. Ecco Vino is firmly Italian in its menu: generous plates of antipasti share a billing with enticing fish and meat dishes, pastas and risotti. A specials board emphasises the seasonality and locality of many ingredients used, and artfully presented dishes do not disappoint on flavour: an anchovy and caper pasta dish showcases the fresh produce needed to create such a pure and simple classic. The focus here is a notably international wine list, which offers around 22 wines by the glass as well as a monthly specials list which consists of some famous regions offered at sensible prices. The mellow mood is reflected in the stylish warm wood and leather interior, and the clever flip-top bar which encourages grazing and languorous dinners over a bottle of wine. Following a quintessentially Italian tiramisu you may be unwilling to move, but with such an inviting wine list you might find reason to while away several hours in this Edinburgh institution.
- High point: So much wine, such little time
- Low point: Manoeuvring into the bathroom
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