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Absolute Thai
22 Valleyfield Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LR
Tucked behind the King's Theatre, Absolute Thai is a hidden gem. Admittedly, first impressions may be a little less generous – the aesthetic is certainly skewed more towards unpretentious café than exclusive dining. However, this friendly, family-run…
ArtCafe Morita
204 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DQ
We operate as a coffee shop/cafe serving our own menu of items, mostly in the Japanese home cooking style of food. In addition we are developing our own made sushi which initially is makizushi including our own fusion dish, Haggis Makizushi.
Bonsai Bar Bistro
46 West Richmond St, Edinburgh, EH8 9DZ
Pruning. An under-rated skill, but in the world of tiny trees – as in Japanese restaurants – a vital one. Luckily they have it in spades at Bonsai, with a commendably focused menu that doesn’t try to cover too many bases. And, where they do go in for…
Celadon
49–51 Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH9 1QF
Celadon’s façade may well be unassuming to the point of anonymity, but to walk on by is to miss a treat. Inside is a gloriously unfussy and welcoming restaurant that manages to combine simplicity and style without ever making a big deal of it. Sit on a…
Chang Thai
29 Cockburn Street, 1 Craig's Close, Edinburgh, EH1 1BN
Chang Thai is the sort of place you stumble across by happy chance. Quite literally, if you aren’t careful – it’s hidden in a wynd down a sharp flight of stone steps between Cockburn and Market Streets. It’s worth the risk of a sprained ankle though…
Cyclamen
21 Argyle Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1JJ
Dusit
49a Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DY
A perfect tempura prawn sums up the expertise on display here: a prawn of unparalleled creaminess, the panko breadcrumbs brittle and crisp in contrast. It’s the benchmark of almost a decade of lauded cooking that fills seats on a wet Monday evening as…
Hong Fu Noodle
3–7 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3BG
After the Ark bar hauled anchor from Waterloo Place, this canteen-style Chinese popped up in its place with minimal fixings. Ikea-style tables may feel rather temporary alongside the old bar and moulded ceilings but if you want a quick, cheap meal…
Izzi
119 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AN
Izzi is a restaurant of two halves, with the front dining room clearly visible to the passers-by on busy Lothian Road through a huge plate glass window. The second room is curiously featureless but feels a little more private. Friendly staff greet…
Kampong Ah Lee Malaysian Delight
28 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9HX
Every city has its secrets, those in-the-know places that are easy to miss in the search for better and brighter eating experiences. While it’s hardly off the beaten track, Kampong Ah Lee Malaysian Delight’s unassuming shop front and barely decorated…
Leven's
30-32 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LJ
Just remember that faint heart never won fair anything, take a deep breath and plunge headfirst into Leven’s crazy, mixed-up world of fusion. There’s a lot going on, much of it good, and while every plate could do with losing at least one ingredient…
Miso & Sushi
46a Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5LA
There’s more to Miso and Sushi than, well, miso and sushi. Epic agedashi tofu, for a start. Properly spicy tuna hand-rolls. Well thought out bento boxes, putting together different hot and cold dishes in a way that takes guesswork out of what can be an…
Mya
Unit 9, Commercial Quay, 92 Commercial Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6LX
Muted beige walls and sleek wooden chairs offer no hint of the colourful cultural influences at work in Mya's kitchen. The dual Thai and north Indian menu seems to have been borne of the idea that groups of potential diners struggle to agree on what to…
No 1 Sushi Bar
37 Home Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9JP
With cinema, theatre, pubs, students – heck, even a ‘gentlemen’s club’ or two on its doorstep, No 1 Sushi Bar is a great place to sit and watch the world go by. There’s real pleasure to be found in sipping miso soup and looking at a pretty platter of…
Oishii
176 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AB
Pretty little black-lacquered Oishii is far from Rose Street’s tourist traps. The menu ticks all the usual Japanese boxes with noodles, teriyaki and tempura all present, correct and competently executed, but here the sushi is the real star. Sushi…
Opal Lounge
51 George Street, New Town, Edinburgh, EH2 2HT
This labyrinthine, subterranean bar/restaurant below George Street is a stylish venue for a meal, a quiet drink, or, very late in the day, a spot of clubbing. The mood is funky and très chic, with a motif of hot-pink and 1970s stylised flowers - the…
Passorn
23–23a Brougham Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9JU
When Cindy Srisotorn writes on her website that she does her utmost to provide a wonderful experience for her customers, she means it. Now in its second year, Passorn is distinguished by Srisotorn's inexhaustible enthusiasm for good food as well as the…
Pho Vietnam House
3 Grove Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8AF
Operating out of a small shopfront, Pho Vietnam House is tiny with just five tables. This isn’t much of a problem, thanks to owner Jodie Nguyen. Having learned to cook at her parents’ restaurant in Vietnam, she prepares the food before handing over to…
Phuket Pavilion
8 Union Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3LU
Veteran restaurateur Bill Parkinson has been in the business for 46 years and it shows. Service is a speciality: he wants people to relax while they eat. If you’re enjoying his pre-theatre menu before heading across the road to the Playhouse you might…
Port of Siam
3 Pier Place, Edinburgh, EH6 4LP
If you ring to book a table at Port of Siam (and booking is essential at this tiny, busy restaurant), be prepared to be greeted by an anonymous answer-phone, but do leave a message or you'll be kicking yourself later – a visit here is a rare treat.
Rice Terraces
93 St Leonard's Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9QY
With a big warm heart and all the melting-pot traditions of Filipino cuisine, Rice Terraces is a great wee find. This is home-style cooking at its best: maybe its hard to judge if this is what people eating in Manila but certainly easy to believe that…
Ruan Siam
48 Howe Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6TH
Tucked away down a short but steep stone staircase in the New Town, first impressions of Ruan Siam are akin to finding a hidden, imaginatively decorated grotto. Rather an overly romantic impression, perhaps, but the feeling is reinforced by the warm…
Sampans
Holiday Inn, 132 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UA
The convivial Sampans restaurant within Edinburgh's Holiday Inn is a smart and inviting space with a straightforward menu of Oriental favourites. Pale woods and zingy walls give the restaurant a modern, uncluttered feel, with an airy glass frontage…
Sampans
Holiday Inn Hotel, 132 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UA
Situated amidst the business-like functionality of the Holiday Inn, Sampans makes a fair stab at transcending its bland surrounds. The smart restaurant area, set apart from the rest of the hotel, is full of tasteful Oriental touches such as…
Shamoli
105 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SG
Just up from John Knox's house on the Royal Mile and hidden up a stone staircase, this spacious first floor restaurant widens the choice by offering both Thai and Northern Indian food. Its convenient location – a short walk from the train station and…
Shilla
13b Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QG
As far as entrances go, it’s far from grand. But persevere – after an uncertain trip down a dodgy staircase, Shilla opens out into a maze of individual dining rooms, all exposed brick, lacquered tables and quirky wall paintings. Korean food is…
Siam Thani
14 Broughton Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3RH
Sitting at the top of Broughton Street, Siam Thani is well positioned for pre-theatre/cinema/comedy dining with the Playhouse, Omni Centre and The Stand all nearby. However, the relaxed ambience is much more that of a friendly local than a busy city…
Sing Thai
42 St Stephen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5AL
Sing Thai is a neighbourhood restaurant in the true sense of the phrase. The interior looks as though the owner has just decided to open up his home to cater to some friends, and regulars popping in for a takeaway are greeted like long lost pals. If…
Songkran
24a Stafford Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7BD
Down in a West End basement, Songkran is in its tenth year of serving local professionals and those patrons who look hard enough to find it. The small venue maintains a very personal operation through staff that make that extra effort and does a brisk…
Songkran II
8 Gloucester Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6EG
Spirit of Thai
44 Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AP
Spirit of Thai is a very professional outfit. It’s obvious from the moment you step into the tastefully dressed room – all muted tan shades and carefully positioned woodcarvings – and are greeted by the immaculately turned out staff, that this is more…
Sushiya
19 Dalry Road, Edinburgh, EH11 2BQ
Atmosphere can be something that’s a little lacking in some of Edinburgh’s sushi joints, but with only 22 seats to fill, tiny Sushiya has a head start in creating that elusive quality. Busy and buzzy, there’s a constant stream of customers eating…
Tang's
44 Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, EH1 2QE
Tucked into an atmospheric Old Town tenement with cosy corners all connected by a rickety staircase that threatens to hurl both staff and food to an untimely end – Tang’s makes a great first impression. The menu is compact and no worse for that…
Thai Lemongrass
40–41 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4HJ
There’s no escaping that Thai Lemongrass is a classy looking place. The décor is a soothing blend of the contemporary and the traditional, with discreet lighting casting a warm glow over the dark wood tables and tastefully golden-brown wallpaper.
Thai Orchid
5A Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2PW
From the welcoming Buddha just inside the front door, to the carefully placed flowers that accompany your starter, Thai Orchid does its utmost to conjure up a sense of the exotic, and despite its proximity to both the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle…
Thai Pad
20 Leopold Place, London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5LB
Quicker than you can say 'tablet computer', there's a grimly punning new restaurant, Thai Pad, on the scene. It is, in fact, a new incarnation of the fairly short-lived Love You Long Thai restaurant in the basement of the Richmond House Hotel on London…
Thai Pod
20 Leopold Place, London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5LB
The takeaway arm of the new Thai Pad restaurant (see Thai section), this is essentially a direct replacement for Spicebox, which operated out of the Pleasance for a couple of years before setting up Love You Long Thai restaurant on London Road in 2010.
Thaisanuk
142–144 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5HG
Time 4 Thai
45 North Castle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3BG
Whilst the décor in Time 4 Thai reflects the conventions of George Street style-bar chic, and comes off looking more like an airport’s executive lounge, the welcome is pure class – there’s enough warmth here to power a small country. Choose between…
Wagamama
1 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2DP
The long tables, big bowls of slurpy noodles, upbeat East Asian tempo and cool branding have been a prominent part of High Street eating in Britain for nearly 20 years. It had almost become an indictment that a city of Edinburgh's dining status was…
WaWa Noodle Bar
13 West Crosscauseway, Edinburgh, EH8 9JW
Inspired by the noodle bars of Hong Kong, where eating on the move involves staying on your feet, Michael Yip has opened this compact standing-only noodle bar come Chinese takeaway as a radical alternative to his Dragon Way restaurant around the…
Wok and Wine
57a Frederick Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1LH
It’s a relief to find that Wok & Wine takes itself as seriously as any of the Scottish and French restaurants dotted around New Town. Stephanie Lo, the ebullient proprietor, is passionate about her ingredients and making her customers feel welcome…
Yes Sushi
89 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1EE
Relative newcomer Yes Sushi is nicely designed with funky wallpaper and paper lanterns softening the large room. The menu is long but stick with it as there are some unusual choices hidden away, like donburi, yakimono and beautifully presented…
Yo! Sushi
Harvey Nichols, 30–34 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2AD
Tucked into upmarket Harvey Nichols’ fourth floor, kitsch yet chic Yo! Sushi is tons of fun. Stools cluster round the now-familiar conveyor belt of colour-coded dishes, call buttons summon the waiters with cries of 'more sushi!' and your own set of wee…
Yocoko
45 South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1LL
Zen Kitchen
138 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5DQ
So often takeaways churn out uninspired menus of tried and tired ‘favourites’ that are utterly undistinguishable from each other. Zen Kitchen, however, bills itself as an Asian fusion restaurant, producing delicious and distinctive dishes from around…

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