Regular Edinburgh Foody readers will know, from endless repetition of this fact, that I’m Swedish. I was weaned on salty licorice* and cinnamon buns. I grew up on crisp bread, herring and cured salmon. Smoked reindeer heart is something I have eaten without finding it at all weird. I think…
It has been far too long since we last ate at Ondine Edinburgh and as big fish lovers we really have no excuse. The chance to try Edinburgh Gin’s new Seaside gin with a specially devised menu one Sunday was especially tempting. Sunday lunch with fish? Why not? Ondine’s entrance…
As the oldest commercially produced beer in Italy, Menabrea enjoys a reputation as something authentic and special. Its two varieties, ‘Bionda,’ a pale lager and ‘Ambrata,’ an amber-coloured ale, have been brewed solely at Menabrea’s brewery near Turin since 1846. A combination of maize and barley from Champagne, hops from…
Meeting up with my friend L for lunch doesn’t happen too often. She is usually whizzing all over Edinburgh in her role as a carer. Lunching at the Blackbird proved the ideal place to catch up. We wished the day had been hot and sunny so we could have basked…
Deliveroo launched in Edinburgh with great fanfare in early June. Founded in London, Deliveroo is a delivery service for restaurants that don’t normally deliver. They have a raft of interesting establishments on their books. I tried them out for lunch at the office one day.
The diners all agreed this was the best Sunday lunch in a long time. Why didn’t we have roast beef and Yorkshire pudding more often? It ŵas a firm fixture of our childhood. The fact that it happened to be a Tuesday evening and that this was the FIFTH meat…
Zuhu’s is a fairly new peri peri chicken restaurant well-located on South Bridge. The menu is in the same vein as other similar restaurants, with a range of different spice levels to choose from. You can choose between a quarter, half, or whole chicken as well as wings, wraps, and…
The first thing that struck me on entering Gusto was that the inside of the restaurant was much bigger than I had expected. The double height ceiling gives the main dining area a real feeling of space, and the decor is chic without being overly fussy. The Cheese Friend and…
There are a couple of café spaces that I particularly love in Edinburgh. They are full of light and even when the day is grey they somehow make you feel that the sun is shining. The design is seemingly simple, colours neutral, the furniture pale and both have high ceilings. Until…
Since this post was written, Pinto has become Barburrito. C’s first experience of Pintos was in Glasgow, when he stopped in on the way to the railway station to grab a burrito. It was fast, affordable and unpretentious, perfect when you’re in a hurry. Pintos have now popped up in…
