Liz’s guidebook
Local Restaurants
Edinburgh offers seemingly endless wonderful places to eat, of every type of cuisine and price level. You will find a copy of 'The List' in the apartment which recommends restaurants by category.
There are several good restaurants in Broughton Street within easy walking distance of the apartment. Your choice will depend on many personal factors, I suggest you check their websites and recommend you ALWAYS book. Please note this is not an exhaustive list!!
The OX
49-51 London StVery relaxed, with good food, known for Sunday roasts.
An eclectic menu with a wide variety of dishes, suitable for a more casual meal.
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Cafe Nom De Plume
60 Broughton StAn eclectic menu with a wide variety of dishes, suitable for a more casual meal.
This is a classic French restaurant using the best Scottish ingredients. The food is wonderful and the service is excellent. They offer a well priced set lunch menu as well as being a memorable evening dining venue.
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L'Escargot Bleu Restaurant
56 Broughton StThis is a classic French restaurant using the best Scottish ingredients. The food is wonderful and the service is excellent. They offer a well priced set lunch menu as well as being a memorable evening dining venue.
Intriguing name! An interesting menu with daily specials, good quality and friendly service.
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Educated Flea
32B Broughton StIntriguing name! An interesting menu with daily specials, good quality and friendly service.
The pizza oven at the front of the restaurant gives a clue to the menu. You can bring your own wine and beer (BYO) and, if you buy from the adjacent wine bar, they will give you a 10% discount.
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Eden's Kitchen
32C Broughton StThe pizza oven at the front of the restaurant gives a clue to the menu. You can bring your own wine and beer (BYO) and, if you buy from the adjacent wine bar, they will give you a 10% discount.
This bistro has a consistently good menu with daily specials. Also offers breakfasts.
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The Olive Branch
91 Broughton StThis bistro has a consistently good menu with daily specials. Also offers breakfasts.
This cosy basement wine bar is about 5 minutes walk from the apartment. It is a relaxed and friendly place to drink good wines and share platters of cheese and or charcuterie.
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Pickles
60 Broughton StThis cosy basement wine bar is about 5 minutes walk from the apartment. It is a relaxed and friendly place to drink good wines and share platters of cheese and or charcuterie.
Just off Broughton Street, this deli is good for lunches. They offer a variety of interesting salads and quiches that you can eat in or take away. You can also buy bread and breakfast pastries.
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Broughton Delicatessen
7 Barony StJust off Broughton Street, this deli is good for lunches. They offer a variety of interesting salads and quiches that you can eat in or take away. You can also buy bread and breakfast pastries.
This is an award winning restaurant, just off Broughton Street, that presents a tasting menu, with matched wines if required. Definitely at the top end of the dining experience.
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Le Roi Fou
1 Forth StThis is an award winning restaurant, just off Broughton Street, that presents a tasting menu, with matched wines if required. Definitely at the top end of the dining experience.
This Italian café seamlessly morphs from morning coffee into lunch then evening aperitivo.
The White Witch
43 Broughton StThis Italian café seamlessly morphs from morning coffee into lunch then evening aperitivo.
On the corner at the bottom of Broughton Street, this is an American diner styled restaurant - great breakfasts!
Bushwick Bar & Grill
7-11 E London StOn the corner at the bottom of Broughton Street, this is an American diner styled restaurant - great breakfasts!
This family style Italian restaurant is to the left, in Union Place, at the top of Broughton Road, opposite the Edinburgh Playhouse. The food is authentic and servings are generous - good service.
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Giuliano's @ The Playhouse
18-19 Union PlThis family style Italian restaurant is to the left, in Union Place, at the top of Broughton Road, opposite the Edinburgh Playhouse. The food is authentic and servings are generous - good service.
This is not especially local to the apartment but is not too far away in Hanover Street. But, it is worth a visit and visitors may not find it without a clue! The lunch special menu is a remarkable £5.90 for one course and £7.90 for two courses. You will think you have wandered over to France as you eat genuine French bistro food (including steak frites and moules frites) in a genuine French environment, fabulous place to eat.
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Chez Jules
109 Hanover StThis is not especially local to the apartment but is not too far away in Hanover Street. But, it is worth a visit and visitors may not find it without a clue! The lunch special menu is a remarkable £5.90 for one course and £7.90 for two courses. You will think you have wandered over to France as you eat genuine French bistro food (including steak frites and moules frites) in a genuine French environment, fabulous place to eat.
Just a few steps from the apartment, this basement cafe is super friendly and slightly quirky, featuring a number of traditional decorator items, starting with the choice of china ware! They have a stall at a number of the weekly food markets around Edinburgh, so are well known in the city.
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Casa Angelina
42 London StJust a few steps from the apartment, this basement cafe is super friendly and slightly quirky, featuring a number of traditional decorator items, starting with the choice of china ware! They have a stall at a number of the weekly food markets around Edinburgh, so are well known in the city.
Maybe you've heard about the famous deep fried Mars bars of Scotland? It's true, they exist, and they are served in this takeaway restaurant along with other surprising culinary treats (deep fried Cadbury Cream eggs in season!), and more traditional fare such as pizzas, kebabs and burgers . . . .
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Cafe Piccante
19 Broughton StMaybe you've heard about the famous deep fried Mars bars of Scotland? It's true, they exist, and they are served in this takeaway restaurant along with other surprising culinary treats (deep fried Cadbury Cream eggs in season!), and more traditional fare such as pizzas, kebabs and burgers . . . .
Food Shopping
You can access major supermarkets and small local shops for all your needs.
This is Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; one of Europe's original Specialist Foods Shops, founded in 1934. Their Elm Row store is about 15 minutes walk and has an amazing array of Italian ingredients and wine for sale, as well as a cafe.
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Valvona Crolla
19 Elm RowThis is Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; one of Europe's original Specialist Foods Shops, founded in 1934. Their Elm Row store is about 15 minutes walk and has an amazing array of Italian ingredients and wine for sale, as well as a cafe.
Just up the road from the apartment you can buy pastries and bread here and have coffee.
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Söderberg Bakery Shop
45 Broughton StJust up the road from the apartment you can buy pastries and bread here and have coffee.
Here you can buy natural foods; vegetarian, organic and whole foods. They have a wide selection and the staff are knowledgeable and helpful.
Not sure why the web site says 'clothing store' I have never seen any clothes!!
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Real Foods
37 Broughton StHere you can buy natural foods; vegetarian, organic and whole foods. They have a wide selection and the staff are knowledgeable and helpful.
Not sure why the web site says 'clothing store' I have never seen any clothes!!
A wonderful traditional butchers, well known for its sausages and haggis. You can buy take away hot lunches here as well, at great prices.
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Crombies of Edinburgh
97 Broughton StA wonderful traditional butchers, well known for its sausages and haggis. You can buy take away hot lunches here as well, at great prices.
Coffee and a bagel? You can eat in or take away sandwiches and salads. Also do a mean Portuguese custard tart, pastel de nata.
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new town deli
42 Broughton StCoffee and a bagel? You can eat in or take away sandwiches and salads. Also do a mean Portuguese custard tart, pastel de nata.
Fresh Scottish fish daily, from a traditional fish shop, round the corner in Broughton Street.
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Something Fishy
16A Broughton StFresh Scottish fish daily, from a traditional fish shop, round the corner in Broughton Street.
This is the original Corner Store. A small basement shop, a few steps from the apartment, open from early morning until mid evening. Although small it always seems to have everything you need; from fruit and vegetables to milk and croissants and your daily newspaper. They even have a bank cash machine
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London Street Grocery
47 London StThis is the original Corner Store. A small basement shop, a few steps from the apartment, open from early morning until mid evening. Although small it always seems to have everything you need; from fruit and vegetables to milk and croissants and your daily newspaper. They even have a bank cash machine
If you want to cook oriental food you should find the ingredients you need here
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Hing Sing （兴成行）
310 Leith Walk If you want to cook oriental food you should find the ingredients you need here