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Apartment
Fantastic food and a cool, youthful atmosphere make it hard to get a table at this buzzing bistro. The menu, which makes no distinction between starters and mains, encourages sharing, and includes treats such as queen scallops in smoked salmon and hazelnut butter, marinated monkfish kebabs, and chunky garlicky chips.
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Kebab Mahal
Sophisticated it ain't, but this is the Holy Grail of kebab shops - quality shish kebab and tandoori dishes washed down with chilled lassi for a little over a fiver. It's a basic cafeteria-style place with a stainless-steel counter and glaring fluorescent lights, but the menu is 100-percent halal (the Edinburgh Mosque is just 100m along the road) and the kebabs and curries are authentic and delicious.
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Omar Khayyam
The Omar Khayyam is an old-fashioned Punjabi restaurant with attentive, waistcoated waiters, plush decor and an ornate fountain trickling away in the middle of the dining room. The food is always fresh and flavourful, ranging from old favourites such as chicken tikka masala to more unusual dishes like Kabul chicken (with chick peas, cumin and coriander).
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Rainbow Arch
It's always a sign of a good Chinese restaurant when you see members of the local Chinese community eating there, and you'll see plenty of them at the Rainbow Arch. The menu is more adventurous than most - look out for deep-fried minced octopus cakes - and even the standard dishes, such as lemon chicken, are a cut above the average Chinese restaurant.
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Roti
This is no ordinary Indian restaurant but an intimate, minimalist space with low lighting, colourful drapes and the hot pink of fresh fuchsia flowers. The menu is intriguing, offering dishes that lie well off the beaten curry trail, such as lamb and mint broth with herb dumplings and Goan fish curry (sour, salt and sweet all at the same time).
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Suruchi
A laid-back Indian eatery with handmade turquoise tiles, lazy ceiling fans and chilled-out jazz guitar, Suruchi offers a range of exotic dishes as well as the traditional tandoori standards, many with a Scottish twist. An amusing touch is added by menu descriptions translated into broad Scots ('a beezer o' a curry this...gey nippie oan the tongue').
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Sushiya
The neat, geometric decor in this smart little sushi bar - square hardwood tables with square black-leather stools and square light fittings, set against white walls, wasabi-green doors and brushed steel - is mirrored in the neat, geometric portions of market-fresh tuna, salmon, scallop and octopus prepared to order by the smiling Mr Yuen. Other options include teriyaki beef and chicken, udon noodles and ramen soup.
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