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Amber
You've got to love a place where the waiter greets you with the words, 'My name is Craig, and I'll be your whisky adviser for this evening'. Located in the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre, this romantic restaurant manages to avoid tourist clichés and creates genuinely interesting dishes using the best of Scottish produce.
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Blue
Set above the foyer of the Traverse Theatre, this is a cool white minimalist space with polished oak and Danish designer furniture. The food is simple but skilfully cooked and presented. Choices include Crombie's sausages with mash and onion gravy and roast monkfish with caper and raisin dressing. Two courses costs around £12 between and .
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Doric Tavern
One of Edinburgh's favourite eateries, this 1st-floor bistro (entrance stairs to the right of the Doric Bar) is handy for both Princes St and the Royal Mile. Wooden floors, warm ochre walls and window tables with views of the Scott Monument complement a menu of fresh Scottish produce.
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First Coast
Our favourite neighbourhood bistro, First Coast has a striking main dining area with pale-grey wood panelling and stripped stone, and a short and simple menu offering hearty comfort food such as whitefish fillet with crispy pancetta and peas, char-grilled lemon chicken, and pan-fried herb gnocchi. At lunch, and from to , you can have an excellent two-course meal for around £10 .
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Howie's
A bright and airy Georgian corner house provides the elegant setting for this, the most central of Howie's four hugely popular Edinburgh restaurants. Their recipe for success includes fresh Scottish produce, good-value, fixed price menus (three-course dinner around £19 ) and eminently quaffable house wines from £11 a bottle.
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North Bridge Brasserie
This stylish brasserie inhabits the former lobby of the Scotsman newspaper building (now the Scotsman Hotel), a huge airy hall with four massive marble columns. Book a table up on the balcony, where you can admire the gilded capitals or gaze down on the street through the arched windows. The menu takes its inspiration from hearty Scots fare, ranging from hot buttered crab on sourdough toast to roast rump of lamb with haggis and mashed potato.
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Number One
Number One is the stylish and sophisticated chatelaine of Edinburgh's city-centre restaurants, all gold-and-velvet elegance with a Michelin star sparkling on her crown. The food is top-notch modern Scottish - choose from a three-course dinner for around £58 , or a six-course tasting menu for around £69 - and the service is just on the right side of fawning.
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Oloroso
Oloroso is one of Edinburgh's sexiest restaurants, perched on a glass-encased New Town rooftop with views across a Mary Poppins chimneyscape to the Firth of Forth. Swathed in cream linen and charcoal upholstery enlivened with splashes of deep yellow, the dining room serves top-notch Scottish produce with Asian and Mediterranean touches. On a fine afternoon you can savour a snack and a drink on the outdoor roof terrace while soaking up the sun and a view of the castle.
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Point Restaurant
The Point Restaurant's lunch and dinner menus offer exceptional value - delicious Scottish/international cuisine served by attentive, smartly clad staff in an elegant room with dark-wood furniture, proper linen napkins and Art Deco chandeliers. With a three-course dinner at around £20 and house wine at around £13 a bottle, reservations are strongly recommended.
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb is as much a feast for the eyes as for the taste buds. The over-the-top decor of rich reds set off with black and gold and the sensuous surfaces - damask, brocade, marble, gilded leather - is matched by the intense flavours and rich textures of the food. Take your postprandial coffee and brandy upstairs to the sumptuous fireside sofas in the Tapestry and Leather rooms. There's a two-course lunch menu for around £17 . No public transport.
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Shore
The atmospheric dining room next door to the popular Shore pub is a haven of wood-panelled peace, with old photographs, nautical knick-knacks, fresh flowers and an open fire adding to the romantic theme. The menu changes daily and specialises in Scottish seafood and game.
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Stac Polly
Named after a mountain in northwestern Scotland, Stac Polly's kitchen adds sophisticated twists to fresh Highland produce. The dining room, a cosy maze of stone-walled cellars, is formal but intimate, and dishes such as loin of venison with redcurrant and rosemary jus, or baked halibut with sorrel and asparagus, keep the punters coming back for more.
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Sweet Melindas
With ingredients sourced from the fishmonger nextdoor and the vegetable market around the corner, and everything from the bread to the chocolate truffles handmade in the kitchen, Sweet Melindas offers a true taste of Scottish home cooking. The ambience is chilled and the menu concentrates on seafood, with at least one vegetarian starter and main.
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The Restaurant
It's worth heading west that extra mile to visit this laid-back little bistro. The decor mixes bare brick, wood and contemporary art while the menu takes Scottish produce and gives it a French, Mediterranean or Asian twist with dishes such as hot-smoked salmon with cucumber relish, and the signature dish of seared scallops with black pudding and sweet chilli sauce.
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Tower
Decked out in black leather, purple suede and brushed steel, and perched atop the Museum of Scotland building, this sleek, chic restaurant has hosted countless celebrities, from Joanna Lumley to Catherine Zeta-Jones. Grand views of the castle are accompanied by a menu of top-quality Scottish produce, simply prepared - try half a dozen Scottish oysters followed by a char-grilled Aberdeen Angus fillet steak.
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Witchery By The Castle
Set in a merchant's town house dating from 1595, the Witchery is a candlelit corner of antique splendour with oak-panelled walls, low ceilings, opulent wall hangings and red leather upholstery; stairs lead down to a second, even more romantic, dining room called the Secret Garden. The menu ranges from foie gras to Aberdeen Angus steak and the wine list runs to almost 1000 bins.
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Zazou
How's this for dinner with a difference - hire a whole canal-boat and cruise along the Union Canal as you dine. The menu varies, but offers a choice of four to six starters and main courses, including one fish and one vegetarian option. Book at least seven days in advance; groups of six or more (maximum 12) can have the boat to themselves.
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