
Restaurants and Bars in Edinburgh's Old Town
The Old Town has somewhere to eat and drink down every close, from tasting menus in converted workshops to a hot roll eaten on the Royal Mile. These are the places we'd point you to.
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Updated 22 September 2026. Across Edinburgh.
The Old Town has somewhere to eat and drink down every close and along every street. Tasting menus in converted workshops, afternoon tea under a painted ceiling, old bars that have been pouring since the eighteenth century, and a hot roll eaten standing up on the Royal Mile. It's a mile of city that feeds everybody.
We've gathered our favourite Old Town restaurants and bars. From the Grassmarket to the Canongate, these are the ones we'd point you to.
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