Angels with Bagpipes
A restaurant on the Royal Mile opposite St Giles', serving small and larger plates from a modern Scottish kitchen every day.
On the Royal Mile, across the street from St Giles', a cream-painted front with a pair of white angel wings etched on its glass doors belongs to Angels with Bagpipes.
The name comes from the cathedral opposite, where a carved angel playing the bagpipes looks down from the roof of the Thistle Chapel.
It is an independent, family-run restaurant. The menu is built from small and larger plates made for sharing and trying things, cooked from seasonal Scottish ingredients. The dining rooms run back from the street under low lights, and in summer there are a few tables outside on the setts.
Angels with Bagpipes is open every day from noon until nine at night, and tables can be booked ahead, which helps in the festival months.
Open every day from noon until nine, and tables can be booked.
- Where
- 343 High Street, the Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1PW.
- Open
- Every day, noon to 9pm.
- Telephone
- 0131 220 1111.
Opening hours
Their website- Monday
- noon–9pm
- Tuesday
- noon–9pm
- Wednesday
- noon–9pm
- Thursday
- noon–9pm
- Friday
- noon–9pm
- Saturday
- noon–9pm
- Sunday
- noon–9pm
On the High Street, the Royal Mile, opposite St Giles' Cathedral.
St Giles’ CathedralThe High Kirk of Edinburgh on the Royal Mile, under its crown spire.Under a mile1 min by road
The Heart of MidlothianA heart of granite setts in the Royal Mile outside St Giles'.Under a mile1 min by road
The Real Mary King's CloseA warren of 17th-century streets and houses sealed beneath the City Chambers on the Royal Mile, seen on a tour with a costumed guide.Under a mile1 min by road
Signet LibraryUnder a mile1 min by road
Mercat CrossThe market cross beside St Giles', where proclamations are still read.Under a mile3 min by road
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Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.
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