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Avery's dining room in Stockbridge, with dark stone walls, a large black and white painting and candlelit tables laid with linen napkins.
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Avery

A restaurant in a Georgian townhouse on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge, where the chef Rodney Wages cooks Scottish produce with a Californian touch, with a Michelin star.

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There's something special about a restaurant that has travelled a long way to reach you, and Avery came all the way from San Francisco.

Its chef, Rodney Wages, cooked at The French Laundry in California before opening the first Avery there, and it won a Michelin star in 2021. He fell for Edinburgh on holiday and brought his family and his restaurant here, to a Georgian townhouse on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge. The dining room is dark and intimate, with stone walls and big modern paintings, and the cooking takes Scotland's best produce, meat and seafood and gives it a light Californian touch. Michelin awarded the Edinburgh Avery a star of its own in the 2026 guide. The drinks pairing brings together wine, sake, sherry and a dram of single malt whisky. Dinner is served from Tuesday to Saturday, with seatings from 5pm, and every table is booked online through Tock, so plan ahead for a special night out.

Round the cornerPurslaneA small basement restaurant on St Stephen Street run by chef and owner Paul Gunning, cooking casual fine dining from local produce, in the Michelin Guide.1 min by roadSee itPlate of fudge, truffles, biscuits and cake with "Happy Anniversary" piped in chocolate
Before you go

Dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, with seatings from 5pm.

Every table is booked through Tock.

Where
54 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, EH3 5AL.
Open
Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm to 8.30pm. Closed on Sunday and Monday.
Booking
Online through Tock.
Dogs
Not allowed.
Phone
0131 563 4470

Opening hours

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
5pm–8.30pm
Wednesday
5pm–8.30pm
Thursday
5pm–8.30pm
Friday
5pm–8.30pm
Saturday
5pm–8.30pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On St Stephen Street in Stockbridge, EH3 5AL.

Close byStockbridge and St Stephen Street.
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  2. Golden Hare BooksGolden Hare BooksAn independent bookshop on St Stephen Street, founded by a former director of the V&A, with a wall of books shown face out like a gallery.Under a mile 1 min by road
  3. Glass jars of dried herbs and flowers lined up on a wooden shelfMossA farm-to-table restaurant on St Stephen Street, linked to its own organic farm in Angus, where everything on the menu comes from Scotland.Under a mile 1 min by road
  4. St Stephen Street curving towards St Stephen's church tower.St Stephen StreetA curving Georgian street in Stockbridge of small independent shops and basement bars, closed at one end by Playfair's St Stephen's Church.Under a mile 1 min by road
  5. Smith & GertrudeSmith & GertrudeA wine and cheese bar in Stockbridge, opened in 2015 by Amy and Duncan Findlater, with more than 150 wines on its list and cheese to match.Under a mile 1 min by road
  6. Stockbridge MarketStockbridge MarketA Sunday market of food and makers in Saunders Street by the Water of Leith, every week of the year since 2011.Under a mile 2 min by road
  7. Circus LaneCircus LaneA curving cobbled mews of the early 1800s behind Royal Circus in Stockbridge, closed at one end by St Stephen's clock tower.Under a mile 2 min by road
Directions
Plate of fudge, truffles, biscuits and cake with "Happy Anniversary" piped in chocolateRestaurantsPurslaneA step away
The dark front of Skua at 49 St Stephen Street in Stockbridge, with its name in red neon letters down the wall beside the door.RestaurantsSkuaA step away
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Bicycles parked on a pavement outside Peperino café on a tenement-lined streetWalksStockbridge’s High Street0.2 miles
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A large steak on the bone cooking over glowing coals and flames on the grill at The Captain Darling.RestaurantsThe Captain Darling0.3 miles

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