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eleanore

A small, family-run restaurant on Albert Place off Leith Walk, from the team behind The Little Chartroom, with set lunch and dinner menus.

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eleanore is a small, family-run restaurant on Albert Place, just off Leith Walk, from the team behind The Little Chartroom and Ardfern, and it's one of the loveliest ways to eat well in Edinburgh without spending a fortune.

Lunch is two courses for £29 or three for £32, and dinner £39 or £45, from a short menu. A recent one began with oysters and English muffins with whipped cep butter, went on to coley with clams and langoustine bisque or duck breast with beetroot and plum, and ended with carrot cake choux. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings there's an early sitting at the lunch price, handy before a show. It opens Wednesday to Sunday, with Sunday lunch running into the afternoon, and tables can be booked up to 60 days ahead through its own site. It's in the Michelin Guide too. Children under five can't be seated, so keep it for a grown-up lunch or a night out.

Round the cornerSicilian Pastry ShopA family-run Italian bakery on Albert Street, off Leith Walk, open since 1979, with cannoli, rum babas, arancini and celebration cakes to take away.1 min by roadSee itThe Sicilian Pastry Shop's front on Albert Street, its sign in looping script with Est. 1979 above the awning.
Before you go

Open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch, and Wednesday to Saturday for dinner; closed on Sunday evening, Monday and Tuesday.

Tables can be booked up to 60 days ahead.

Where
30-31 Albert Place, off Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH7 5HN.
Lunch
Wednesday to Saturday 12pm to 2.15pm, Sunday 12pm to 4.15pm. Two courses £29, three £32.
Pre-theatre
Wednesday and Thursday 5pm to 5.30pm, at the lunch prices.
Dinner
Wednesday and Thursday 5.45pm to 8.30pm, Friday and Saturday 5.30pm to 8.30pm. Two courses £39, three £45.
Booking
Through its own site, up to 60 days ahead; for 11 or more, email the restaurant.
Children
Not under five years old.
Phone
0131 600 0990

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
noon–2.15pm, 5pm–8.30pm
Thursday
noon–2.15pm, 5pm–8.30pm
Friday
noon–2.15pm, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Saturday
noon–2.15pm, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Sunday
noon–4.15pm

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Where it is

On Albert Place, on Leith Walk, EH7 5HN.

Close byLeith Walk.
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  2. The counter at Sloe Lane Bakery, full of pastries, loaf cakes topped with cream and chalked labels.Sloe Lane BakeryA small independent bakery on Leith Walk, baking pastries, cakes, sourdough and baguettes from scratch, with Carter coffee and tables outside.Under a mile 2 min by road
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  4. The counter at Little Fitzroy, with its drinks and food board, bags of coffee beans and shelves of cups behind.Little FitzroyA small coffee shop on Easter Road named after Fitzroy in Melbourne, open every day from early, with breakfast, lunch and seats outside.Under a mile 3 min by road
  5. Barista pulling espresso shots on a chrome machine with stacked cups nearbyAnte CaféA coffee shop and bakery below Spry wine bar on Haddington Place, at the top of Leith Walk, with bakes made the same day.Under a mile 4 min by road
  6. Spry WinesSpry WinesA neighbourhood wine bar and bottle shop of natural wines at the top of Leith Walk, opened in 2019, with a café and bakery called Ante in the basement.Under a mile 3 min by road
  7. Twelve TrianglesTwelve TrianglesA scratch bakery of slow, cold-fermented sourdough and pastries, begun by Emily Cuddeford and Rachel Morgan, with bakeries across Edinburgh.Under a mile 4 min by road
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