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A long red leather banquette and dark tables in the dining room at Lennox, below lit shelves of books, vases and ornaments in dark wood panelling.
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Lennox

A restaurant and bar from Nico Simeone on Queensferry Street in the West End, cooking beef dry-aged in house over fire, with small plates, handmade pasta and cocktails.

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Welcome

Lennox calls its cooking unapologetic and indulgent, and one look at the menu tells you why.

It's a restaurant and bar on Queensferry Street in the West End, a new project from Nico Simeone with sister restaurants in Glasgow and Manchester, and it opened here in the summer of 2026. All the beef is dry-aged in house and cooked over fire, from bavette to côte de boeuf and porterhouse sold by weight, and around it come snacks, small plates and handmade pasta, like a black pudding Scotch egg, house-baked milk bread with smoked pancetta butter, crab linguine or a whole Shetland plaice. There are separate vegetarian and vegan menus, a Sunday roast and a cocktail list to start the evening. The room is dark wood and red leather banquettes, smart without being stuffy. Lennox is open from noon until midnight, Tuesday to Sunday. Walk-ins are welcome, but it's a good idea to book.

Round the cornerDulseA seafood restaurant from the chef Dean Banks on Queensferry Street in the West End, with a wine and cocktail bar downstairs and the restaurant upstairs.1 min by roadSee itA wooden table at Dulse seen from above, laid with oysters on the half shell, grilled lobster, scallops in their shells and a pan of langoustines, with glasses of white wine.
Before you go

Open from noon until midnight, Tuesday to Sunday; closed on Mondays.

Walk-ins are welcome, but booking ahead is a good idea.

Where
40 Queensferry Street, in the West End, EH2 4RA.
Open
Tuesday to Sunday 12pm to midnight. Closed Monday.
Booking
Through its own site; walk-ins welcome.
Children
Welcome until 8.30pm; no children's menu, but small plates and sides suit them.
Dogs
Service dogs only.
Access
One level, wheelchair accessible, with an accessible toilet.
Phone
0131 388 6666

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
noon–midnight
Wednesday
noon–midnight
Thursday
noon–midnight
Friday
noon–midnight
Saturday
noon–midnight
Sunday
noon–midnight

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Where it is

On Queensferry Street at the West End, EH2 4RA.

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