Luckenbooths
An all-day restaurant on the Royal Mile in the Old Town Chambers, opposite St Giles', from breakfast to dinner, with a terrace on the street.
On the High Street, facing St Giles' across the cobbles, Luckenbooths fills the ground floor of the Old Town Chambers with a long, warm dining room of leather banquettes and framed pictures, and a terrace out on the street.
The name comes from the Royal Mile's own past: the luckenbooths were the locked booths, little shops that once crowded the street beside St Giles'. The restaurant has borrowed the name for a place that serves from early morning to late at night. Breakfast brings a full Scottish, eggs Benedict and pancakes; later there is brunch, an all-day menu of Scottish produce, and a roast on Sundays, with a full list of drinks.
The terrace looks out over some of the city's most famous landmarks and catches the sun. Luckenbooths is open every day from half past seven until eleven at night, and tables can be booked.
Open every day from half past seven in the morning until eleven at night, for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, with a Sunday roast.
Tables can be booked on the restaurant's site or by telephone.
- Where
- 329 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1PN, in the Old Town Chambers.
- Open
- Every day, 7.30am to 11pm.
- Book
- 0131 230 0410, or online.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7.30am–11pm
- Tuesday
- 7.30am–11pm
- Wednesday
- 7.30am–11pm
- Thursday
- 7.30am–11pm
- Friday
- 7.30am–11pm
- Saturday
- 7.30am–11pm
- Sunday
- 7.30am–11pm
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 Real Mary King's CloseA warren of 17th-century streets sealed beneath the City Chambers.Under a mile1 min by road
J. K. Rowling’s HandprintsEdinburgh Award winners' handprints in the City Chambers courtyard.Under a mile1 min by road
Advocate's CloseA steep old close from the High Street, with a famous view of the Scott Monument.Under a mile1 min by road
Mercat CrossThe Mercat Cross beside St Giles', where proclamations are still read.Under a mile3 min by road
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Places to stay near Luckenbooths, and when each is next free.
Old Town Chambers- To stay
- In Edinburgh
- Under a mile from Luckenbooths
Moment George IV Bridge- Sleeps 2
- In Edinburgh
- Under a mile from Luckenbooths
West End Muse- Sleeps 4
- In Edinburgh
- Under a mile from Luckenbooths
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The Scott Hotel- A hotel
- In Edinburgh
- A mile from Luckenbooths
Scotland, in print.
Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.
For further reading, before you go.