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The black shopfront of Mirin on Albert Place, its name over the window and two small tables with folding chairs on the pavement.
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Mirin

A small, owner-run restaurant on Albert Place off Leith Walk, the sister of Gulp Ramen, with small plates, dumplings and noodles cooked with Asian flavours.

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There's something about a small restaurant that doesn't take itself too seriously, and Mirin, on Albert Place just off Leith Walk, is great fun.

It's owner-run, and the kitchen puts the best ingredients it can find together with the Asian flavours it loves, in what the restaurant calls a deliberately inauthentic mix of junk food and delicate cooking. You might start with roe deer and pork dumplings in a chilli and kaffir lime broth, then move on to venison tartare, barbecued monkfish cheek or a dry-aged wagyu smash burger with kimchi. The menu is small plates and dumplings, with low-intervention wine and good music to go with them. Mirin is the sister restaurant of Gulp Ramen, a short way down Leith Walk. Dinner runs from Wednesday to Monday, 5pm to 10pm, with last orders at 9pm. The room is small, so book ahead online, and let them know when you book if you're bringing your dog.

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Before you go

Dinner from Wednesday to Monday, 5pm to 10pm, with last orders at 9pm.

The room is small, so book a table online.

Where
9 Albert Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH7 5HN.
Open
Wednesday to Monday, 5pm to 10pm, last orders 9pm. Closed on Tuesday.
Booking
Online through SevenRooms.
Dogs
Welcome, with notice when you book.
Children
Not under five: there are no high chairs or baby changing.
Allergies
Tell the restaurant when you book. The small kitchen can do little for severe allergies to shellfish, gluten, egg, sesame, soya or lactose.
Phone
07835 711450

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
5pm–10pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
5pm–10pm
Thursday
5pm–10pm
Friday
5pm–10pm
Saturday
5pm–10pm
Sunday
5pm–10pm

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Where it is

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

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