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A bowl of ramen at Nishiki, with slices of chashu pork, a soft-boiled egg, spring onion and a swirl of dark oil, on a pale wooden table.
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Nishiki

A Japanese izakaya and sake bar on Morrison Street near Haymarket, with small plates, a raw bar, hand rolls and noodles, and Japanese breakfast at the weekend.

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Nishiki is a Japanese izakaya and sake bar on Morrison Street, a few minutes' walk from Haymarket, and one of the most exciting new places to eat in Edinburgh.

An izakaya is a relaxed Japanese pub where you order plates to share as you drink, and that's the idea here, in a calm, minimal room of pale wood with seats at the counter and a long table for groups. The menu runs from small plates like takoyaki and karaage to sashimi from the raw bar, temaki hand rolls, grilled langoustine and black cod, with bowls of noodles and udon to fill you up. To drink there's sake, wine and Japanese tea. At the weekend it opens early for a Japanese breakfast, which is a lovely way to start a day in the city. Nishiki is open from Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner, and you can book a table through its own site.

Round the cornerThe PalmerstonA restaurant and bakery in a former bank on Palmerston Place in the West End, butchering whole animals in-house and changing its European-style menu every day.1 min by roadSee itInside the Palmerston, a high-ceilinged former bank with bentwood chairs, a patterned tiled floor by the bar, globe lights and tall arched windows.
Before you go

Open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner, with breakfast at the weekend; closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Book through its own site.

Where
151-155 Morrison Street, near Haymarket, EH3 8AG.
Open
Wednesday to Friday 11.30am to 2pm and 5pm to 8.30pm; Saturday and Sunday breakfast 9.30am to 11am, lunch 12pm to 2pm and dinner 5pm to 9pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Booking
Through OpenTable, from its own site.
Takeaway
Yes, by Google's record.
Phone
0131 305 1166

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
11.30am–2pm, 5pm–8.30pm
Thursday
11.30am–2pm, 5pm–8.30pm
Friday
11.30am–2pm, 5pm–8.30pm
Saturday
9.30am–11am, noon–2pm, 5pm–9pm
Sunday
9.30am–11am, noon–2pm, 5pm–9pm

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Where it is

On Morrison Street, a few minutes' walk from Haymarket station, EH3 8AG.

Close byHaymarket and the West End.
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  7. YamatoYamatoA Japanese restaurant on Lochrin Terrace in Tollcross, serving traditional Japanese cooking and sushi in a calm, refined room, with Wagyu beef.Under a mile 4 min by road
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