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The dining room at Ottolenghi on George Street, wooden chairs and candlelit tables under walls painted with big orange, red and black shapes.
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Ottolenghi

Ottolenghi's first restaurant in Scotland, on George Street, opened in October 2026, with sharing plates built on Scottish produce, from breakfast to dinner.

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Welcome

Ottolenghi has long been loved for its London restaurants and its cookbooks, and in October 2026 it opened its first restaurant in Scotland, on George Street.

The cooking is just what you'd hope for, bold and colourful, full of vegetables and made for sharing, with Scottish produce at the centre of it. Think grilled langoustines from the east coast, crowdie cheese, and slow-cooked dishes brought to the table in handmade clay pots, with cocktails and wines chosen to go with them. It's an all-day place, so you can come for breakfast from 8am, with well-fired morning rolls, shakshuka and a full Scottish with haggis and Urfa baked beans, or settle in for a long lunch or dinner of plates down the middle of the table. The dining room is bright and modern, with walls painted in big swirls of orange, red and black. It's open every day, and you can book a table through its own website.

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Before you go

Open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Book a table through its own page.

Where
92 George Street, EH2 3DF.
Breakfast
Every day, 8am to 11am.
Lunch
Monday to Thursday noon to 3pm; Friday to Sunday noon to 5pm.
Dinner
From 5pm, until 10.30pm Monday to Saturday and 10pm on Sunday.
Phone
0131 388 1888

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
8am–11am, noon–3pm, 5pm–10.30pm
Tuesday
8am–11am, noon–3pm, 5pm–10.30pm
Wednesday
8am–11am, noon–3pm, 5pm–10.30pm
Thursday
8am–11am, noon–3pm, 5pm–10.30pm
Friday
8am–11am, noon–10.30pm
Saturday
8am–11am, noon–10.30pm
Sunday
8am–11am, noon–10pm

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Where it is

At 92 George Street, in the New Town, EH2 3DF.

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