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A cast-iron pot of braised tofu in a red chilli sauce beside a plate of crisp battered slices in a light, sweet sauce, on a blue tablecloth at The Way Taste.
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The Way Taste

A small Chinese restaurant at 65 Clerk Street in Newington, open every day for lunch and dinner, with a takeaway.

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Clerk Street, running south from the university towards Newington, has some of the city's best small Chinese restaurants, and The Way Taste at number 65 is a good one to know.

It's a simple, bright room a few doors along from Taste of Home, and the cooking is generous and full of flavour: bowls of noodles and soup, braised dishes in cast-iron pots, and plenty of chilli for anyone who wants it. The Good Food Guide's eating guide to Edinburgh names it for dinner. It's open every day from half past eleven in the morning to half past nine at night, so it works just as well for a quick lunch between museums as for an easy evening meal, and there's a takeaway and delivery too. Children are welcome, and the Meadows are a five-minute walk away when you've finished.

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Before you go

Open every day from half past eleven in the morning to half past nine at night, for lunch, dinner and takeaway.

Where
65 Clerk Street, Newington, Edinburgh, EH8 9JQ.
Open
Every day, 11.30am to 9.30pm.
Takeaway
Yes, and delivery.
Children
Welcome.
Phone
0131 241 1273

Opening hours

Monday
11.30am–9.30pm
Tuesday
11.30am–9.30pm
Wednesday
11.30am–9.30pm
Thursday
11.30am–9.30pm
Friday
11.30am–9.30pm
Saturday
11.30am–9.30pm
Sunday
11.30am–9.30pm

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Where it is

On Clerk Street in Newington, on the south side of the city, a few doors from Taste of Home, EH8 9JQ.

Close byClerk Street and the Meadows.
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