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10/03/2019

Azas Kitchen :-)

Azas Kitchen The end of Lunchquest is nigh but there always seems to be one more place and one more point of interest to capture before we finally swan off into the sunset. Today's hook was the words 'homemade lorne sausage' on the window of a little all-day takeaway cafe called Azas Kitchen. Right....

09/03/2019

Three.14 :-)

Three.14 I was feeling a little ropey after another fun evening of reacquainting myself with the delights of midweek drinking in Edinburgh. I was in need of sustenance relatively close at hand so headed for a bakery called Three.14 which was new to me. The name is a pi/pie riff. It's always good to....

07/03/2019

Annakut! :-)

Annakut I'd heard some strong reports in Indian vegan and vegetarian specialist Annakut so was keen to visit while I was staying on this side of the city. They serve their full a la carte at lunchtime. It features dishes with a multi-region Indian approach with a number of dishes from Kerala, Gujara...

06/03/2019

Merienda! :-)

Merienda I was sad to hear that Goya 23 had ceased trading as I was a fan of their Spanish stylings and excellent range of sherry. In its place comes another place with a Spanish influence called Merienda. Featuring small plates in the tapas style, the emphasis is on local produce prepared with care...

05/03/2019

Bridgend Farmhouse! :-)

Bridgend Farmhouse I'd been meaning to visit the Bridgend Farmhouse cafe since I returned to the city and with my temporary abode just round the corner in The Inch I had the ideal opportunity. Part of the Bridgend Farm allotments, growing projects, and community hub, the cafe trades during the day o...

04/03/2019

Le Bistrot by Patisserie Maxime :-)

Le Bistrot by Patisserie Maxime I remember a couple of joyful visits to Le Bistrot by Patisserie Maxime when they popped up at the French Institute on Randolph Crescent during the Festival a couple of years back. The Institute has recently moved to the old Lothian Chambers on George IV Bridge and Le...

03/03/2019

Absolutely Fabulous! :-)

Absolutely Fabulous I've been staying for a few days at The Inch, a neighbourhood where my great auntie used to live, in between Cameron Toll and the Royal Infirmary. While it is not exactly overstocked with food and drink options, there is a little parade of shops contained within which boasts a ch...

02/03/2019

Urban Fox! :-)

Urban Fox Where Hewat's traded for many years before moving to their current Royal Mile venue, the Urban Fox has taken over. I popped in at lunchtime to give it a look. The place has had a full refit with the decor now full of dark browns, aubergine and to***co. Chunky wooden tables are matched…

01/03/2019

Bravo! :-)

Bravo I was wandering without too much of a direction, as is often my way, when I discovered that 2Nice, the Ukranian cafe on Dalry Road, was no more. In its place was a cafe called Bravo which looked to be ploughing a similar furrow but without the Ukranian specials. Little did I know that…

28/02/2019

Buenos Aires Grill! :-)

Buenos Aires Grill Comparison is odious, but it's hard not to fall into the trap upon locally bumping into dishes and restaurant styles I've seen in their natural habitat on recent travels. The latest opportunity for this was on a recent lunchtime visit to Musselburgh's Buenos Aires Grill. I was joi...

27/02/2019

Nilgiri Spice! :-)

Nilgiri Spice It's Friday night, everyone's had a long week, and a beer or two has been taken. Time for a curry, right? Well, that was my thinking when, with regular guest questers Freya and Hayley along with first time quester Claudia, we found ourselves a few drinks in to a glorious evening at Bra...

25/02/2019

La Casa! :-)

La Casa Although it quickly grew in scope beyond a focus on the middle of the day meal, Lunchquest was primarily set-up to highlight how well Edinburgh caters for those seeking lunch in its many forms. In the sites final few weeks in its current incarnation, it was joyful to have the time to get…

24/02/2019

Karma Kebabs! :-)

Karma I was sad to see that Aleppo Kitchen proved to be short-lived as I'd really enjoyed their falafel when I visited. In their place on premises that have cycled through businesses at a fair rate comes Karma, a purveyor of all plant-based kebabs and wraps. I popped in for a late lunchtime visit. T...

21/02/2019

Lady Libertine! :-)

Lady Libertine The Bon Vivant was recently recognised as the best restaurant bar in the UK for the second year running at the Class Bar Awards. This is a major industry award in a competitive sector in which Edinburgh excels. Bon Vivant owner Stu McCluskey's burgeoning empire now extends to four b...

20/02/2019

Rose Theatre Cafe! :-)

Rose Theatre Cafe One of the places that opened in my absence that I was most keen to visit was the Rose Theatre Cafe, on Rose Street. My dear old Mum used to attend the premises in her youth when it was the Charlotte Chapel. Over the past few years it has increasingly been used…

18/02/2019

West Room! :-)

West Room The West Room has been a staple watering hole offering decent if not overly wowing pub food during its fairly lengthy tenure on Queensferry Street. Since my departure to foreign climes it has changed hands and is now the sister bar to St Andrews' The Seafood Ristorante. It has relaunched w...

17/02/2019

Oqo Coffee Nook! :-)

Oqo Coffee Nook One of the key findings from my travelling time was that Edinburgh is very well served for cafes and top notch coffee relative to most of the places I visited. The topography of our compact city lends itself to concentrated bursts of hospitality clusters but even factoring that in we...

16/02/2019

Gautam's! :-)

Gautam's After only relatively recently dining at Xanadu, near Meadowbank, and really enjoying its Chinese delights, I was a little sad to hear it had closed. In its place, Gautam's has sprung up. Apparently, they opened only two weeks after taking the keys which is a very quick turnaround, particul...

15/02/2019

El Cartel! :-)

El Cartel I'm generally a well-behaved chap but there are a few places where I have committed "youthful indiscretions". I've admitted to such things in reviews of Annabelle's and Nanna Flo's and, dear readers, I have one more to add the list. The place in question was the Central chippy which is now...

14/02/2019

Detour Coffee! :-)

Detour Coffee I am enjoying being back living - albeit temporarily - in Bruntsfield. It's a smart part of town, well connected for getting around and well stocked with good local cafes and restaurants. On a wander towards town through Marchmont I bumped into a cafe that was new to me called Detour.....

12/02/2019

Fortuna Coffee! :-)

Fortuna Coffee My tour of places that have opened during my absence from Edinburgh continued with a quick stop at Fortuna Coffee Bar on Queen Street. Just a couple of doors down from Panda & Sons, I think the space is newly converted hospitality premises or at least I can't remember there being anyt...

11/02/2019

Crolla's Italian Kitchen :-)

Crolla's Italian Kitchen It was time to face the music and account for my expenditure on travels to my financial adviser. His offices are in Musselburgh so I took the opportunity for a fortifying lunch at nearby Crolla's Italian Kitchen ahead of the meeting. Set in the smart courtyard of Eskmills bu...

10/02/2019

Dumplings of China! :-)

Dumplings of China I was sad to find that in my absence Sakura Tree had ceased trading. Replacing it is an intriguing looking place called Dumplings of China. I was staying nearby so found an occasion to visit for lunch in my first few days back. The set-up is much as before but things have…

09/02/2019

The Perch! ;-)

The Perch The demise of The Dogs was sad news indeed as it had been a city centre mainstay of high quality fare for many a long year. It was heartening to see another independent operator take over the site so I was keen to check things out upon my return to the city. From…

07/02/2019

83 Hanover Street :-)

83 Hanover Street Edinburgh! The return to my hometown had been a long time coming but it was soon upon me. I embraced my former routine with a short exploration of the Lucky Liquor Co menu to work up an appetite for dinner. With palate suitably livened, I headed to give 83 Hanover Street a look. ...

05/02/2019

Purnell's! :-)

Purnell's My soft-landing return to the UK continued with a couple of days in Birmingham. The main reason for my visit was to go to Purnell's for dinner which I did on the middle night of a three day stay in town. Glyn Purnell is the lovable Brummie chef from the telly. His restaurant has…

04/02/2019

Oxford Kitchen :-)

Oxford Kitchen I may be back in the UK but there was no way I was going to make it anything other than the softest landing possible. I headed to Oxford and the home comforts of my friends Kathryn and Rene who currently have the excellent MJ as their house guest. While as usual the…

03/02/2019

37 Favourite Meals :-)

37 Favourite Meals I have been very fortunate on my recent six-month world tour to eat at some amazing restaurants. These are the ones that had greatest impact and gave me the most pleasure. 1. Boragó, Santiago, Chile I still think about this meal a lot and I keep remembering fresh details or flavo...

02/02/2019

The 31 Favourite Bars from my trip :-)

31 Favourite Bars This is a bit of an apple and oranges list, but I thought I should summarise my drinking adventures not least to say thank you to the various bartenders who looked after me in such fine style on my recent world travels. It's a mix of cocktail and beer places - most…

30/01/2019

Coffee & drinks in Paris :-)

Coffee & Drinks in Paris While I generally didn't have much luck finding high quality places to eat (Arpège aside) in Paris, I had rather better fortune with cafes and bars. One of the big reasons for my stop in town was to visit Little Red Door, an outstanding cocktail bar where it was lovely…

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