Coherent Structures in Physics and Biology
Recommended Restaurants and Pubs in Edinburgh and surrounding areas
Restaurants
There are a great number of establishments in this area, we can't cover all of them,
this is just a personal choice by staff and previous visitors.
Expect to pay a minimum of 10 pounds per head, not including wine,
for anything half-decent in Edinburgh, unless you visit a chain
pizza or burger restaurant.
- Henderson's, 94 Hanover St. (basement) (225 2131) Long established vegetarian
self-service restaurant and wine bar, about 12 pounds per head, often
with live piano or other music.
- Stac Polly: Grindlay Street and Dublin Street - price 20 to 30
pounds per head, top quality Scottish restaurant with local produce.
- Doric Tavern in Market Street. It looks a bit unsalubrious from
the outside, but the food is good, if a little pricey (20 - 25 pounds
per head)
- The Verandah, Indian tandori restaurant in Dalry Road, close to
Haymarket and the 65/22 bus stop for HW. Around 10-15 pounds per head.
- Kalpna: Clerk Street and 2/3 St Patrick's Square (667 9890), Indian vegetarian.
- Bamboo Garden: Frederick Street, Chinese
- Bar Roma: 39a Queensferry Road, Italian (better to book in advance)
- Bar Italia: Lothian Road, Italian (bookings advised peak times
at weekends).
- Pierre Victoire, Grassmarket, inexpensive French.
- Le Sept, Old Fishmarket Close, French. (Bon rapport qualite/prix et accueil sympathique).
- Indian Cavalry Club, West Maitland St (between Haymarket and
Shandwick place).
- The Bridge Inn, Ratho. 333 1320. A few miles west of the campus,
good Scottish food on the banks of the Union Canal, also canal
restaurant barges. About 20-25 pounds per head. Booking recommended.
- Il Giardino's D'Italia, 158 Bruntsfield Pl, 229 3325 (Sicilian)
- Himalaya, 171 Bruntsfield Pl, 229 8216 (Indian)
- Bombay Bicycle Club, 6 Brougham Pl, 229 3839 (Indian)
- Buntoms, 9 Nelson St, 557 8212 (Thai)
- Bangkok, 176 Rose St. (Thai food)
- The Marrakech Restaurant, 30 London Street 556 7293 (Morrocan)
(take your own wine)
- Howies: 63 Dalry Rd./75 St. Leonards St. - Scottish/French, not as good
as Stac Polly but still good value.
- Malmaison: 1 Tower Place, Leith (around the corner from The Shore) -
inexpensive but stylish French brasserie.
- Raj: 89 Henderson St. Leith - Indian restaurant with nice spacious decor
overlooking Water of Leith.
- La Bonne Vie: Causewayside - cosy restaurant serving French provincial cuisine.
Bars and Pubs
- Kay's Bar, Jamaica St., (off India St, opposite James Clark
Maxwell's birthplace at no 14). Small and lively New Town watering
hole, good chice of malts.
- Cambridge Bar (Young St)
- Bert's Bar (William St)
- Cafe Royal (W Register St),
- Sandy Bells (Forrest Rd)
- Malt Shovel (Cockburn St)
- Garrick (Spittal St),
- Blue Blazer (Spittal St)
- Golf Tavern (Wrights Houses),
- Canny Man (Morningside Rd).
Disclaimer - these opinions reflect the personal taste of individual
members of staff and are not meant to represent any official views of
the University or the Department.
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Last modified 30 June 1995
Chris Eilbeck / Heriot-Watt University / chris@ma.hw.ac.uk
