The best restaurants in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

I really wanted to like this place! It's located in a charming part of Leith and looks like a sweet place for a date night. It has a legit-looking pizza oven and a nice atmosphere with good lighting that is not too loud or crowded. This being said, I was intensely disappointed (devastated?) by the pizza. I can't imagine the other food would be better because it was elementally bad. By this, I mean the basic elements were tasteless: dough and sauce. You may write me off or judge (at your own peril) because I'm lactose intolerant, and my partner is vegan, so we get pizza without cheese. I'm from Philly, where we have the most delicious tomato pies that will rearrange your cheese-centric universe. Pizza is simple, and it's about dough and sauce. Cheese is the icing on the cake. You don't eat cake for the icing do you? DO YOU? The waitress was kind, but hilariously brought us more pizza when we said we didn't like the pizza, and that it was flavorless and sad. Ha. She brought more sadness! This time, a smaller version of the mushroom pizza, with butter on the mushrooms, which she hoped would fix the tasteless problem. *Butter is not THE or a key ingredient to good pizza! We took a few bites to be polite, but damn, to complete this ramble with a question to humanity, how on earth are there so many glowing reviews? Are these people dead in the tongue? Note, I was in a good mood headed in to the place and left in a good mood, but poorer (expensive!!) and full in a bad way during my bike ride to the pub. We won't be back to this spot, and the search continues after numerous failed attempts for a good pizza spot in Edinburgh. Will this be a fruitless endeavor? I think I can't last long here without good pizza. It's existential. I hope this brings about a flavor/soul search for Origano. I don't write this in spite at all, just hoping for better food and real love and effort in the food to come from hearing my experience. Perhaps my partner and I are outliers, but also, maybe people are just being polite. Time will tell.

Huge Scotch whiskey collection with over 400 choices including ones from defunct distilleries. Very knowledgeable and nice staff. They also have a couple of private rooms as well as Snugs seating against the windows. Very nice.

Educated Flea now Bistro Coco - same horse, different jockey! Educated Flea has been taken over by the former Head Chef and is now known as 'Bistro Coco'. From the same premises with a similar style of cuisine, Bistro Coco continues to serve high quality food and is already building on its renewed 5* review rating via TripAdvisor. The King is Dead; Long Live The King!

Lovely place and staff really nice food.

Una experiencia fantástica. La pizza fue la mejor que he probado y nada como esa basura “nappy” de Nápoles que se hace tan rápido porque los chefs italianos necesitan hacer más pausas para fumar. La salsa Mutti es la mejor pero no tan buena como el guapo embajador de la marca escocesa Neill y su PA Catherine, que han creado un recuerdo que pone el nacimiento de mis hijos en segundo lugar con el sentimiento de amor que sentí después de mi comida. ¿Cómo lo hacen todavía en 2024 es la octava maravilla del mundo. Si puedes entrar te sorprenderás. ¡Vete!

My friends and I loved it so much that we went back three times during our week-long stay. The staff was welcoming and efficient. The food is incredibly good. There's a lot of variety, and you can add or remove whatever you like. You can also choose the thickness of the noodles. The portions are huge, so come on an empty stomach. Thank you again for the great time! We'll definitely be back on our next trip to Edinburgh.

I really liked the place. Very cosy and extremely helpful staff. I could easily use the restroom, pump milk for my baby and ask for water bottle refills. The haggis I bought was vegan one and it was quite yum. They have merchandise of hagis as well which was quite fun to see 😄

Gran comida, gran servicio. Disfruté viniendo aquí con mi familia antes de un espectáculo en la carretera. Tenía el cordero de la vieja escuela y estaba delicioso

The nicest BD in Edinburgh, I think. Service was awesome in the top bar on Sat 8th March

Ottimo tutto: penne all’arrabbiata, caponata e bruschetta. Servizio impeccabile: gentili e veloci. Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo

Tomé mi dinero para un pastel de fiesta. Pero se fue a la bancarrota así que no hay pastel y no hay dinero... muy decepcionante. Solo un correo electrónico renegando de la orden

Gran relación calidad-precio - cordero era tan bueno, buen ambiente y un servicio amable. Pequeño restaurante encantador, sin duda volverá

What a cracking little bar. Friendly staff and locals.

Increíble noche para celebrar nuestro 25 aniversario de boda! La comida era increíble y el personal era atento, educado y conocedor tanto de la comida como de las bebidas para acompañar la comida. Gracias especiales a Nitin, Caitlin y Michael que nos cuidaron e hicieron nuestra celebración especial. También gracias a los chefs y el equipo detrás de escena!

Solid lunch spot. No bean burgers, actual vegan food 🖤