The best restaurants serving Asian food in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh and Lothian

My wife, my 6 months old son, and I stopped at this place 22 years ago for look around, and we were caught off guards by the shop owner and his wife, who invited us with the best and tastiest cup of tea with some homemade chilli dip. This pleasant experience still carries its ripple with us 22 years on. To the gracious shop owner and his wife, thank you so much for the great experience and May God Almighty bless you and grant you all your wishes. 🌹

Best chicken biryani and garlic naan in town

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This Thai restaurant offers stunning views and an incredible dining experience. The Chiang Mai curry was particularly unique and bursting with flavor, and all the dishes were made with fresh, high-quality ingredients. It’s clear a lot of care goes into the food preparation. Our host was very polite and helpful, which added to the experience. However, we did request to be seated at a more spacious table and, unfortunately, were not accommodated. While this was a bit disappointing, it didn’t overshadow the overall quality of the meal and service. I’d highly recommend this place for the food and views—just wish the seating arrangements were more flexible.

Mixed feelings about this. Normally love this place which is excellent value vegan food with good service. However while the food was still very high quality it was only luke warm when it was served, and the temperature in the restaurant near the front was a little on the cold side. I will give it benefit of the doubt, and come back again, but wasn't ideal on a wintery cold night.

This place has just amazing food! I had one of their signature dishes, and it was worth a try. Sorry to say, but if I didn't read about it on Tripadvisor up front, I would definately passed by. But despite an anonymous front, they mantain a good atmosphere inside. So close to the busy Royal Mile, still the friendly staff manage to create a relaxed experience.

always great, bit pricey but I think worth it. Music could be improved upon. Sometimes its old city-pop or jpop but other times its some weird semi modern pop which does not match the athmosphere of the place.

Excellent authentic Chinese noodle place. The couple that run the place are lovely.

5 out of 5 for the food - we tried the massaman curry and noodle soup, and couldn't fault either. You should be aware the restaurant isn't licensed, so you need to bring any alcohol you want to drink (and I guess they charge corkage) - fine for us, as we don't drink, and there were soft drink options. The reason I've given this 4 out of 5 is because of the booking system - there's an online booking system, which indicates you're making an actual booking, but you get an automated email back saying that it's not a booking and the restaurant will confirm, which they didn't. We decided to turn up anyway at our requested time and there were spaces, but didn't get the impression they had our booking. Food was worth it though.

It was so good , really a hidden gem I loved the food there and it’s really and it made me feel very comfortable. I loved it . I would definitely go again.

Muy decepcionante ya que a mí y a mi pareja nos encantan los currys katsu y la comida tailandesa. Desafortunadamente nada de lo que pedimos era correcto - los currys de Katsu no eran currys de Katsu, ninguno de los dos sabemos lo que era, pero no sabía nada como katsu. La cantidad de salsa también era más que pequeña apenas llenando un tercio de pequeño recipiente circular (en la foto). El curry massaman era acuoso e insípido conteniendo solo tres piezas de tofu. El arroz estaba frío y grumoso. El precio de la comida tampoco era barato, lo que se suma a la molestia. ¡Hay tantos grandes lugares tailandeses en Edimburgo con los que nos quedaremos en el futuro!

Quite a mixed review here! Parts of Ooh Mami I liked and other parts need improving. The extensive drinks menu is exciting, the decor is quirky and the quiz was great fun! The bar is dog friendly too which is a bonus. The service was really quite slow unfortunately. It was table service but we found we had to just go up and order as there wasn’t many checks at the table. Food took a while to come too. The loaded fries weren’t really loaded, they just had a sprinkling of coconut on top, the sticky, honey glaze was non-existent. A few tweaks here and there and I would definitely review more positively.

Was there with friend and partner for a small thai dinner, the food was good specially Tom Yum Soup , although our main course was confused it was quickly amended and was also provided some prawn cracker, overal a good experience ambience and food.

Nok's Kitchen Thai restaurant near Edinburgh Castle, I recommend it!" I recommend calling to reserve a table. It's very good because it's close to tourist attractions. It's full every day. The staff are good, the atmosphere is good, the food is delicious, Singha draft beer is available, and if you don't have Khao Gaenia, For mango, try black sticky rice and longan with 1 scoop of ice cream. Delicious, not too sweet, good. Real Thai taste near Edinburgh Castle, highly recommended

Well done! I have been dining here frequently and a few dishes are exceptional. To begin with their starters, the dishes that stand out to me are their paneer chili starter and paneer tikka starter. Their service is also excellent, and the staff is very helpful. I would highly recommend this place, and it is completely worth spending my money.

Buena comida. Muy sabroso. Visité dos veces mientras estaba en Portabello para el fin de semana y no me decepcionó. Puedo recomendar tanto el pollo y el cordero biryani y el curry vegetal que vino con ellos