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

Great little find. Googled italian coffee shops after spending a few days in naples recently and this place popped up. Ordered a cappuccino and cannoli, both excellent and reminded me of being back in Italy. Would highly recommend. Friendly staff too.

Best pizza ever , we have tried many other places throughout Edinburgh ,and also abroad , but this is thee best . Worth the wait for a freshly made authentic Italian pizza .Just beautiful and not overpriced.

Enjoyed exceĺlent meal and wine at this cosy Italian bistro. Pleased to discover a branch in Chester too which we will be visiting

Rather expensive even for Edinburgh and especially ridiculous portions

The best pizzeria in Scotland. Gerardo the owner great person. In addition to the pizza I recommend the meatballs in sauce.

Good place to just sit, eat, and enjoy a slice at your own pace. A relaxed dining experience. Sat for close to 3 hours with colleagues and stopped ordering about halfway and never got asked to leave or handed a check. Just chilled!

Excellent service by Harriet who filleted my fish perfectly at the table and was a wonderful host. Brilliant jazz band there, a perfect pack drop for our meal. Thankyou so much

excellent cuisine, very kind staff and splendid place, the quality of the dishes is very high, a true Italian experience. very very excellent

Restaurant with truly Italian dishes and atmosphere! Tagliatelle with salmon and pizza excellent for being abroad! Excellent service, sensitive and welcoming staff. Absolutely positive experience!

A restaurant tribute to the Edinburgh born artist Paolozzi. Great atmosphere, the decor full of Paolozzi works of course. We did have some initial disappointment, as the menus posted by users on Google are old and they no longer do the pasta dishes, it's mainly for Pizza. However the pizza was excellent (with lots of salmon) and so were the small plates we tried.

Best eggs benedict Ive ever had. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and owners, reasonable prices.

Very good pizza and very warm welcome from Luca!

A decent neighbourhood tratt with nice, freshly-made, authentic food. Lamb polpette, pizza napoli, cannelloni were all very good, pasta arrabiata maybe too fiery for some. The premises are small without feeling cramped, with evening sunshine streaming in. Pleasant service, restaurant and toilets spotless. Three of us had a nice evening with two courses and a bottle of Montepulciano for less than £80.

Been here a few times as I live in the area. yesterday was appalling... I got served tea with milk and should have been without. I went to the counter and politely asked the chap with the black beard for a replacement, he looked so angry and didn't even apologise! he shouted when the new one was done and it was so hot I had to leave it for 10 minutes to cool down only to be told they closed in 15 minutes.. (apparently the dishwasher was also broken and it was in a takeaway cup) there were clean cups on top of the coffee machine. I don't know about you, but tea in a paper cup isn't my cup of tea. Not the first time that my friends received bad service and rudeness. If you don't like your job, go find another and leave the paying customers away for the drama in your head inflicted onto us.

Really disappointing. Had gone has had great reviews, but service was flat and not special. Restaurant was chilly, basic set up, paper nspkins, no candles for dinner. Cold bisque which I sent back but no further check all was good. Felt it was expensive and wouldn't return.