The best restaurants serving Italian food in Edinburgh and Lothian

An unassuming spot at the bottom of Dundas Street that offers one of the best wine selections in Edinburgh matched by brilliant food. Service was fantastic too.

This is by far one of the nicest lunch,brunch Italian food takeway places in Edinburgh. Everything is baked and made fresh in the shop. From delicious cakes and pastries to amazing sandwiches. They also serve accoasionally some lunch meals to go -salads, gnioki, risotto etc. Great coffee too. It is a takeaway coffee shop. Be aware! No sit in. But the food is one of the best in the area. LOVE IT

Amazing pizzas and mini calzones (better than big calzones in our opinion). They pride themselves on great ingredients and it shows in the taste.

Amazing food, great atmosphere and lovely staff:)

Great food and super polite staff. Went there with our two kids and the staff was super with them as well. Would highly recommend. Food was very tasty and delivered super fast. Absolutely nothing to complain.

Wow. I came by here on the recommendation of a Time Out article and I am so glad I did! I got the caponata sandwich which I took with me to eat by the Water of Leith. It was an absolute delight and probably one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever had - perfectly seasoned, perfect amount of greens and perfect type of bread. It is indeed a “big” sandwich which makes it great value! The restaurant is super cute and pretty accessible from city center.

Fantastic great quality produce. Very tasty food, attentive staff and good atmosphere. Our son has moved to a flat just around the corner, I think we'll be back.

Torno sempre molto volentieri in questa caffetteria davvero molto accogliente ed intima dove tutto è sempre buonissimo con un menù ricco e vario, dalla colazione al pranzo o spuntino, si trova di fronte la stazione di Haymarket, l'ideale per una pausa!

Beste Italiaanse vegan diner ooit! Snelle bediening, lekkere wijn, en vegan Tiramisu was super, en probeer zeker de vegan 'meat' feast pizza!

Super bland pizza. Pretty flavourless.Really oily. So oily it was falling apart. Our order was forgotten and we had to wait a while.

First time in Osteria. Dined here on the early bird menu. Food and staff were first class. From the moment we walked in, to us leaving, service was excellent. The food was delicious, very tasty and beautifully presented. Enjoyed a lovely red wine recommended by our waiter. Lovely ambience in the restaurant. Looking forward to our next visit.

Bruschetta pleasant base tasting well with the tomatoes gently heated with a careful touch of seasoning to bring up their natural flavour. Calamari lightly cooked, pleasantly al dente and not tough.The seasoned coating was good. It's now rarer to be given "tender" calamari as (in my experience) they have to be good and fresh, then cooked promptly and briefly. But September is a good month and the Forth supports shoals of same, so little excuse other than a chef's casual timing. The ravioli was my second dish but I swapped it with my sister who had ordered a rack of lamb. Though looking well grilled, it was found to be effectivly raw. My bent, is for meat served blue but not raw. Unlike beef, lamb on the bone becomes difficult to cut as any slightly warmed adjoining fat becomes extremely slippy and exceedingly difficult to cut. And eating, without resorting to chewing! makesw a nonsense of "tender" lamb. By ignoring the fat, I still enjoyed it but found the waitress's response as to why it was so little cooked..... unsatisfactory ..... apparently "an In-house" style yet not mentioned on the menu ? So glad the chef doesn't have a preference for raw potatoes ! I'll check next time. regards John Perreur-Lloyd

Lovely venue, service was good. The food was really disappointing. It was definitely average at its best. The pizza was sloppy, the starters were massively overpriced, the fillet steak was average and my wife’s pasta was quite bland. Not sure what’s happened to this place but the food is definitely not as good. The cost of the meal was ridiculous. Too expensive now Won’t be back

Italian germ in Leith! Pasta is fresh and really good. Paninis are incredible too. The waitress is always lovely. Highly recommended ✨ it is also a Deli so authentic Italian products can be found!

Party of 4 at 18.30 tp 20 30. On a Friday. Very good service, and excellent food. Friendly staff nice atmosphere.