The best restaurants serving Japanese food in Edinburgh and Lothian

Look myself on a solo date for lunch. Went along on a Saturday at peak time. When I arrived I didn’t wait long to be seated. The host Yaimg was very friendly and asked my seating preference because as a short person I prefer a bench to a stool. I was seated by a window and it was a lovely day so I got some nice sunshine. I have an allergy and told him when I was seated and he explained their process very well (that only a manger would take my order and he gave me an iPad so I could check the ingredients). Another staff member took my drinks order which was an yuzu and lychee tonic (so delicious) and said a manger would be along to take my food order which I also didn’t have to wait long for. I ordered the pork belly panko bao buns and the teriyaki soba chicken noodles dish. Both delicious and arrived very quickly. They were so good. I ordered another of the bao buns. However these did take ages to arrive due to a mix up but the staff were amazing and comped them and an additional drink for the wait. They were nothing but nice about it. These things happen but they felt with it very well from a customers point of view. Overall lovely solo lunch. Will be back again!

This is a hidden gem! Some of the best sushi and ramen I have ever had. The steak ramen was Amazing and I would come back here in a heart beat! The cocktails were also very tasty.