A new guide that aims to show off just how good Edinburgh has it when it comes to food and drink has launched.
Highlighting everything from vegan ‘junk food’, a bagel-themed hotel, square Detroit pizza, Singaporean-style breakfast and soon-to-open street food markets, the ’23 for 23’ guide aims to put Edinburgh on the menu as a must-visit foodie destination for 2023.
With top names such as Gordon Ramsay, Duck & Waffle and Mowgli open already or soon to open, alongside the city’s long-established local culinary heavy hitters such as Restaurant Martin Wishart, The Kitchin, and Timberyard, Forever Edinburgh have created the guide, as well as a series of TikTok videos highlighting why food fans should be heading to the capital.
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The guide shines a light on the lesser-known, smaller independent gems for visitors to seek out covering both city centre choices and off-the-beaten-track options in neighbourhoods such as Portobello, Tollcross, Leith, the Southside, and South Queensferry.
Part of Forever Edinburgh’s The Story Never Ends campaign the highlights of the ’23 for 23’ guide include:
- Rabbit Food at Meadows Tap - "A smokin’ hot new spot for vegetarian and vegan ‘junk food’, housed within the Meadows Tap pub in Newington. Check out their ‘Dirty Diana’ vegan burger, chips stuffed with pizza sauce and macaro-nae cheese."
- Bross Bagels HOLEtel – "A penthouse apartment hotel in Portobello offering guests an unforgettable stay including a private dinner party hosted by Mama Bross and the chance to try their hand at the art of bagel-making."
- Singapore Coffee House – "A new neighbourhood gem in Canonmills inspired by Singapore’s kopitiams (coffee houses), serving dishes like the breakfast staple Kaya Toast."
- Homies Pizza – "Edinburgh’s latest must-try pizza palace specialising in decadent deep-dish Detroit-style square pizzas loaded with toppings and oozing with cheese."
- Edinburgh Street Food Market - "Coming Feb 2023 and hotly anticipated, with 10 vendors and three bars, seven days a week. Offering an indoor/outdoor global street food experience at the top of Leith Walk, with views of Calton Hill."
Junk – "Blog turned street food pop-up and recent winners of Scottish, British AND European street food awards. And now they’ve opened their first small restaurant in Newington on the Southside, with quirkily named dishes like Stop! Salmon Time (treacle roasted salmon with sesame and chilli) and The Spanish Armada (crispy tatties, black garlic and sobrassada)."
Destination marketing manager for Forever Edinburgh, Fiona Hunter, said: “Edinburgh has an incredible selection of unique and memorable places to eat and drink and 2023 sees the dawn of another great new chapter in the capital’s fascinating food story.
"We are very well-served with ‘big names’ and popular national chains like Duck & Waffle, Gordon Ramsay’s Street Burger and Haute Dolci all recently opening up and creating lots of excitement among locals and visitors alike.
"Since we know that many visiting food fans also crave smaller-scale independent options, we’ve created this essential '23 for ’23' hitlist to help people explore all the amazing new options that are dotted around the city’s neighbourhoods.”
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