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Edinburgh pie and mash restaurant named best in UK at TripAdvisor 2022 awards

An Edinburgh restaurant has been named in a best of list by travel review site TripAdvisor.

Makars Gourmet Mash Bar was awarded the number one in the ‘Everyday Eats’ category for the UK region in the 2022 Travellers Choice Best of the Best list.

With over 5,000 ‘excellent’ 5-star ratings on the site, it may come as no surprise that this “hidden gem” was granted such a high honour.

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Diners across the world describe Makars with terms such as “fantastic,” “buzzing,” and “friendly.” In its award, Tripadvisor praised Makars as “an Edinburgh eatery dishing up the ultimate comfort food” and described the great variety of potato mash and classic Scottish foods that they dish out. And this isn’t the first time TripAdvisor has praised this Edinburgh eatery–Makars has also won their Travellers’ Choice Award every year since 2018.

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Receiving various awards, Makars Gourmet Mash Bar has clearly been making its mark. Since its opening in 2015, the eatery has perfected its mission to put locally produced, quality Scottish foods on the map. Chief Makar John says that the Makars team “carefully selects combinations of local ingredients to create small batch dishes with bags of flavour and fond memories.” Specialising in creating mash and bangers, Makars “serves up nine different variations of mash potato including chilli spicy mash, smoked bacon and spring onion mash and black pudding mash – all to accompany a variety of classic Scottish dishes” –TripAdvisor. And the restaurant strives to make anyone–visitors and locals–feel welcome with friendly and home-style service.

As the #1 ‘Everyday Eats’ spot in the UK, Makars Gourmet Mash Bar is sure to be buzzing with activity for a while to come. If you’re looking for a quick bite, you may wish to pop down to Old Town and grab some mash from Makers soon! Or if fine dining suits your fancy instead, take a look at Dean Banks At the Pompadour –another Edinburgh restaurant that placed #9 on TripAdvisor’s Top Ten Fine Dining Restaurants in the UK. Either way, you can’t go wrong with these highly-awarded Edinburgh eateries.

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