On the Grapevine Edinburgh is buzzing . Margarita Mile  is a six‑week citywide celebration running from 18 Feb–31 Mar . Salt rims at the ready. Panda & Sons   are going full agave with a one‑night mezcal takeover  for National Margarita Day , 22 Feb . Vittoria Group  are importing a little Italian glamour, bringing Amorino®’s luxury gelato  to Scotland for the first time. Uncle Tiger   has landed on Bristo Place , shaking up the late‑night scene with rotating Asian flavours

Between Kinross and Balado, tucked just off the M90 along a potholed private road, sits The Grouse & Claret . Opened in 1992 by Vicky and David FuTong , it’s a restaurant that has held its ground for more than three decades by serving classic dishes with the occasional Asian flourish. Set among meadows and lochans, the place feels almost suspended in time. We arrive on the first crisp, sunny day after what feels like weeks of relentless rain; snow still clings to the distant

This World Margarita Day ( Sunday 22 February ), Edinburgh cocktail institution Panda & Sons hosts a one-night takeover from acclaimed London bar Dram , with bartender favourite Zacal Mezcal at the centre of the celebration.  Recently named Best Mezcal of 2025 [1] , Z acal Mezcal sits at the heart of the one-night-only cocktail menu, created by Dram’s Chris Tanner, who joins Panda & Sons’ Nicky Craig behind the bar for the evening. Following a successful first collaboratio

Edinburgh is deep into its sandwich renaissance — a city happily obsessed with bread engineering and filling integrity. We have seen Wahaca team up with local dough deities Twelve Triangles for a Dusty Knuckle special; The Alby roll into The Spence with a bespoke breakfast sanger; and Mootz rocked up in Stocky late summer circa 2023, after research in Florence and Brooklyn ready to hand you a sandwich so gigantic you briefly reassess your life priorities. Mootz, co‑owned by A

This Spring, Edinburgh’s Crolla family have announced plans to introduce the internationally recognised luxury Italian gelato brand Amorino to Scotland for the first time. The family, which has been operating the Vittoria Hospitality Group in Edinburgh for over 50 years, has secured a franchise agreement with Amorino and will open its first Scottish location on North Bridge, just steps from the city’s iconic Royal Mile. The new venue will sit right beside Vittoria Group’s

Stepping into The Spence feels like rediscovering the quiet thrill of eating out — where a historic room, confident cooking and Elliot Hill’s produce‑led touch turn a simple dinner into something genuinely special. From the opening pages of Jeremy King’s Without Reservation , I’m struck by how precisely he captures the often overlooked pleasures of eating out — the way restaurants create space for real conversation in a life increasingly dominated by screens, and the viscera

A new restaurant opening on Edinburgh's Bristo Place this February is offering diners something a little different — a place that changes its culinary destination every six weeks, without changing its character: retro Asian canteen meets supper club afterparty.  Uncle Tiger w ill run a rotating line-up of night-time sessions, inspired by some of the most exciting food cultures across Asia. Each one focuses on a single destination, bringing together chef-led dishes, inventive

When the glitz and razzle of a Friday and Saturday night are over and you want a quiet meal out, no drama; to wear something low key …chill but ever on trend, and you want a space with some cachet, comfort and good fare too, the issue is where, for “Man does not live by bread alone” and all that!! Neighbourhood restaurants vary and Sunday nights in Edinburgh can be dismal, especially if you are the only diners… never the case in London of course with its plethora of cool, bud

Edinburgh’s top bartenders and mixologists are getting set to shake things up with the city’s first ‘Margarita Mile’ for Margarita Month.   From Wednesday 18 th  February until Tuesday 31 st  March, five bars across the capital are teaming up with tequila brand, El Jimador, to celebrate the iconic margarita cocktail and National Margarita Day on Sunday 22 nd  February.   The Basement on Broughton Street, The Boozy Cow on Frederick St, Badger & Co on Castle Street, Copper Bl