Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Edinburgh

OpenTable

Updated November 05, 2026

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Edinburgh? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Pizzeria 1926

4.8

4.8 (213)

£25 and under

Italian

Edinburgh

About the restaurant

WELCOME TO
PIZZERIA 1926
Pizzeria 1926 has brought an authentic taste of Naples/Napoli to the vibrant, pizza-loving city of Edinburgh since 2016.
You can find our traditional, laid-back eatery in the heart of Scotland’s capital, a short five-minute walk from Haymarket station.

Top review

Gary

Dined on Oct 15, 2026

Outstanding food and service at this restaurant, simply the best pizzas available in Edinburgh, bar none! Can’t recommend this place highly enough! Fantastic food, speedy service and superb staff……and portraits of Diego Maradona inside and outside - what’s not to love?

SABZI

5.0

5 (22)

£25 and under

Indian

Edinburgh

About the restaurant

We're SABZI, a family-run, award-winning Punjabi Restaurant serving up the most delicious North Indian dishes from home-cooked favourites to classic restaurant cuisine.

With new weekly menu’s available, we offer something fresh, fun and somewhat quirky.

With family recipes passed down generations, your tastebuds will dance like never before.

Followed by true Indian hospitality, you'll be sure to arrive as guests and leave feeling like family."

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined on Oct 24, 2026

The food was beautifully presented with delicious unique flavours. Family run restaurant very friendly. Highly recommended

Edinburgh Prime Steakhouse

4.7

4.7 (41)

£41 and over

Steakhouse

Edinburgh

About the restaurant

Executive Chef Sean Downs has crafted a beautifully balanced menu spotlighting Halal prime cuts of the highest quality. Our dishes offer a distinct flavour journey that sets us apart. Enhance your steak with our signature house-made glazes: Harissa for bold spice, Chermoula for herby freshness, or Pomegranate for fruity depth.

Indulge in our irresistible desserts, each crowned with a scoop of house-made ice cream. Experience perfectly balanced flavour pairings that elevate every bite.
Discover a Halal steakhouse like no other. Our Zero Alcohol Bar elevates every visit with a sophisticated selection of beers, ciders, de-alcoholised spirits and wines, soft drinks, and inventive mocktails expertly made by our talented mixologist. Bursting with layers of flavours and an array of botanicals, enjoy the complexity and ritual of fine cocktails, perfectly paired alongside your meal.
Save room and let us treat you!

Top review

Abraar

Dined 5 days ago

Thank you for an amazing evening last night. Steak was perfect

Understory

4.9

4.9 (19)

£25 and under

Cocktail Bar

Westend

About the restaurant

Understory is a subterranean cocktail bar and kitchen in central Edinburgh. Set in a stone-vaulted room below street level, it opens in 2026 under a new team.

The drinks are built from ingredients made in-house: shrubs, cordials, ferments and infusions produced in our own lab, then served cold, dry and unfussed. The list changes in batches rather than seasons.
The kitchen runs a short menu of small plates designed for sharing across a long evening, alongside bar snacks and soft serve.

Open seven days. Walk-ins welcome; booking advised Thursday to Saturday.
The vaults are also available for private hire.

Top review

Aliyah

Dined on Oct 23, 2026

Amazing experience for 24th birthday! Beautiful beautiful bar

No. 35 at The Bonham

4.8

4.8 (582)

£26 to £40

Scottish

Westend

About the restaurant

Exquisite dining in beautiful surroundings

There are few better places in Edinburgh than No.35 at The Bonham

On an elegant West End Terrace, not far from the Royal Botanical Gardens and the Stockbridge area, No.35 at The Bonham Restaurant is a character rich dining room, which combines classical elegance with the contemporary.

Not your ordinary hotel restaurant

The wood panelled restaurant is an intimate, distinctive and cosy retreat. Following an extensive refurbishment, No.35 blends traditional elements, luxurious fabrics and timely touches that reflect the original Georgian roots of the building. A fabulous place to dine at the end of a busy day’s shopping and sightseeing in Edinburgh.

Choose from our A La Carte Menu, a great choice for all tastes, or why not join us every lunchtime for our famous “Boozy Snoozy” Menu, a 3-course selection including a half bottle of wine per person.

We also offer Afternoon Tea in our

Top review

Lilian

Dined 7 days ago

Everything exceeded expectations, especially service and fabulous food!

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Experience

Bonham Afternoon Tea

Experience

Boozy Snoozy Lunch 2026

Experience

The Bonham Afternoon Cheese

Paz Taqueria

4.9

4.9 (284)

£25 and under

Mexican

New Town

About the restaurant

Paz Taqueria is a vibrant Mexican restaurant in the heart of Edinburgh, celebrated for its authentic street food, hand-pressed tacos, and expertly crafted cocktails. With a focus on bold flavors, fresh ingredients, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere, Paz Taqueria brings a slice of Mexico to the city.

Top review

stefanoGold

Dined 3 days ago

A Little gem that warmth your heart and taste buds exceptional food overall great veggie options A must if you like authentic Mexican tacos Highly Recommended

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Experience

Lunch Deal Monday to Thursday

Rhubarb Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (129)

£41 and over

British

Newington

About the restaurant

Minimalists and speed-eaters, avert your eyes. Rhubarb has arrived in all its opulent, theatrical, lingering glory. Set in twenty acres of gorgeous parkland yet a short drive from the Royal Mile, Rhubarb and its hotel home, Prestonfield, are the creation of James Thomson. Black-kilted porters escort you to Rhubarb's two oval Regency dining rooms decorated in baroque splendour, with giant chandeliers, silk wall coverings, and ancestral portraits. The menu, created by chef John McMahon, uses classic techniques and modern inspiration to transform ingredients into sublime grub. Popular dishes include the Gewurztraminer poached foie gras, the breast of Loue chicken on tarragon risotto, and the assiette of rhubarb desserts. There are more than five hundred wines to choose from, and more than one hundred malts.

Top review

paulGold

Dined on Oct 26, 2026

Historic setting and exceptional food. Transports you back in time with elegance

Wildfire

4.8

4.8 (1029)

£26 to £40

Steakhouse

New Town

About the restaurant

We are a small, independent family run restaurant since 2002 specialising in grass fed Aberdeen Angus beef from Scottish small highland farms, cooked simply but with flair and attention to detail. We also serve fresh fish from local fish mongers west coast mussels, salmon, shrimps & Prawns.
Our emphasis is on high quality local ingredients and fresh produce from the best of local suppliers. Beef is selected, prepared and hung for us by Award wining "John Gilmour" of Macmerry master butchers since 1946. Fresh fish are delivered daily by Calum Sinclair and J.K Thompsons. West coast Mussels are delivered freshly daily by "Sea Mcgee". Artisan and farmhouse British cheeses are supplied by renowned Edinburgh cheesemonger, Iain Mellis and dairy produce from Fife Creamery. We take pride to cook everything fresh in our own kitchen daily.
We have outside seating arrangements for walk-Ins only.

Top review

IAN

Dined 3 days ago

My sixth visit to Wildfire and it never disappoints. It may not have the expensive cache of some of the bigger Edinburgh Steak houses but you go there for the food not to be seen. Wildfire is THE best steakhouse in Edinburgh

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4.8

4.8 (1959)

£41 and over

French

New Town

About the restaurant

Bringing 1940s Paris to modern-day Edinburgh, Café St Honoré restaurant is a charming bistro serving up traditional French cuisine (with a few Scottish favourites thrown in) to a loyal clientele. Tucked away on a picturesque cobbled lane in the New Town, the cosy dining room at Café St Honore, with mirrored walls and black-and-white tiled floors, provides an atmospheric retreat. The team here are passionate about local, organic produce, so the menu changes daily. There are prix fixe menus on offer at lunch and dinner if you’re after a bargain, or just need an excuse to indulge in dessert. In the evening, a seasonal menu du jour is available alongside the full a la carte, which features dishes like roast pheasant with red cabbage and pancetta; Our warming Cafe St Honore Cassoulet; and vanilla crème brûlée. The wine list features some excellent French wines – a real treat for novices and connoisseurs alike.

Top review

MarkGold

Dined 6 days ago

Amazing start to finish - the food and staff were exceptional

The Broughton

4.8

4.8 (292)

£25 and under

Scottish

Edinburgh

About the restaurant

A Warm Welcome Awaits The Broughton is everyone’s favourite local, situated on vibrant Broughton St, in the heart of Scotland’s Capital Warm, cosy and welcoming, we’re dedicated to delivering the finest food and drink in Edinburgh’s gastropub scene. Perfectly poured pints, fine wines, innovative cocktails and delicious food fit for all occasions. Come pay us a visit, we guarantee you the warmest of welcomes

Top review

Andrew

Dined 3 days ago

First time using the Broughton and was not disappointed Food was outstanding. Staff very friendly With excellent service Will definitely recommend this place to friends Overall 💯👍definitely return

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