Bijou Bistro I remember visiting Bijou Bistro with MJ many years ago and everything being just a bit flat. Since then, I’ve seen routinely positive reports for this neighbourhood bistro serving Restalrig and Leith Links so I’ve had it in mind to revisit for a while.Exterior Now the circumstances for this visit were a little …

May Sum Friday night takeaway seemed like a good idea after a fun-filled day of hardcore achieving and progress and conquering the known and as yet unknown universe.Dim sum It felt like Chinese food might be the way to go, so I consulted the food delivery apps and soon alighted upon May Sum. As the …

The Persevere Although I’ve been living on Easter Road for over a year, I haven’t made much of a habit of attending its many pubs, bars and drinking establishments. But when a sign went up in the window of The Persevere proclaiming a two-course lunch for £7.95 I felt compelled to give it a go.Exterior …

Ough! Bagels As you may have seen on the first episode of BBC2’s Million Pound Menu, a few weeks back, Shrimpwreck has gone from strength to strength since they started out trading at the now defunct Platform 2 Market in Waverley back in early 2016.Exterior Aside from regularly trading at multiple events across the central …

Jones & Son at Century General Store It had been very remiss of me not to visit the Jones & Son pop-up at Century General Store before now, so I was glad to rectify that on a brisk Friday evening.Burger, fries Century General is an excellent cafe and one that has become my staple coffee …