Indaba Regular guest quester Freya and I have been having a little difference of opinion, recently. She is of the view that Spanish tapas place Serrano Manchego has improved out of all recognition of late, while I reckon it’s pretty much the same as it ever was – decent but with frequent weak dishes.Boquerones To …

Knight’s Kitchen at St John’s HutEach year when I try to summarise the pop-up and street food stalls around the town for the Festival I miss at least a few. Of these, the one that looks to be the most glaring omission so far is the Knight’s Kitchen cabin just outside St John’s church at …

Indaba Deli Some very well established Edinburgh places have eluded me over the years. Indaba, the South African-Spanish tapas bar in Tollcross has been one of them. This is partly due to them not opening at lunchtime, but mainly because they’re very popular and almost always busy when I’ve been passing.Interior It has taken the …

Wul-Mamen Cafe I was sad to hear that Mam Kangu’s Delicacy on Dalry Road had closed – although with some prospect of a relocation – as we’re pretty light on west African cuisine in the city. Exterior I was heartened to spot the arrival Wul-Mamen on Clerk Street, where The Cholas once traded, so popped …

ExteriorIt’s always exciting to see a valued street food trader give the world of more permanent premises a try. It has worked to very good advantage with Ninja Buns’ transition to running the Paradise Palms, but I was recently sad to hear about the end of Meat Hook’s tenure at Mather’s so it doesn’t always …