Category Archives: Italian

Milano

I was sad to hear about the untimely death of the owner of Dario’s, which was a veritable Edinburgh institution under his and previous ownership. Milano has taken over the premises and keeps the enduring Italian tradition going. I stopped … Continue reading

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Origano

We’ve been long-standing fans of Origano, regularly sending people in its direction when the request was for the best pizza in the city. Having tracked progress on their new expanded premises, just over the road on Leith Walk from their … Continue reading

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Dough

At the end of another long Festival day, I was in desperate need of a feed after favouring a mainly liquid based approach to the day’s diet. From the Book Festival, on Charlotte Square, I headed to a recently opened … Continue reading

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Nova Pizza – Vegetarian Kitchen

Some places radiate disaster as soon as you cross the threshold. Such was the case with Cafe Cornucopia, which took over when Appetite Direct closed their shop on Howe Street to focus squarely on their catering business (although saying that, … Continue reading

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Montgomery Bistro

I’d walked past the Montgomery chip shop, just over the road from Joseph Pearce, on many occasions and not clocked that it had a little cafe bistro next door. Spotting it today, I checked out the menu in the window, … Continue reading

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