Taxidi I seem to be all about the Mediterranean holiday destination food at the moment, so following a couple of joyful Spanish meals I thought some Greek food might be a good final munch before heading off on holiday. We headed for Taxidi on Brougham Street to check out its wares.Exterior I was joined by …

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 …

Street of Beijing Where No1 Sushi traded for many years, Street of Beijing has recently taken over. As the name suggests, it focusses on Chinese street food dishes which sounded quite intriguing to me. I popped in to check it out.Exterior The set-up is much as before with the sushi counter morphed slightly into a …

Magma Cafe I remember briefly visiting the King’s Pantry before it changed hands and became the Magma Cafe, but I think I missed at least one incarnation under that name before visiting the other day on a bright lunchtime.Exterior Having previously been a pretty standard breakfast and lunch place, the new menu offers quite a …

Maki & Ramen It had long been in my mind to give the Maki & Ramen Omakase restaurant on Fountainbridge a visit, but I’m not in these parts quite as often as I once was. When a meeting at Akva took me there on a Monday evening, I enlisted the help of regular guest questers …