Here are some old pictures selected from the Evening News archive of the restaurants and bars which were thriving in the city in the mid 1980s.
Scroll through and get a flavour of what it was like going out to eat in the Capital four decades ago.
5. Howtowdie restaurant
Manager-cum-head waiter Ricardo Zanetti in the main dining room of the Howtowdie restaurant in Stafford Street Edinburgh, January 1986. | TSPL Photo: Alan Macdonald
6. Aye Japanese restaurant
Although catering to European culture, Aye Japanese restaurant in Queen Street Edinburgh, also provided traditional Oriental seating, May 1985. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie
7. Gilded Balloon bar
The bar of the Gilded Balloon at 209 Cowgate in November 1985. A popular venue for new and established Fringe acts during the Edinburgh Festival, the building was completely gutted by a fire in the Old Town in 2003. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
8. Caprice Italian restaurant
Chef John Alongi tosses a pizza in the Caprice Italian restaurant in Leith Walk Edinburgh, July 1986. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan