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.
13. Pollock Halls cafeteria
Princess Diana with her lunch on a tray during a visit to the cafeteria at Edinburgh University's Pollock Halls in July 1986. | TSPL
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14. Abbotsford pub
People having a drink and a bar meal at the Abbotsford pub in Rose Street Edinburgh, August 1987. | TSPL Photo: Stan Warburton
15. Harry's Bar
Duran Duran drummer Steve Ferrone (second right) with his wife Jacqueline and Mike Moore (left) in Harry's Bar in Edinburgh, May 1987. Proprietor Harry Bennett is on the extreme right. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
16. Shamiana Indian restaurant
Owners Rammi Sehgal and Moussa Jogee at the Shamiana Indian restaurant in Edinburgh, March 1987. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele