Baked potato shop Spud U Like anf the food court of the newly-opened Cameron Toll shopping centre in Edinburgh, April 1985. — Baked potato shop Spud U Like anf the food court of the newly-opened Cameron Toll shopping centre in Edinburgh, April 1985. | TSPL

placeholder image — Baked potato shop Spud U Like anf the food court of the newly-opened Cameron Toll shopping centre in Edinburgh, April 1985. | TSPL

Edinburgh Retro: 18 great pictures of eating out in the mid-1980s: restaurants and bars from Howtowdie to Gilded Balloon

Published 14th Mar 2025, 04:45 BST

Updated 16th Mar 2025, 04:45 BST

Edinburgh has an amazing variety of places eat - something to suit almost every taste.

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.

The Fast Food Court in Edinburgh shopping centre Cameron Toll in December 1985.

17. Cameron Toll food court

The Fast Food Court in Edinburgh shopping centre Cameron Toll in December 1985. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout

Restaurateur and TV chef Keith Floyd outside La Capanna restaurant/bar in Edinburgh, August 1987.

18. La Capanna restaurant/bar

Restaurateur and TV chef Keith Floyd outside La Capanna restaurant/bar in Edinburgh, August 1987. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele

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