Edinburgh has had heaps of amazing restaurants down the years that have been the setting for family celebrations and the like.
While Scotland’s capitial is now packed with places to get the most incredible and varied types of foods, there were some local institutions that laid the culinary foundations for years to come.
With that in mind, we asked readers what closed restaurants from down the years they miss most – and plenty of you responded.
Scroll through our photo gallery to see 19 of the choices that appeared most frequently – and please let us know your own favourites in the comments.

13. Tex Mex
Back in 1984, Tex Mex was the first Mexican restaurant to open in the whole of Scotland. After a move and re-brand to Tex Mex II, the restaurant closed in 2014. Photo: TSPL

14. Burger Meats Bun
Excitement was high back in 2014 when news broke that popular Glasgow burger restaurant Burger Meats Bun was opening in the capital. But sadly it lasted only two years before closing. Photo: TSPL

15. YummyTori
Offering up tapas-style dishes rather than sushi, YummyTori on Lothian Road brought something new to Edinburgh’s Japanese dining scene. Sadly, it was only around for a few years before it closed in 2015. Photo: TripAdvisor

16. Wannaburger
Opened in 2007, this fast food style restaurant was the go-to place for cheap, tasty burgers but closed in 2016 due to the rise in gourmet burger eateries in the capital. Photo: TSPL


