Khushi's Indian restaurant in Drummond Street, which was one of Scotland's oldest surviving Curry Houses. Khushi's has since been relocated multiple times. Photo: Andrew Stuartplaceholder image
Khushi's Indian restaurant in Drummond Street, which was one of Scotland's oldest surviving Curry Houses. Khushi's has since been relocated multiple times. Photo: Andrew Stuart

Edinburgh retro: 19 ‘gone but not forgotten’ Edinburgh restaurants that locals wish had never closed

We take a nostaligic look at some of Edinburgh’s lost dining establishments.

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.

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