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.
17. Charlie Parkers
Manager Hugh McShannon stands outside the entrance to Charlie Parkers Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, George Street, September 1981 Photo: Hamish Campbell Photo: Photo: Hamish Campbell
18. The Quaich steak house
The Quaich - Steak House/lounge bar, a popular joint (we'll get our coats..) at the corner of Shandwick Place in 1964. Photo: Photo: TSPL
19. The Vintners Rooms
Located on Giles Street near The Shore, the restaurant struggled to compete with the many other top restaurants which had set up shop in Leith. And after more than 25 years of trading it closed in 2011. Photo: TSPL