Here is a selection of photographs drawn from the Evening News archives, showing just some of the restaurants that were popular places to dine out in the late 1980s.
There are nostalgic shots of the Maybury Roadhouse, pictures from the launch of Tommy Miah's Curry Club at The Raj Indian restaurant in Leith and more.
Scroll through and get a taste of what it was like going out for a meal in Edinburgh nearly four decades ago.
5. Pierre Victoire, Victoria Street
Pierre Levicky, owner and head chef, with some of the seafood on the menu at Pierre Victoire French restaurant in Victoria Street, Edinburgh, May 1988. | TSPL Photo: Stanley Hunter
6. Maybury Roadhouse
The exterior of the Maybury Roadhouse in Edinburgh, July 1988 | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
7. Maybury Roadhouse bar and restaurant
The foyer bar and the restaurant area at the Maybury Roadhouse in Edinburgh, July 1988 | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
8. The Maybury Roadhouse ballroom
The staircase and ballroom at the Maybury Roadhouse in Edinburgh, July 1988 | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan