Edinburgh restaurants: award winning Galicia inspired restaurant, The Spanish Butcher, comes to the capital

Edinburgh food lovers have something to look forward to next year with news that award winning restaurant group RUSK & RUSK will open their famous dining concept, The Spanish Butcher, in Edinburgh.

Famed for its distinctive Galicia meets Brooklyn proposition, The Spanish Butcher will arrive on North Castle Street in spring 2024 – a unique new addition to the capital’s dining scene.

RUSK &; RUSK has been widely credited in redefining the steak house concept in Scotland for almost fifteen years across its restaurants with provenance-oozing produce, on-point service, and lively, seductive ambiences.

The 90-cover restaurant promises vibrant Spanish and Mediterranean-inspired flavours across an à la carte menu, married with the very best homegrown produce from Scotland’s larder. Diners can expect the most delicious and unique cuts of steak and the freshest seafood ingredients on the menu.

Unique cuts include their famous dry-aged prime rib of beef or porterhouse cuts from the Rubia Gallega breed of cattle native to Galicia in north-western Spain. Other delights include grilled Presa Iberico, 30-month aged Jamon Iberico de Bellota, whole roasted Shetland monkfish on the bone with chorizo and caperberries, grilled octopus, as well as the finest Scotch steak and whole roasted suckling pig to share.

Diners can also enjoy The Spanish Butcher’s now legendary appetisers including Gordal olives, Padrón peppers and Manchego truffle fries.

James and Louise Rusk, co-founders of RUSK &; RUSK said: “We are excited to be bringing The Spanish Butcher to Edinburgh and can’t wait to open our doors in spring 2024. We have always been champions of really great ingredients grown here in Scotland, and likewise, food is very much central to Spanish culture. The depth of flavour our customers will experience at North Castle Street when these two culinary landscapes combine will be extraordinary.

“Restaurants, for us, are about evoking emotion and creating memories. People not only expect great food and service, but a relaxed, atmospheric space, and we hope our customers love the stylish neighbourhood vibe of The Spanish Butcher in Edinburgh. We look forward to sharing more of our plans over the coming months.”