Popular Edinburgh restaurant announces plans to open second restaurant in Leith Walk
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Popular Edinburgh eatery Mirin has announced a second restaurant in Leith, promising the return of ramen to the area.
The team at Mirin has announced their plans to open a second Leith restaurant at 126 Leith Walk, and paid tribute to Chorrito Sauce Cantina - who will vacate the unit next month.
Mirin, who currently operate a highly-rated small plates, Asian-influenced restaurant on Albert Street, said that they will ‘bring ramen back to the Walk’.
They posted on Instagram: “After 3 years of reflection and a life changing research trip to Japan, we are bringing ramen back to the walk!
“Dan and Dawn brought something incredible to Leith with Chorrito Sauce cantina. We alongside everyone else will miss them. We also cant wait to welcome you both to the other side of the bar!”
Mirin has established itself as one of the best restaurants in Edinburgh since rebranding from Gulp Ramen in 2023. The ramen spot first opened in November 2020, also operated by Sharif Gergis and Elizabeth Elliott.
Announcing a last day of service for March 15, the team at Chorrito Sauce Cantina thanked “everyone who queued, came back after we’d sold out, and made this small room feel bigger than it was.”
They said: “Dan skated into frame. Dawn cartwheeled beside him. That’s how it started. Since then, they’ve been furiously popping and locking to keep up with the beat — but even the best double acts run out of routines. All good 1980s street-dance scenes end eventually.
“This is the end of our little taco movie. The Cantina grew bigger than the taco presses, and the hot sauce needs more room to expand. Dawn is heading back to fashion — colour, cloth, other kinds of making — and Dan is giving the sauce the time and space it’s been asking for.”
Chorrito Sauce Cantina opened in February 2023.