The city has a wealth of restaurants, cafes and bars to suit nearly every palate and pocket.
Some eateries become well-established, others do not last so long and new ones always seem to be springing up.
Here is a gallery of pictures from the early 1980s, selected from the Evening News archives, showing some of the favourite restaurants in Edinburgh at that time.
Take a look and get a taste of what it was like eating out in the Capital four decades ago.
1. Charlie Parkers
Trendy new cocktail bar and restaurant Charlie Parker's opened in George Street, Edinburgh. September 1981. | TSPL Photo: Hamish Campbell
2. L'Auberge
Interior of L'Auberge French restaurant in Edinburgh, March 1980. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
3. Natural Foods wholefood restaurant
Kathleen Lefebvre serves a customer at Natural Foods, a wholefood restaurant in Cockburn Street Edinburgh, March 1980. | TSPL Photo: Ian Porteous
4. Kentucky Fried Chicken
Behind the counter of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) takeaway in Edinburgh, January 1980 | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan