Interior of the Golden Egg restaurant in Princes Street Edinburgh, July 1970. — Interior of the Golden Egg restaurant in Princes Street Edinburgh, July 1970. | TSPL

Interior of the Golden Egg restaurant in Princes Street Edinburgh, July 1970. — Interior of the Golden Egg restaurant in Princes Street Edinburgh, July 1970. | TSPL

Edinburgh Retro: 29 fascinating photos of cafes and restaurants in the 1960s and 1970s

Published 27th Jul 2024, 04:45 BST

Edinburgh is said to have the highest density of restaurants in the UK - more restaurants per head of population than anywhere else in the country.

There’s certainly no shortage of places to eat. But while some keep going for many years and become Edinburgh institutions, other favourites flourish for a while and then disappear.

This selection of pictures from the Evening News archives will transport you back five or six decades to the Edinburgh eateries of the 1960s and 1970s and give you a taste of the times.

Interior of Henderson's Salad Bowl restaurant in Edinburgh in April 1979

5. Henderson's, Hanover Street

Interior of Henderson's Salad Bowl restaurant in Edinburgh in April 1979 | TSPL Photo: Alex Brown

The Mons Meg restaurant/steak house in Princes Street Edinburgh, April 1979.

6. Mons Meg restaurant, Princes Street

The Mons Meg restaurant/steak house in Princes Street Edinburgh, April 1979. | TSPL Photo: Alex Brown

Interior of Flappers restaurant in Edinburgh, April 1979.

7. Flappers restaurant, Edinburgh

Interior of Flappers restaurant in Edinburgh, April 1979. | TSPL Photo: Alex Brown

Dante Lannie, of the Edinburgh catering family, outside his cafe/restaurant in Marshall Street, Edinburgh, October 1970.

8. Dante's cafe/restaurant, Marshall Street

Dante Lannie, of the Edinburgh catering family, outside his cafe/restaurant in Marshall Street, Edinburgh, October 1970. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie

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