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

By Ian Swanson
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.

Two chimpanzees test the facilities at the new self-service restaurant at Edinburgh Zoo in March 1972.

25. Edinburgh Zoo's self-service restaurant

Two chimpanzees test the facilities at the new self-service restaurant at Edinburgh Zoo in March 1972. | TSPL Photo: Dick Ewart

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