From sun-soaked terraces with sweeping skyline views to artful interiors, the city's new venues are a great addition to the hospitality scene.
Here are 10 new bars, cafes and restaurants that opened in Edinburgh this year.
5. The Captain Darling
Located on Hamilton Place in in Stockbridge, this new brasserie-style bar and restaurant opened in August. There is a dedicated bar space for people to drop in for a leisurely drink and snacks seven days a week from lunchtime until late. The focus of the menu is on classic, well-made, seasonal dishes that are created to be full of flavour. The dining menu includes Cumbrae oysters, prawn cocktail, Caesar salad and haggis croquettes, savoury pies and a selection of meats cooked over coals | The Captain Darling
6. Crybaby
Crybaby opened in July in the heart of Stockbridge, bringing unapologetically fun cocktails, cult-favourite wings, and laid-back service to one of the capital’s most characterful neighbourhoods. Inspired by the playful, sun-soaked simplicity of holidays in the Caribbean and Miami, Crybaby is a deliberate departure from the overly refined | Crybaby
7. Nishiki
Nishiki is a Japanese-fusion Izakaya restaurant in Morrison Street. The 40 cover restaurant is one of Scotland’s first sake-dedicated bars. The drinks menu will be built around the famous Japanese beverage, with food inspired by izakaya-style dining, Japan's answer to a gastropub. | Nishiki
8. Patatino
Patatino opened in Edinburgh’s Hoxton hotel this year, offering a hearty meanu of Italian dishes using local Scottish produce and includes antipasti, house-made pastas, sourdough pizzas, beef and seafood cooked over hot coals in the Josper - and classic Italian desserts to round off the meal with something sweet. | Patatino