Edinburgh Retro: 27 great pictures of eating out in the Capital in the early 1990s

When it comes to eating out, we’re spoilt for choice in Edinburgh. There are so many restaurants, bistros, cafes and bars offering good food for visitors and locals alike.

Here are some old photos carefully selected from the Evening News archive, showing some of the eateries which were popular places to go in the early 1990s.

Turn the clock back 30 years and scroll through the pictures to get a flavour of what the Capital’s restaurant scene was like three decades ago.

25. Rose Street alfresco

Customers dining out in Rose Street, Edinburgh, in August 1992. | TSPL Photo: Alistair Linford

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26. Montpeliers, Bruntsfield Place

Montpeliers bistro/cafe/bar in Bruntsfield Place Edinburgh, September 1992. | TSPL Photo: Colin McPherson

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27. Penguin Cafe, Frederick Street

Young business people drinking champagne at the Penguin Cafe in Frederick Street Edinburgh in July 1990. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan

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