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ies has enjoyed its menu of quality Scottish food, simply prepared - try half a dozen
oysters followed by roast partridge with chestnut stuffing. A two-/three-course pre-theatre
menu (£16/22) is available from 5pm to 6.30pm, and afternoon tea (£16) is served from
3pm to 5pm.
PORTO & FI£
(
www.portoi.com
;
9 North Bank St; mains £4-8; 10am-11pm Mon-Sat, to 9pm Sun)
With its de-
signer decor, a prime location overlooking The Mound, and a suprisingly sophisticated
menu built around quality Scottish produce, this cafe is hard to beat for a breakfast of eggs
Benedict or Stornoway black pudding (served till noon, all day Sunday), or lunch of
smoked salmon cannelloni or roast fig and asparagus salad.
| Cafe
CASTLE TERRACE£££
| Modern Scottish
( 0131-229 1222;
www.castleterracerestaurant.com
; 33-35 Castle Tce; mains £25-28, 3-course lunch
£24; lunch & dinner Tue-Sat)
It was little more than a year after opening in 2010 that TV
chef Tom Kitchin's second Edinburgh restaurant was awarded a Michelin star. The menu
is seasonal and applies sharply whetted Parisian skills to the finest of local produce, be it
Ayrshire pork, Aberdeenshire lamb or Newhaven crab - even the cheese in the sauces is
Scottish.
LEVEN'S££
| Fusion
( 0131-229 8988; 30-32 Leven St; mains £12-19; lunch & dinner Sun-Thu, noon-10.30pm Fri & Sat)
From the spectacular chandeliers and slowly pulsing blue/purple mood lighting to the de-
signer colour palette and Villeroy and Boch tableware, everything about this restaurant
oozes style. The food lives up to the surroundings, with clever and unexpected combina-
tions of flavours, colours and textures in dishes such as beef sirloin Panang curry, with
peanuts and lime leaves.
MUMS£
(
www.monstermashcafe.co.uk
; 4a Forrest Rd; mains £6-9; 9am-10pm Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm Sun)
This
nostalgia-fuelled cafe serves up classic British comfort food that wouldn't look out of
place on a 1950s menu - bacon and eggs, bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, fish and
chips. But there's a twist - the food is all top-quality nosh freshly prepared from local pro-
| Cafe
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