Lunch places in Edinburgh city centre
Jul 16, 2019, 6:37 am
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Lunch places in Edinburgh city centre
Hi - looking for a lunch place in Edinburgh city centre that I can take a relative to. I'm looking for something fast casual like a deli or a place that does soups, salads and sandwiches - the kind of place that office workers would use.
Jul 16, 2019, 10:41 am
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Which bit of the city centre? There are loads of options, so you'll probably want recommendations close to where you'll be. Depending on who you ask, the "city centre" can cover a fairly large area involving significant height differences!
Jul 16, 2019, 12:42 pm
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I agree that more specific information is needed to give you a good recommendation. If you're in the Newington area, however, I can recommend Apiary for breakfast or lunch. I've had a couple of good meals there plus I like the casual atmosphere. Not quite a deli, and I wouldn't go out of my way to get to them, but they have good soups and sandwiches: https://www.apiaryrestaurant.co.uk/.
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Jul 17, 2019, 9:27 am
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I agree that more specific information is needed to give you a good recommendation. If you're in the Newington area, however, I can recommend Apiary for breakfast or lunch. I've had a couple of good meals there plus I like the casual atmosphere. Not quite a deli, and I wouldn't go out of my way to get to them, but they have good soups and sandwiches: https://www.apiaryrestaurant.co.uk/.
Aren't they a butchers?
Jul 17, 2019, 10:54 am
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Stut is correct about Crombies👍
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Jul 17, 2019, 12:33 pm
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Stut is correct about Crombies👍
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https://www.facebook.com/CrombiesofEdinburgh/
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Jul 31, 2019, 10:51 am
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We ended up in Vesta on Queensferry Street, just off Princes Street. It's a charitable endeavour which funds homeless projects around the city so not only does it offer good tasting food, there is a social aspect to it.
Jul 31, 2019, 11:23 am
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Interesting. I've been to the Delancey Street Restaurant in San Francisco, which is part of a similar and larger project that helps the homeless. I don't mind mixing good food with trying to do good deeds. Thanks for the heads up.