Lockdown restrictions have been eased a little more and for now you can sit outside your favourite restaurant or bar to have something to eat or drink.

From 15 July you may even be able to book a table inside.

This is a completely random choice of places to go and if you have favourites then please let us know for future articles or our great big eating out feature in our August newspaper. editor@theedinburghreporter.co.uk

Holyrood Distillery Courtyard Bar

Opening on Wednesday 15th July 2020, in partnership with Innis and Gunn and Pizza Geeks, the distillery’s courtyard just off St Leonard’s Lane will be transformed into a relaxed al fresco bar and street food space. The bar will serve Innis and Gunn’s renowned draught beers, and the full range of Holyrood Distillery’s award-winning gins and gin liqueurs, an enviable choice of Scotch whiskies, and a carefully curated selection of weekend cocktails. Alongside the bar, Pizza Geeks will be serving their handmade Neapolitan inspired pizzas, straight from the oven.

Holyrood Distillery Courtyard Bar

Holyrood Distillery, 19 St Leonard’s Lane, Edinburgh EH8 9SH. 0131 285 8977 Holyrooddistillery.co.uk

Holyrood Distillery Courtyard Bar

Mammas

Book a physically distanced table at Mammas in the Grassmarket, family run since 1985.

28-30 Grassmarket EH1 2HU Tel 0131 225 6464 www.mammas.co.uk

O’Oliviero

Al Fresco Italian dining on the terrace at 64 Grassmarket. EH1 2JR Tel 0131 226 3706 www.olivieros.co.uk

The Blackbird

The Blackbird has a beer garden where you can book a space outside and from 15 July you can eat and drink indoors too. They have fully sanitised the inside and outside of their venue including the beer garden. There is full signage throughout, disposable menus, hand sanitiser points and there are group spaces for up to 8 people which you can have for 1 hour and 45 minutes. They need your full contact details and you can book on Facebook

37 – 39 Leven Street EH3 9LH

www.theblackbirdedinburgh.co.uk

The beer garden at The Blackbird

The Raeburn

The beer garden opened on 6 July and now they can take bookings for indoors from 15 July.

112 Raeburn Place EH4 1HG www.theraeburn.com

New Hopetoun Gardens

The Orangery Tearoom is opening on Wednesday 15 July for coffee and more from 10am to 4.30pm. Inside and outside tables on the tearoom terrace.

Newton Village West Lothian EH52 6QZ www.newhopetoungardens.co.uk

Tel 01506 83433

The Haven Café

The café at the end of the cycle path just on the edge of Newhaven. Serving lovely cakes and treats as well as breakfasts.

No table bookings. Open 9am till 2pm.

9 Anchorfield Edinburgh EH6 4JG Tel 0131 467 7513 https://www.facebook.com/TheHavenCafe/

Neighbourhood – Summer rooftop market at Waverley

This is a reworking of the space just above Waverley Mall usually occupied by bars and restaurants during the festival, and it is only open for takeaway in the first few days.

There will be local food and drink outlets from now until the end on August including these to begin with:


–                      El Cartel: Inspired Mexican street food  

–                      Fire & Dough: Artisan wood-fired pizza 

–                      Kebbabar: Gourmet kebabs  

–                      Linton & Co: Specialty coffee & brownies

–                      Herringbone in collaboration with Innis & Gunn Cocktails, mocktails, beer & wine

If you find others that you really like then please tell us about them for our great big Eating out feature in our August newspaper. editor@theedinburghreporter.co.uk

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