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Staff dressed as gangsters beside a stretch limousine to advertise the opening of Fat Sam's Chicago-style diner and bar on the site of the Edinburgh meat market at Fountainbridge in September 1986.
Staff dressed as gangsters beside a stretch limousine to advertise the opening of Fat Sam's Chicago-style diner and bar on the site of the Edinburgh meat market at Fountainbridge in September 1986.
Staff dressed as gangsters beside a stretch limousine to advertise the opening of Fat Sam's Chicago-style diner and bar on the site of the Edinburgh meat market at Fountainbridge in September 1986.

16 long lost Edinburgh restaurants that are gone but not forgotten

Nostalgia is back on the menu as we dish up a selection of long lost Edinburgh restaurants that are gone but not forgotten.

By David Mclean
Published 16th Sep 2020, 19:10 BST

Memories of many of these old favourites will linger long in the tastebuds.

Exterior of legendary seafood restaurant Skippers bistro in Dock Place, Leith, September 1992.

5. Skippers bistro 1992

Exterior of legendary seafood restaurant Skippers bistro in Dock Place, Leith, September 1992. Photo: Crauford Tait

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Well worth the 'weight': The Three Tuns restaurant on Hanover Street in 1966.

6. The Three Tuns

Well worth the 'weight': The Three Tuns restaurant on Hanover Street in 1966. Photo: TSPL

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The Brattisani family once served up their famous fish and chip suppers from outlets all over the city. Their last restaurant, in Newington Road, closed in 2004.

7. Brattisani's Fish and Chip Restaurant

The Brattisani family once served up their famous fish and chip suppers from outlets all over the city. Their last restaurant, in Newington Road, closed in 2004. Photo: Julie Bull

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Exterior of The Tattler restaurant on the corner of Commercial Street/Sandport Street in March 1992.

8. The Tattler

Exterior of The Tattler restaurant on the corner of Commercial Street/Sandport Street in March 1992. Photo: Crauford Tait

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