Celebrity chef Tom Kitchin announces closure of popular Michelin-hailed Edinburgh restaurant
Celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has blamed the difficult economic climate for announcing he is closing one of his popular Edinburgh restaurants.
Kora, on Bruntsfield Place in Edinburgh, will shut at the end of this month, Kitchin has confirmed.
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The decision was announced on social media by Kitchin - Scotland’s youngest ever winner of a Michelin star.
A post by Kitchin on Instagram said: “We have made the very tough decision to wrap Kora up at the end of this month.
“Our regular diners and our suppliers have been instrumental in Kora’s success. Our incredible team has really shown visitors to Edinburgh how incredible Scottish fare is and how proud we are to promote Scottish hospitality.
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“We have every intention to bring the Kora concept back to Edinburgh one day, but there is no hiding that the current economic climate contributes to this difficult decision. We have no option, but to exercise our lease break clause, which is now due.”
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Hide AdKitchin had opened Kora with his wife Michaela in the former site of their Southside Scran eaterie in July 2022.


The restaurant received glowing reviews, with the Michelin Guide praising its “nature-to-plate ethos, offering simply presented, reimagined brasserie classics”.
The Edinburgh-born chef also owns The Kitchin, a Michelin-starred contemporary Scottish restaurant in Leith, Stockbridge bistro the Scran & Scallie, and The Bonnie Badger in Gullane.
Kitchin has said anyone with unused Kora gift vouchers will be able to use them at his three other acclaimed eateries.
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