The Best Seafood in Edinburgh
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The best seafood in Edinburgh, according to the experts: Michelin Guide and National Restaurant Awards have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. LYLA comes out on top.
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Rank 1. LYLA
Modern Seafood
Champagne trolley upstairs, ageing fridges stocked with charcuterie and top-end seafood, then down to grey velvet and white linen for the tasting menu, which is Stuart Ralston's idea of unapologetic fine dining and he means it. The 28-seat room holds a Michelin star and a spot on the National Restaurant Awards list, and the kitchen leans heavily into sustainably caught fish and shellfish, letting the produce do most of the arguing.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- National Restaurant Awards National Restaurant Awards: 2026 · #33 · The National Restaurant Awards
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Rank 2. Dulse
Seafood
A wine bar downstairs, a seafood restaurant upstairs, and Scottish waters doing most of the heavy lifting on the menu. Shetland mussels and Skye langoustines anchor things, though the kitchen isn't above pulling in Jamaican jerk spice or harissa butter when the mood strikes. The West End crowd tends to start with a glass from the international list and somehow never quite makes it to the stairs.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Leftfield
Scottish Seafood
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant