Il Positano
Il Positano serves authentic food reminiscent of the south of Italy. The open kitchen at Il Positano entertains diners without disturbing the casual dining atmosphere, which has the feel of quaint neighborhood restaurant in Italy. The menu features items such as pizza, pastas, risotto, meat and seafood dishes.
The charming service is that of true Italian hospitality, where the owners and the wait staff greet and treat you like family.
Il Positano is open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, and Sunday for dinner.
Il Positano
85-87 Newington Road
Edinburgh
Phone: 0131 662 9977
www.ilpositanorestaurant.co.uk
Bar Napoli
Boasting the finest Neapolitan cuisine, Bar Napoli offers duel-level labyrinth restaurant. The menu features seafood dishes, such as squid, tiger and king prawns, salmon, seabass and monkfish, in addition to an endless pasta selection, pizza and meat dishes. House specialties include grilled halibut, veal sirloin on the bone in lemon sauce and grilled Dover sole.
Bar Napoli is open daily for lunch, dinner and late night.
Bar Napoli
75 Hanover Street
Edinburgh, EH2 1EE, United Kingdom
0131 225 2600
http://www.bar-napoli.co.uk/
Vittoria Restaurant
Both Vittoria on the Walk and Vittoria on the Bridge represent casual Italian dining in Edinburgh. Vittoria on the Walk offers a friendly diner setting with menus featuring gnocchi alla zola, ravioli leandro, bistecca di girello and polo del pranzo. Vittoria on the Bridge offers the same extensive Italian menu in a split level setting.
Vittoria has won awards for Edinburgh Restauranteurs Association Gold Award two years in a row, 2004 and 2005, and also claimed HIYA Magazine's award for 2001 Best Italian Restaurant in Scotland.
Vittoria on the Walk is open for breakfast daily, lunch Monday through Friday, and dinner daily.
Vittoria on the Walk
113 Brunswick Street
Edinburgh EH7 5HR
t:0131 556 6171
http://www.vittoriarestaurant.com/onthewalk/index.php
Vittoria on the Bridge
19 George IV Brdige
Edinburgh EH1 1EN
t:0131 225 1740
http://www.vittoriarestaurant.com/onthebridge/
Guiliano's
Since 1990, Guiliano's has served Italian cuisine in a friendly, relaxed dining atmosphere. It guarantees the best Scottish hospitality with an Italian twist. The menu features appetizers like crostino ortolana and bruschetta, pasta plates such as spaghetti carbonara, penne norcini and gnocchi formaggio. Beef, veal and fish dishes are also featured on the menu. Giuliano's also offers an extensive dessert list with items including gelati, tiramisu, torta fanastica, and mantecato misto.
Private dining accommodations can be made at Guiliano's. The Edinburgh location is open for lunch and dinner daily.
Guiliano's
18-19 Union Place
Edinburgh, EH1 3NQ, United Kingdom
0131 556 6590
http://www.giulianos.co.uk/
