Blue

Trendy Edinburgh eaterie popular for everything from business lunches, wedding receptions and film launches to social dinners in the evenings. Housed in the same building as the Traverse theatre, the atmosphere is casual and relaxed but eminently stylish and service is friendly. Blue provides excellent value for money, great cocktails and an eclectic wine list. What's cooking: Lunch time diners might want to choose from lighter dishes such as crab and crayfish noodles; Toasted marinated crottin with onion jam or serrano ham with celeriac remoulade, or go for something more substantial such as pork, apple and sage sausages with pickled onions and mash or sea trout with jersey royals and Thai grass. The dinner menu features similar dishes with a selection of extra items such as calves livers with pancetta and shallot mash or escalope of chicken with mushroom and foie gras cream. Delicious puddings include a mixed nut and butterscotch tart with mascarpone or banana and chocolate souffle.