Eating out in Edinburgh and fancy a Pizza? No worries. From formal to casual, eat in or takeaway, the Scottish capital offers a wide variety of Pizzerias, Italian themed restaurants and cafes that sell the full range of pizzas and other Italian delicacies. Here are five of the best.
@Pizza
@pizza was founded in Edinburgh in 2017 and rapidly shot to the top of the pizza rankings in the city. @pizza has consistently ranked as the No.1 Pizza in Edinburgh; a position the restaurant has now held on Tripadvisor for over 3 years. With a second restaurant opening on the Royal Mile in 2021, there are now two locations to enjoy.
@pizza offers the perfect pizza for you every time, because you get to choose exactly what goes on it. With fixed pricing, 51 premium ingredients, 64,000+ combinations and unlimited toppings (yes really), your perfect pizza is just waiting for you to discover it.
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Address: 4 Charlotte Lane, EH2 4QZ
Address: Royal Mile, 188 High Street, EH1 1QS
Web: www.atpizza.com
Matto Pizza
At Matto Pizza they are dedicated to the art and craft of true Neapolitan style pizza. Pizzas are slowly proved and baked in wood-fired oven at 500 degrees for 60 seconds or less. All of their dough is made fresh daily and they source the finest imported Italian products and fresh local ingredients in order to bring you the best possible pizza. They have two outlets one in Meadowbank and a new opening in Morningside (find out more about their Morningside restaurant here) for sit in and delivery which both offer a relaxed dining experience and licensed bar.
Address: 12 Cadzow Place & 370-372 Morningside Road.
Web: mattopizza.co.uk
Pizza Geeks
Independent pizzeria, Pizza Geeks, is well known throughout the city not only for their delicious handmade Neapolitan inspired pizzas but also their ‘Pizza for the People’ initiative, which is an initiative that donates their featured pizza to homeless and disadvantaged people in the local community. Since they set up the Pizza Geeks have gone from strength to strength with eat-in, delivery and take-away options across the city and their recent collaboration with Cask Smugglers cocktail & whisk(e)y bar on Waverley Mall’s rooftop is one of their most exciting yet.
Address: 19 Dalry Rd, Edinburgh EH11 2BQ
Web: www.pizzageeks.co.uk
Civerinos – Old Town
This is a great place for a casual bite designed to satisfy the appetite of every pizza lover in town. With a New York pizza bar vibe patrons can choose their favourite Italian dish by the slice of full-booner pie style. A super selection of toppings with delicious deep-pan dough and a small but good range of selected beers and wines makes for the perfect pizza experience.
Address: 5 Hunter Square
Web: www.civerinos.com
La Favorita Pizzeria
You can find La Favourita on Leith Walk. This restaurant somehow manages to feel both traditionally Italian, and modern chic at the same time. A family run venture, it uses only authentic Italian ingredients. Their A La Carte menu is a long one, including not just Pizza but Pasta, Risotto and other Mains plus desserts. The Chef’s Choice, a 14 inch pizza with a caramelised onion base, and topped with strips of beef, mozzarella, gorgonzola cheese, sliced potato finished with rocket, looks like a stand-out dish. A full children’s menu is also available, and if you are having a celebration they have a separate party room along with its own party menu.
Address: 325-331 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 8SA
Web: www.vittoriagroup.co.uk/lafavorita/
Mammas Traditional American Pizza and Panzerotti
This pizzeria is situated in Edinburgh’s world famous Grassmarket area, near to the Castle. Pizzas are stone baked, giving them a distinctive, one-of-a-kind flavour. Their range of “Superspecial” pizzas include some unique-looking options such as the haggis topped The Scotsman, and The Superfood, made with Black pudding, Pomegranate, Black Bean & Avocado. And sizes go from 9 inches to the belt worrying 16 inch Extralarge.
Address: 30 The Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU
Web: www.mammas.co.uk
Dough
Dough are a smaller operation with two premises on Rose Street and South Clerk Street. What makes them a bit different is their insistence on creating healthy meals from healthy ingredients. The most interesting pizza in their repertoire sounds like the 15 inch Salame Fantasia: white base mozzarella, with: salame, wild berries, Sardegna matured ricotta cheese, roasted Italian sweet red peppers, all covered with a honey drizzle.
Address: 172 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 4BA
Web: dough-pizza.co.uk
Origano Café and Pizzeria
This restaurant and delivery establishment occupies the old Victoria India Rubber Mill site on Leith Walk. The setting is therefore historic, with bare bricks, reclaimed wooden boards, and candle-light. There is a bar and an open-plan dining area. The ethos of the place is to use fresh, locally sourced food, and the customer reviews talk fondly of good meals and good tunes. They cook a pizza named after the restaurant – the tasty sounding Origano is topped with tomato, mozzarella, onion, mushroom, red pepper, black olives, santos tomatoes, garlic and parsley.
Address: 236 Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH6 5EL
Web: www.origano-leith.co.uk
Taste of Italy
If you want to sample Italian café culture in the trendiest area of Edinburgh then Taste of Italy is the place to go. Open for breakfast at 8am, it does not close until midnight. It offers a fine array of food from a traditional full Scottish breakfast, to pizzas, burgers, pasta and steaks, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Or you can just sit and have a coffee, or something stronger. As it is in the Old Town it is the ideal place for a pre-show meal or drinks before a two minute walk to The Edinburgh Playhouse.
Address: 9 Baxters Place, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 3EF
Web: www.vittoriagroup.co.uk/tasteofitaly/
