Edinburgh’s oldest ‘gastropub’ The Doric is also among its very finest. Dating back to the 18th century, this Market Place favourite has served locally sourced food and remains true to its roots to this very day, offering Scotland’s most celebrated dishes. The Doric’s dining room encloses its diners in claret-tinted warmth, rustic scrubbed floors accompanied by swagged curtains, the day’s specials scribbled on a blackboard, traditional in décor but without any sign of twee-ness. Likewise the menu balances Scottish tradition with contemporary tastes, changing with culinary fashion without trying too hard to impress. An a la carte menu is complimented by always popular roast dinners and a long list of blended whiskeys and malts.