55.9° N  Edinburgh

Leith

8 places in Leith, chosen by Liv and checked by the editors.

Made in Edinburgh

Tweed, knitwear & kiltmaking

Scotland's tweed, tartan and knitwear are known worldwide, and Edinburgh still has kiltmakers, tailors and knitters who cut, sew and knit in the city — one kiltmaker has been here since 1868.

  • Kinloch Anderson

    Leith

    A kilt and tartan house that began as an Edinburgh tailor in 1868 and is still run by the same family. At the Leith shop a window looks into the workroom where kilts and skirts are sewn, and there is a heritage room. Its other shops are in St Andrews and London.

    LivOne street back from the Shore. Through the window, hands sewing pleats.

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Made in Edinburgh

Scotch whisky

Leith, Edinburgh's port, was long a centre for storing, blending and bottling Scotch whisky; at one point it is said to have had about a hundred bonded warehouses. Independent bottlers and a new distillery on the quay keep the trade in the city.

  • Port of Leith Distillery

    Leith

    The UK's first vertical distillery, built on the quay at the Port of Leith. Tours are booked in advance and end with a tasting (18+).

    LivA stacked distillery on the old bonded-warehouse quay. Look up at it from the water.

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To eat

  • Restaurant Martin Wishart

    Leith

    Chef Martin Wishart's French restaurant on The Shore at Leith, in the same place since 1999 and holding a Michelin star.

    LivFrench cooking on the water. Book it for the night after the Shore.

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  • The Kitchin

    Leith

    Tom Kitchin's Michelin-starred modern Scottish restaurant on Leith's Commercial Quay, cooking with the Scottish seasons.

    LivThe Scottish season, straight onto the plate. Walk out along the quay.

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  • Heron

    Leith

    A bright, uncluttered Michelin-starred corner restaurant just off The Shore in Leith, cooking seasonal Scottish produce.

    LivPlain walls, so you just look at the plate.

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  • Fishers in Leith

    Leith

    A seafood restaurant in a seventeenth-century watchtower on The Shore, serving Leith since 1991.

    LivFish under a seventeenth-century watchtower. Good after a swim.

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Coffee

  • Williams & Johnson Coffee Co.

    Leith

    A roaster-café inside the Custom Lane design hub on The Shore since 2016, roasting single-origin coffee in small batches on a Probat in the same room.

    LivDrink it beside the roaster. One cup before the water.

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Vessels

  • Cyan Clayworks

    Leith

    A pottery studio founded in 2012 by Fiona Thompson and Chris Donnelly, on Commercial Street in Leith since 2023, selling their tableware and hand-built vessels from the front room.

    LivTwo potters' work, set out in front of the studio. Call before you go.

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