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𝐀 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 from Michelin-starred chef @jimmysnaps & the people behind @nauticusbar
𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 Fri-Sun 12-14:30
𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 Thurs-Sun 17:30-21:00

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Meet Jimmy Murray and the team! 💜✨

Forever a huge fan of Dogstar and their absolutely incredible flavours! Every bite is a reminder of the passion, creativity, and love behind it all.

Great people, amazing flavours, and beautiful memories! 🙌🔥
@dogstarleith @jimmysnaps

New post very soon on @akhil_varghese_itty

#edinburgh #traveleats #chefsofinstagram #hiddengem #akhil_varghese_itty

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A decadent plate.

Rich and nutty. Poached hen’s egg from @ramstanefarm, a generous scattering of girolles and winter chanterelles, crispy serrano ham, brown butter hollandaise and 36-month aged Comté. White bowl of roasted vegetables topped with thin shaved cheese and shredded cured ham

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Hen of the wood.

A giant specimen in this week, served with our rice and some British puntarelle.

Foraged by Lewis and Gerry, @wee_folk_of_the_woods and @fat_oftheland. Large layered cluster of beige, shelf-like mushrooms resting on a wooden surface

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EPISODE 2: I went to investigate a little Edinburgh café that the team behind Dogstar were desperate to try… 👀

📌 SAVE this for your next Edinburgh breakfast or coffee date.

Welcome back to The Little Black Book, where I’m getting my hands on hospitality’s recommendations and finding out which places deserve a spot in my own.

Next on the list? @norah.newhaven , a gorgeous little café overlooking Newhaven Harbour.

Run by Dublin-born chef Claire Hanrahan and Andrew Ainslie, Norah brings a little Irish influence to Edinburgh’s food scene, with a focus on simple cooking, seasonal ingredients and a laid-back atmosphere that makes you want to stay all morning.

I went for breakfast, but the thing I can’t stop thinking about is the cookie I took home for a friend.

A few hours later, he messaged me to say it was the best cookie he’d ever had. 😂

Safe to say, Norah has earned its place in my Little Black Book. ✓

And because one recommendation always leads to another, I asked the team at Norah to hand over their own Little Black Book.

And they’ve given me a whole new set of places to investigate… 👀

💬 Have you been to Norah? Or is there another Edinburgh café you think deserves a place in my Little Black Book?

📍 Norah, Newhaven, Edinburgh

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#EdinburghFood #EdinburghCafes #NewhavenEdinburgh #EdinburghBreakfast #HospitalityRecommends

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Red and blue moon radishes, in from our friends @shrub.london, grown at Clearwater Farm in West Sussex.

They’re going into this autumn’s pickles. Three pink radishes with long tapered roots and green stems against a leafy garden background.

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Dogstar is turning one year old.

Thank you to our team, our guests, our suppliers, our neighbours and everyone in Leith who has backed us from day one. In twelve months we’ve been listed in the Michelin Guide, placed 51st in the National Restaurant Awards Top 100 and been shortlisted for Food and Travel’s Restaurant of the Year: Newcomer. We’re proud of that. We’re prouder of the people who got us there.

So come and celebrate with us. Sunday 1 November, 12pm–7pm. It’s not ticketed. If you’re a regular, a supplier, a local business or a mate, just come by for a boogie.

Chrissy G on the wheels of steel. Top-tier smash burgers from Alby's (@bighotsandwiches). Seasonal drinks from our team. Dogstar 1st birthday - 01/11/26, 12–7pm at 17 Portland Place; DJ Chrissy G, Smash Burgers and seasonal drinks.

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Despite all the exciting new restaurants to try in Edinburgh, there are still some dishes that just have a chokehold on me! Here are the restaurants with dishes I can’t stop thinking about:

1. @notoedinburgh
2. @ardfern_edinburgh
3. @cafe_pomelo
4. @barryfishrestaurant
5. @kapaofeeds
6. @eleanore_leithwalk
7. @dulseseafood
8. @dogstarleith
9. @mirinleith
10. @whitehorseoysterbar

🌾 Gluten friendliness: all of these spots are coeliac husband approved except Pomelo and Mirin, which has updated its allergen menu and guidance since our last visit.

📌 Save this as inspo for your next memorable meal in Edinburgh!
💌 Send this to someone who should try one of these dishes with you!
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I asked the team at @dogstarleith , one of Edinburgh’s hottest restaurants, where they actually eat and drink when they’re off the clock… 👀🍷

📌 SAVE this for your next Edinburgh trip. These are the places the people working in hospitality actually recommend.

If you’re new here, welcome to The Little Black Book, my series where I get my hands on the recommendations of chefs, bartenders, sommeliers and the people behind some of my favourite restaurants.

The deal is simple.

They tell me where they actually spend their time (and money) when they’re off the clock.

I work my way through their recommendations.

And the places I genuinely love earn a spot in my own Little Black Book.

For episode two, we’re heading to Leith, where the team at Dogstar have handed over their recommendations, and they’ve certainly understood the assignment. 👀

We’re talking breakfast bao buns, one of Edinburgh’s cheapest lunches, brilliant neighbourhood restaurants, a favourite spot for drinks and a few places that have been sitting on my own list for far too long.

Some familiar favourites, a few surprises and even somewhere they’re desperate to try themselves.

Swipe through to get your hands on the Dogstar team’s Little Black Book. ➡️

Now I want to know… whose Little Black Book should I get my hands on next?

Tag an Edinburgh chef, bartender, restaurant or hospitality favourite whose recommendations you’d love to see. 👇

#EdinburghFood #EdinburghRestaurants #LeithEdinburgh #EdinburghFoodGuide EdinburghHiddenGems

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Number one restaurant in the country!

It’s such an honour to have anyone spend this much time thinking about what you do, and to really see all the detail, and appreciate the intentionality in all we do (and don’t do).

Restaurant cooking- in fact, any creative act I’d say- is never about one person or a solo hero vision. We’re all influenced by everything and everyone around us, and we’re all the richer when we see and acknowledge that too. Rob and I are so lucky to have so many skilled and committed people contributing to @inverrestaurant - from fellow chefs in the kitchen and storytelling servers out front; to the growers, farmers and catchers of vegetables, shellfish, game and meat animals, to those folks making and finding the good stuff for us to pour.

Delighted to be sharing such an illustrious list with so many good friends and great colleagues! What a country we make.

So much gratitude to @chitgrrlwriter and @thetimes for seeing it all, from us all.

🙏🏻♥️

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Straight Up: what bartenders actually think about brands.

We sat down with Mike Lynch and Kyle Jameson of @nauticusbar, @dogstarleith and @thekeelsonleith for an honest conversation about what gets you on the bar and what doesn't. Swipe through for the highlights; full piece linked in bio.

#drinksindustry #bartenders #hospitality #trademarketing #straightup #contagious

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A very, very good trip to @tonic_comms Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@dogstarleith even better than the hype. Superb restaurant, no notes.
@the_palmerston will always have my ♥️
@celentanos_glasgow in their new home in @arthouseglasgow. Can’t think of a better snack menu anywhere. @anna_parker288 and @deanoparker you are brilliant 👏🏼 (also- that venison was a showstopper 👏🏼)
Little stop off @gloriosa_glasgow to see @thisisrosiehealey.
Secured the goods @lannanbakery to celebrate our new offices with @roundplates @amyanthoney @eviewilson__. @darciemaherr that girolles and chicken pastry is divine 🍂
Best bit of the trip- hatching plans with @roundplates.
Thanks for the gorgeous invite @ottolenghi_edinburgh.
And digs for the week @thehoxtonhotel- always the best welcome.

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Edinburgh // a city I’m already looking forward to revisiting.

A few favourite spots:

// @browns.leith , Leith
// @bard.scotland , Leith — beautifully curated interiors, objects and art
// @walkerslater — womenswear tailoring
// @thehoxtonhotel — such a lovely stay
// Dean Village — for a slow walk
// @moss_edinburgh — Tour of Scotland menu
// @dogstarleith — especially the mackerel dish
// @the_palmerston — daily pastry stop; get there before 11 before they sell out

#Edinburgh
#EdinburghTravel
#EdinburghDesign
#Leith
#designtravel

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