This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s upcoming guide to Edinburgh. Follow along as we publish a new article on the Scottish capital every day this week Edinburgh’s New Town was once a leading financial centre, its broad avenues and open squares home to the banking champions that cemented Scotland’s reputation for prudence. But the credit freeze during the global financial crisis exposed the reckless lending practices of two Scottish titans, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of Scotland.
The popular Piccolo menu, offering tapas-style three courses, is snappy enough to encourage a brisk lunch or early dinner while offering a range of the restaurant’s dishes, from zucchini or caprese salad, burrata and arancini through to pasta classics. One of three restaurants in their stable, other outlets include a restaurant-bar by the entrance to the castle on the Royal Mile and a café-restaurant at the National Galleries of Scotland in Princes Street Gardens.