Bittersweet Leith — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

When we visit Edinburgh we always choose Leith because of it's numerous bars and restaurants. Today is my 58th birthday & I got to choose the venue for our evening meal. I was not disappointed. Everything about it is spot on. The decor, ambience and feel of the restaurant is perfect. It is run by two Italian brothers. Fabulous Fabrizio is front of house, explaining the food and cocktails, which are beautifully mixed and delicious. Fabrizio's brother Simone is the chef. We chose 4 dishes: Twisted Arancini; cod croccante; pollo croccante and gnocchi with porcini. We chose cocktails too:James Justice (rum based) and Port of Leith (Bourbon based) and a Scottish Morning (also rum based) which were wonderful. I understand that they have their own distillery for certain spirits, which is pretty cool. Fabrizio's brother Simone is the chef. His food is delicious, moorish and flavourful. My favourite was the arancini and the gnocchi which is hand made from scratch. Unless you have tasted home made gnocchi, you will not understand. All in all a lovely, unhurried meal. If we lived in Leith we would be regulars. Delicious, small plates accompanied by fabulous cocktails. What's not to like? The service was attentive and faultless; we were made to feel 100% welcome. If you are a lover of QUALITY food and drink, you need to book yourselves a table At...

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING! We were staying in Leith and we were just a 15 minute walk away from Bittersweet. What a gem! The atomsphere and vibe of this place is so cohesive from the decor, to the menu, to the cocktails, and especially to there service. We were taken care of so well. Fabrizio, who is the head of the distillery and bar, was so warm and welcoming. The cocktails we got drew inspiration from their favorite rap lyrics and the vibe they got from the song. Mine was the Snoop Dogg Peaches and Cream. Well balanced taste and great presentation. Super refreshing and packed a huge punch of peach. The MF Doom cocktail called Guinnesses was a masterpiece. For our food we order every single dish under the ‘Street’ side of the menu. Every dish was flavorful and you can tell was made with such care. My favorite that I will think about forever was the Pistachio Arancini. Perfectly crispy outside with a rich, creamy, and nutty inside. We had a wonderful chat with Fabrizio and the bartender. The bartender gave us many recommendations for the rest of our trip in Scotland which was so sweet of him. We did go on an unusually slow night for them they said. I could write a 1000 more words about my thoughts on this place. We had a lovely dinner and if they were open on Sundays we would come back...

We arrived at 19:30 for our booking. Fabrizio, who later told us he and his brother Simone (chef) run the place, took us to our table which was very cozy. Corner table, which was perfect and comfortable, since I was coming with my partner and our aim was to share everything. We did read that this place was one of the expressions of the Old poison local distillery. My partner started with a Peach cream cocktail and she loved it. Then the food arrived. The burrata was fresh and creamy, the calamari were perfect, the chicken was something else, perfect and delicious. Potato croquettes were amazing and the melanzanne parmigiana was the star of the night.

Everything we ordered came in great time. Then my partner had a dessert cocktail I don’t remember the name of (believe is ice cream cocktail?) and was delicious.

Overall, the service was great, the food was amazing and the cocktails even better.

Will be back and very soon!

Must say is a bit far from the city center of Edinburgh but is definitely a must try if you are looking for something local, good food and...