Eat Out Edinburgh returns to Edinburgh in March offering a month of deals, discounts and events from the capital’s best bars and restaurants, with over 50 venues expected to get involved this year.
Founded in 2022 by Essential Edinburgh, the city’s dedicated Business Improvement District (BID), and supported by Scotland Food & Drink, last years campaign increased Edinburgh’s hospitality sales by 9.2%.
This year sees a host of restaurants, cafés, and bars from Princes Street to George Street, to Charlotte Square and St James Quarter taking part with both established city favourites including Chaophraya, Lady Libertine, BABA, and Bonnie & Wild returning for another year after a successful 2024. New additions this year include Dishoom, Manahatta, SUSHISAMBA, The Dome and Roxy Lanes.
Lothian Buses returns as the major transport partner with city centre offers open to Lothian Bus employees, and promotion for the event to be shown on bus screens across the city throughout the campaign.
Emily Campbell Johnston, Senior Manager of Marketing & Communications, Essential Edinburgh, said, “2024’s Eat Out Edinburgh event was a huge success, particularly as our first month-long campaign, with a fantastic turn out filling tables throughout the city centre so well, and a staggering 18,700 bookings made throughout the month of March.
“With some of Edinburgh’s most exciting new restaurants opening in the BID, we anticipate an even wider range of venues taking part this year, with menus and offers to suit any occasion – giving locals, city centre workers and visitors from further afield a reason to get out, have fun and support the local hospitality industry.”
Interested businesses within the BID are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible, whether they participated in 2024 or would like to be a part of the 2025 campaign for the first time.