Sitting directly opposite St Giles' Cathedral on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, Angels with Bagpipes has been one of the city's most quietly assured restaurants since opening in 2010. Its name comes from a wooden carving in the nearby Thistle Chapel — and that same sense of Old Town character runs through everything. Inside a beautifully preserved 17th-century building, stone walls and soft contemporary lighting frame a menu built entirely around Scotland's natural larder: hand-dived scallops, venison loin, North Sea halibut, and the much-loved haggis bon bons with whisky sauce. Head Chef Fraser, who appeared on Great British Menu, brings a modern precision to ingredients that speak for themselves. Intimate, independent, and thoroughly Edinburgh.