The New Town

Built by the great modern minds of the Scottish Enlightenment, the Edinburgh New Town was the solution adopted by the rich and powerful toward to end of the 18th Century. They were eager to escape the cramped, dirty conditions of the Old Town, and so departed North across the Nor’ Loch (the City’s reservoir, where Princes Street Gardens and Waverley Station now are), building splendid houses of stone with high ceilings, solid walls, big communal gardens and grand front-doors. The layout was designed in geometrical precision by the Master Architect Robert Adam, who envisaged the three main parallel Streets that comprise the core of the New Town to join two mirror-image squares public squares of unequalled splendour: Charlotte Square and St. Andrew Square. The co-joining streets, Princes Street, George Street, and Queen Street run in parallel and crossing them as you walk away from the Castle you are confronted by the magnificent view down to the Sea, and on across the Firth of Forth to Fife.

Iglu

Iglu is one of the best of these, combining a passion for seasonal Scottish produce and traditionally food to create a thoroughly Scottish eating experience that is responsibly sympathetic to the environment that brings it about.To get there, head down Frederick Street, then straight on down Howe Street (with the big church at the bottom – you’ll see it) Look for Jamaica Street on your left when you have passed the big gardens, and there it is!!Dexplorers get 20% off bar food from Sunday to Thursday, so flex your deck, and enjoy the finest organic Scottish cuisine.

Winner of the Scottish Gastropub of the year 2006
Scottish Chef Awards May 2006
Edinburgh Newcomer Restaurant of the year 2006
Runner up - List Magazine Food & Drink Guide

www.theiglu.com