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BiteFeb2011:Layout 1 27/1/11 18:42 Page 31ListingsFrenchCafé Marlayne – An absolute winner! Bothbranches of this Edinburgh favourite have awell deserved reputation for servingconsistently first rate cuisine that is fresh,seasonal and skilfully cooked. The homemadedesserts are ‘to die for’. Open for lunch anddinner.13 Antigua Street – 0131 558 8244 and76 Thistle Street – 0131 226 2230.La Garrigue – Regional French Cuisine andTerroir Wines from the Languedoc/ Roussillon.A restaurant where “Chef/ proprietor JeanMichel Gauffre brings warm Languedoc to yourplate” (Pete Irvine in Scotland The Best). Thisrestaurant is simple and stylish with therelaxed ambience of a French bistro and it is afirm favourite with locals and tourists alike.Winner of the Good Food Guide Readers’Restaurant of the Year 2010 (Scotland). AlsoGordon Ramsay's Best French Restaurant 2010.Open 6 days for Lunch & Dinner, ClosedSunday. 31 Jeffrey Street – 0131 557 3032and 14 Eyre Place– 0131 558 1608 www.lagarrigue.co.ukLa P’tite Folie – Informal, bustling bistrowith mixed clientèle. Favourites includemoules frites, steak frites, beef bourguignon,duck, etc. Extensive wine list. 2 course lunch£9.50, noon-3pm. Dinner a la carte 6-11pm.Closed Sundays. Large groups catered for, setdinner available.9 Randolph Place – 0131 225 867861 Frederick Street – 0131 225 7983IndianBritannia Spice – This award-winning gemof the Edinburgh dining scene is often referredto as the best Indian restaurant in the Capital.In fact it won the ‘Best in Britain’ Award threeyears running! The menu is vast – Indian,Bangladeshi, Nepali, Thai dishes are served andthe prices are reasonable. Convenientlylocated in Leith near the Royal Yacht Britannia,Ocean Terminal shopping centre and theScottish Executive, Britannia Spice is served byfrequent buses from the City centre. OpenMon-Sat 12 noon-2pm; 5pm-11.45pm,Sun 5pm-11.45pm150 Commercial Street, Ocean Drive, Leith,EH6 6LB. 0131 555 2255.www.britanniaspice.co.ukSuruchi and Suruchi Too – Indian Cuisineat its best. Innovative cuisine from the majorculinary regions of India bought to Edinburghand skillfully prepared by master chefs.14a Nicolson Street and121 Constitution Street – 0131 556 6583and 0131 554 3268 respectively.info@suruchirestaurant.com &www.suruchirestaurant.comItalianAl Dente – Literally ‘on the tooth’ which istypical of freshly cooked pasta and typical ofthis authentic restaurant which serves ‘pure’Italian food. The changing menu includesdishes from Puglia to Tuscany and iscomplemented by regionally themed nightsonce a month. Food cooked with passion using3131