Duck & Waffle is the dinner booking for when everybody has packed an outfit they actually want photographed. High in St James Quarter, the restaurant combines floor-to-ceiling city views with a buzzy open kitchen and a room that feels dressed-up without requiring the night to become painfully formal.

It gives you the rooftop-dinner effect without asking anyone to sit outside shivering for the aesthetic, which is a useful Edinburgh compromise. The menu runs from its signature duck and waffle through steaks, seafood and cocktails, making it a strong first proper booking of the evening before the group heads towards George Street or wherever the night goes next.