Lorna Rose Treen’s Guide to Edinburgh Dining

The character comedian gives us a whistle-stop tour of her favourite dining spots in the city

A studio portrait of Lorna Rose Treen in the style of a 1950s diner. She wears a blonde wig against a pink background, foregrounded by milkshakes and coffee in mugs
Lorna Rose Treen | Photo by William Hearle

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Wings
21 Old Fishmarket Close

Two remarkable things moved to Edinburgh in 2013 – Wings, and a little lady who loves food! (Me!) I had a Californian boyfriend who used to take me there and shout, “This is as good as food in California!” and “I miss California!” and “I don’t love you anymore!”

Paradise Palms
41 Lothian Street

NOTHING wrong with having dinner in a nightclub. I once ate a delicious vegan hotdog whilst watching a drag king make out with a mop – if that isn’t the finest of dining, then I’m fine not dining!

Che
21 Forrest Road

Go at 9pm. Ask for cheesy chips with salt & vinegar, chilli sauce, and garlic mayo. Then go to Sainsbury’s on Quarter Mile, buy Rennie Antacids (peppermint), crumble on top. Find me and thank me.

My friend Niall Moorjani’s flat

They make the most delicious chicken curry, inspired by their Dadima’s recipe, which she refuses to teach them. Tbh, Niall could stick their fist in my mouth and it’d be 100x better than anything I could cook.

Mosque Kitchen
50 Potterrow

The best worst-kept secret of the Edinburgh Fringe. If you want to exhausted-comedian-spot, poppadom in hand, this is your space. Delicious, authentic and affordable Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine.

Jet Petrol Station
Barclay Place

Home to the perfect meal deal created by fellow comedian Jonathan Oldfield and me: 2am, 2017. One Peperami, two Babybels, salt & vinegar Discos, and a blue Powerade.

Harajuku Kitchen
10 Gillespie Place

Delicious, well-priced Japanese food. In Tollcross. I’m running for mayor of Tollcross.

Sora Diana
19-21 Causewayside

Vegan Italian restaurant formerly in (surprise!) Tollcross. Tiramisu is my favourite food group, their vegan one is stunning.


Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People, Pleasance Courtyard, 30 Jul-24 Aug (not 12), 6.20pm