Central

Central Takeaway and Pizzeria sits on Teviot Place, the short road that links Forrest Road to Bristo Square at the heart of Edinburgh University's Old Town campus. Students make up the core trade, which partly explains the very late closing times: the kitchen runs until 2am Sunday to Thursday and until 3am on Friday and Saturday nights, making it one of the later-trading independent takeaways in this corner of the city.

The menu spans the familiar student-takeaway range — pizza, fish and chips, kebabs, burgers, pasta, and a munchy box (fried chicken, chips, salad, and doner meat). Reviewers on Yelp single out the chips as some of the best they've tasted in Edinburgh, and the pizza earns its own share of praise. The lunchtime sitting runs from 11:30am to 2pm; evenings from 4:30pm. Deep-fried haggis and a Mars bar appear on the menu for anyone inclined toward the full Scottish novelty experience.