Location PotentialEdinburgh
Model ranking · Restaurants · Edinburgh

The 10 best streets to open a restaurant in Edinburgh (2026 data)

The model scores lunchtime and evening demand, recorded restaurants within 800 m, local spend levels and rent context. These ten streets scored highest.

Format scored: A casual dining restaurant: £24 average ticket, 60 covers, lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Computed 12 September 2026 over 249 Edinburgh street segments. Every figure carries its label: OBSERVED, AREA CONTEXT or MODELLED.

OBSERVED measured at the street or station · AREA CONTEXT residents or borough statistics around it · MODELLED transparent estimates we compute, with the rule shown. Nothing is presented as more precise than its source.

  1. 1

    St James Quarter

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · managed estate

    436,424 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 154 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £33 per person and modelled rent is £347 per m².

    Fit score 68/100MODELLED Est. revenue £16,650/mo (range £9,158-£26,641)MODELLED Weekly station flow 436,424OBSERVED Competitors within 800 m 154 (6 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £347/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 770AREA CONTEXT
  2. 2

    Leith Walk (Leith Walk)

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · high street

    268,261 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 28 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £294 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £40,488/mo (range £22,268-£64,781)MODELLED Weekly station flow 268,261MODELLED Competitors within 800 m 28 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £294/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 761AREA CONTEXT
  3. 3

    Curriehill station area

    City of Edinburgh · 8-15 km from centre · transport hub

    2,382 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £28 per person and modelled rent is £263 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £37,749/mo (range £20,762-£60,398)MODELLED Weekly station flow 2,382OBSERVED Competitors within 800 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £263/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 3,321AREA CONTEXT
  4. 4

    Broughton Street (St James Quarter)

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · high street

    32,674 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 112 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £285 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £2,537/mo (range £1,395-£4,058)MODELLED Weekly station flow 32,674MODELLED Competitors within 800 m 112 (6 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £285/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 770AREA CONTEXT
  5. 5

    Livingston North station area

    West Lothian · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    19,824 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 0 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £234 per m².

    Fit score 66/100MODELLED Est. revenue £16,035/mo (range £8,819-£25,656)MODELLED Weekly station flow 19,824OBSERVED Competitors within 800 m 0 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £234/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 757AREA CONTEXT
  6. 6

    West Calder station area

    West Lothian · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    2,686 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £25 per person and modelled rent is £227 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £5,852/mo (range £3,219-£9,364)MODELLED Weekly station flow 2,686OBSERVED Competitors within 800 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £227/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 722AREA CONTEXT
  7. 7

    High Street (Linlithgow)

    West Lothian · 15+ km from centre · side street

    14,216 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 4 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £32 per person and modelled rent is £201 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £11,419/mo (range £6,280-£18,270)MODELLED Weekly station flow 14,216MODELLED Competitors within 800 m 4 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £201/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 757AREA CONTEXT
  8. 8

    Uphall station area

    West Lothian · 15+ km from centre · transport hub

    9,361 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 1 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £26 per person and modelled rent is £231 per m².

    Fit score 65/100MODELLED Est. revenue £10,578/mo (range £5,818-£16,925)MODELLED Weekly station flow 9,361OBSERVED Competitors within 800 m 1 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £231/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 768AREA CONTEXT
  9. 9

    Haymarket station area

    City of Edinburgh · 1.5-4 km from centre · transport hub

    63,951 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 56 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £32 per person and modelled rent is £275 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £7,369/mo (range £4,053-£11,790)MODELLED Weekly station flow 63,951OBSERVED Competitors within 800 m 56 (3 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £275/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 922AREA CONTEXT
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    Leith Walk

    City of Edinburgh · City centre · high street

    436,424 weekly station entries and exits (entries + exits at named stations) pass the pitch, with 29 recorded restaurants competing within 800 m. Typical spend nearby is £31 per person and modelled rent is £295 per m².

    Fit score 64/100MODELLED Est. revenue £59,704/mo (range £32,837-£95,527)MODELLED Weekly station flow 436,424OBSERVED Competitors within 800 m 29 (0 chain)OBSERVED Est. rent £295/m²/yrMODELLED Residents nearby 761AREA CONTEXT

How this ranking works

One fixed concept is scored against every one of the 249 Edinburgh street segments in the Location Potential dataset: station entries and exits (National Rail: ORR Estimates of Station Usage 2024-25 (annual; day-of-week split modelled)), recorded venues within the concept's competition radius (400 m to 1 km by type) from OpenStreetMap, Census 2022 (Scotland) residents for the local Data Zone, and rent context from the Scottish Assessors valuation roll. Scores and revenue figures are MODELLED planning estimates with fixed, published rules, not observed takings. The full method, sources and limits are on the Method page.

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