What is recorded here
Twenty-one Castle Street is an 18th-century tenement wearing a 20th-century restaurant, wedged beneath Edinburgh's castle shadow. It has fed climbers, tourists and locals through generations, its rooms layered with hunger and memory. The building endures as a living record of the city's appetite.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, 21 Castle Street as Restaurant (20th Century), Tenement (18th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Edinburgh, Corner of Castle Street and Rose Street, Clet Abraham Street Sign HackStreet Art (21st Century) · 13 yd
Edinburgh, Rose Street North LaneShop (period Unknown), Tenement (18th Century) · 34 yd
Dr Thomas Chalmers StatueMemorial · 83 yd
New Town Castle StreetVisitor information · 101 yd
Thomas Guthrie MemorialMemorial · 133 yd
Ross FountainHeritage attraction · 224 yd
Edinburgh, Corner of Frederick Street and Hill Street, Clet Abraham Street Sign HackStreet Art (21st Century) · 245 yd
Panorama from the Castle, Edinburgh - 1 of 4Castle, fort or tower · 246 yd
Edinburgh, Princes Street GardensPictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 285 yd
Panorama from the Castle, Edinburgh - 2 of 4Castle, fort or tower · 296 yd
The Parish Church of St CuthbertHeritage attraction · 317 yd
Scottish National War MemorialVisitor information · 449 yd