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Hope Izakaya.

Japanese izakaya · New Town · $$ · Go-to · verified

40-41 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh EH2 4RA

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Hope Izakaya

An izakaya trading on Queensferry Street since 2023, and nobody has written about it.1

Why go

There is no published record here.1

Good to know

  • Address: 40-41 Queensferry Street EH2 4RA.1
  • The second address: 12 Queensferry Street, registered as Hope Izakaya Hub.2
  • Price: nothing published.
  • Hygiene: Food Hygiene Information Scheme Pass, inspected 5 September 2023, FHRSID 1590364. Thirty-five months old, so it is a pass and it is nearly three years old.1

Verdict

listed — A Japanese izakaya on Queensferry Street in the West End. Nobody has written about it, which for a restaurant that has been trading since at least 2023 is itself the finding. Listed until somebody with a byline eats there.

At a glance

  • Booking: walk-in
  • Timing: dinner, late
  • Best for: group, date
  • Verified 2026-08-07

Where

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40-41 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh EH2 4RA

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Key: what the badges mean

★ Michelin star · Bib Bib Gourmand · Green ★ Michelin Green Star · Michelin in the Michelin guide, no distinction · J Jeff's own note · Jeff ★★★★☆ 2019 his own rating out of five, and the year he gave it · new the venue itself opened recently · just added recently added to Jeff's list, whatever its age · 2◆ independent chef/industry recommendations · ! hygiene caution in force · ? no current public hygiene record, not a caution · keep walking Jeff has been and would walk past it · the line under a name says when to go: Destination (plan around it) / Solid (the dependable send) / Listed (on the radar). Under it, where the entry states one: how the room takes bookings, and the date I last checked the entry.

Sources & mentions

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Record

page id
hope-izakaya
city
Edinburgh
group
Restaurants
category
Restaurant
cuisine
Japanese izakaya
area
New Town
price
$$
editorial class
Go-to
verdict
Listed
how I know
verified
confidence
low
status
Open
address
40-41 Queensferry Street, Edinburgh EH2 4RA
coordinates
55.950668, -3.208912
last verified
2026-08-07
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