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Roberta Hall-McCarron

Chef · Owner / operator — Edinburgh modern European cooking, Leith in particular, and the everyday end of the city she actually eats at on her days off.

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Roberta Hall-McCarron is an Edinburgh native who cooked with Tom Kitchin for nine years before opening The Little Chartroom in Leith in 2018. Her own room drew reviews from Marina O'Loughlin at The Sunday Times and Nicholas Lander at the Financial Times, took a 2019 MICHELIN Guide listing, and she was named breakthrough Chef of the Year at the Food and Travel Awards. She has since cooked on Great British Menu.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• easyJet Traveller ↗their pick · 2024-05-24
  • Alby's LeithLeith

    “The menu changes all the time and they serve all their sandwiches on great focaccia, I've had the fried chicken kiev a couple of times which is so good – so definitely order that if it's on the menu.”

  • Spry Wines

    “It's a wine bar and shop just up the road from my restaurant. They do the most fantastic small plates and charcuterie to enjoy alongside a great wine selection.”

  • Twelve Triangles (Brunswick Street)

    “This is such a great bakery. They specialise in sourdough bread but it's hard to look past a peanut butter croissant at breakfast time.”