22nd May 2007
Food blessed by Allah
Though there're plenty of quick and cheap options in Edinburgh's studenty Southside, none quite rivals the Mosque kitchen if you're short of time, money or both. The entrance is a bit hidden down an alley off West Nicolson Street.
Seating is outdoors and under plastic roofing, but the food is superb enough to bring people from all walks of life here in droves. For around 4 you get a plate of curry, veg, lamb and rice or nan doled out on disposable plates in the kitchen at the back of Edinburgh's central mosque. If skewered kebabs are on, don't miss these delicious morsels.
Open everyday from noon until 7pm, but the place closes down for prayers: usually 1.30pm to 1.45pm, but a bit longer on Fridays.